Jack Oliver Smith, Author at Motorsport Week

George Russell proposes radical solution to minimise prolonged wait for F1 stewarding verdicts

George Russell has called on F1 to find ways of speeding up stewarding decisions

September 5, 2025

George Russell has called on F1 and the FIA to seek a solution that would enable faster stewarding decisions, complaining...

Max Verstappen warns F1 ‘can’t always be exciting’ amid mooted weekend restructuring

Max Verstappen has warned F1 that potential new race weekend formats moves away from tradition

September 4, 2025

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Max Verstappen said he understands why F1 is planning further radicalisation of its weekend schedules, but voiced his wish for...

Lewis Hamilton targeting maiden Ferrari podium in F1 Italian GP despite ‘shocking’ grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton is eyeing a positive result at the Italian GP, his first as a Ferrari driver

September 4, 2025

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Lewis Hamilton has said that he is not giving up on the prospect of a maiden podium with Ferrari at...

Alex Albon questions the ‘power’ that drivers have under current F1 overtaking guidelines

Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson's clash at Zandvoort has sparked debate about F1's overtaking rules

September 4, 2025

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Alex Albon has questioned F1's guidelines on overtaking, saying that drivers on the inside of corners during an on-track battle...

Why Mercedes was aware Kimi Antonelli would have steeper F1 learning curve than Max Verstappen

Kimi Antonelli has had a very different education in F1 compared to Max Verstappen

September 4, 2025

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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confessed that Kimi Antonelli's F1 learning curve would differ from that of Max Verstappen's, after...

FIA calls meeting with F1 teams amid plans for V8 engine return

The FIA has called a meeting with F1 OEMs about the return of V8 engines

September 4, 2025

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The FIA has called a meeting with F1 engine manufacturers to discuss plans to reintroduce V8 engines, potentially as early...

Lewis Hamilton admits to ‘huge pressure’ ahead of first F1 Italian GP at Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton is gearing up for his first Italian GP in Ferrari red

September 4, 2025

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Lewis Hamilton has admitted there is "huge pressure" for Ferrari to succeed at this weekend's F1 Italian GP, his first...

F1 CEO moots new Sprint format, shorter races and culling free practice

The complexion of F1 may change soon, according to CEO Stefano Domenicali

September 3, 2025

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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said that a new Sprint Race format, reverse grids and even lessening or removing free...

Is F1’s calendar modernisation going too far after 2025 sees drama go ‘double Dutch’?

Zandvoort is heading for potential its last GP in 2026

September 3, 2025

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Motorsport Week discusses whether last weekend's F1 Dutch GP was an indicator of tracks such as Zandvoort having a good...

Why F1 Dutch GP vindicated Red Bull’s belief that disastrous Hungary weekend was a one-off

Red Bull rebounded with a podium at the Dutch GP

September 3, 2025

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Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies explained why the team has been vindicated in its belief that its disastrous showing at...