Jack Oliver Smith, Author at Motorsport Week

F2 champion Leonarod Fornaroli has joined McLaren's Driver Development Programme, leading a fresh intake of drivers to the Woking-based squad's...

Carlos Sainz reveals how Williams defied internal odds to score shock F1 Qatar GP podium

Carlos Sainz took third place in Qatar to confirm Williams' fifth place in the F1 Constructors' title

Carlos Sainz has revealed how Williams defied the odds with his and the team's second F1 podium of the year...

F1 rivals express surprise at McLaren strategy slip-up in Qatar

McLaren opted not to pit under the Safety Car in the Qatar GP

Max Verstappen recalled his realisation that victory in the F1 Qatar GP was a possibility amid McLaren's surprising strategy call.

Why Red Bull was sceptical about Max Verstappen’s race-winning F1 Qatar GP strategy

Max Verstappen was pitted under the Safety Car in the Qatar Grand Prix, a decision that saw him leapfrog both McLarens to win the race

Red Bull Principal Strategy Engineer Hannah Schmitz explained there was scepticism on the pit wall about the race-winning decision to...

Red Bull reveals when it will announce its driver line-ups for F1 2026

Red Bull and Racing Bulls' drivers for F1 2026 have been the subject of considerable speculation

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has revealed when it will formally announce its and Racing Bulls' driver line-ups for the...

Toto Wolff blasts ‘brainless’ Red Bull claims that Kimi Antonelli aided McLaren in F1 Qatar GP

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was accused of allowing Lando Norris through by Red Bull in the Qatar GP

Toto Wolff has blasted a "brainless" and "nonsense" accusation from Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko that Andrea Kimi Antonelli allowed...

Why McLaren didn’t pit under the Safety Car during F1 Qatar GP

McLaren failed to act quickly with strategy in the Qatar GP, costing Oscar Piastri victory

McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted that its strategy error in the F1 Qatar GP was "significantly penalising", having effectively gifted...

Lando Norris ‘wants to go to bed’ after failing to clinch F1 title in Qatar GP

Lando Norris was unable to secure the F1 title in Qatar, finishing behind Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen

Lando Norris admitted "I just want to go to bed" after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Qatar GP, therefore...

Max Verstappen takes F1 title to the wire as Red Bull outsmarts McLaren in Qatar GP

Max Verstappen took a superb victory in the F1 Qatar GP