Bottas awaits bigger highlights to say in 2024 after so-so 2023
Valtteri Bottas is waiting to have more highlights in F1 2024, as he notes that their updates in 2023 didn't bring them the step they wanted.
It wasn't the year Bottas was hoping for in...
Magnussen, Ricciardo speak on seeing F1 in new light upon return
Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo reflect on getting back affection for F1 upon their return to the sport after a gap.
Having lost his Haas seat to youngsters, Magnussen went to America for some sportscar...
Mercedes knows hype around Antonelli but they are being careful
Toto Wolff expands on Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli's progress and promotion to F2 in 2024, while giving him time as well.
It is not often that Mercedes fast tracks its juniors by skipping championships...
Gasly feels how he started 2023 and ended it was a big change
Pierre Gasly says his position in the team was much better by the end of F1 2023 after starting afresh multiple times.
It was a new journey for Gasly with Alpine at the start of...
Perez says there is no harm in looking at Verstappen data to learn
Sergio Perez says there is no harm in taking notes and reference from Max Verstappen, as he praises their growing relationship.
Despite the stories of friction, Perez has maintained that the relationship between him and...
Ricciardo says he was aware rivals took him lightly back in 2014
Daniel Ricciardo says already in 2014 when he joined Red Bull, there was a set image of him as the 'laughing character'.
Since making his F1 return, Ricciardo has been vocal about his character side....
Albon says 2023-like fighting environment is where he thrives
Alexander Albon says he thrives in situation like he was seen in F1 2023, always fighting for places and defending as well.
When Albon made his F1 debut, he was in a fighting position while...
Vasseur feels driver’s nationality is important than team’s for growth
Frederic Vasseur says F1 is driven by driver's nationality rather than team's amid the topic about 11th team joining the grid.
A lot has been said about the potential entry of Andretti Cadillac in F1....
Piastri agrees F1 2023 was bigger roller coaster than expected
Oscar Piastri says the 2023 F1 season was quite the roller coaster and it was more than what he expected it to be as Andrea Stella adds his bit.
For his first season in F1,...
Sauber adopts ‘Stake F1 Team’ name for next two seasons
Sauber Motorsport has revealed its identity for the 2024 and 2025 F1 seasons as it has adopted the name of 'Stake F1 Team'.
After Alfa Romeo left F1 at the end of 2023 season, the...
Alonso admits in-season development had some consequences
Fernando Alonso states the weak points that Aston Martin had in F1 2023 and some of it brought due to the developments.
Aston Martin started off F1 2023 in a way that no one imagined...
Hamilton says Silverstone run cleared title in ’23 was not happening
Lewis Hamilton says the Silverstone shakedown made it clear that championship in F1 2023 wasn't possible, but he is happy with the learning.
Now with the season done and dusted, several have noted about knowing...
F1 2023: Drivers categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2023 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a new ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2023 F1 season had...
Motorsport community pay homage to Gil de Ferran
Indy500 winner and former McLaren F1 team member Gil de Ferran has died, aged 56-years, after suffering a heart attack in Florida.
Gil de Ferran, winner of the Indianapolis 500 and formerly Sporting Director for...
Horner honoured to be awarded CBE in ’24 New Year Honours list
Christian Horner feels honoured to be awarded CBE in 2024 New Year Honours List which is second award after getting an OBE.
Oracle Red Bull Racing Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner has been awarded...
Sainz knows Ferrari were quicker than Mercedes but ’23 result fair
Carlos Sainz says Ferrari losing to Mercedes in F1 2023 was fair considering the reliability, but he prefers that the team makes progress and has pace irrespective of reliability.
They were beaten by just the...
Ocon will revert back to 2022 programme with ‘no life’
Esteban Ocon will revert back to life how it was back in 2022 F1 season where there were less off-track programmes and full race mode.
After he lost to teammate Pierre Gasly in 2023 F1...
Verstappen chosen as best of F1 2023 by team principals too
Max Verstappen has been chosen as the best driver of F1 2023 by the 10 team principals too, ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Much like how it was in the 2022 F1 season, Red Bull's Verstappen...
F1 2023: Teams categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2023 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a new ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2023 F1 season had...
Verstappen chosen as best by 19 drivers for 2023 F1 season
Max Verstappen has been chosen as the best driver for the 2023 F1 season by 19 drivers, with Lewis Hamilton back in second.
F1 has released the first annual list of Top 10 drivers as...
Magnussen: New spec had its positives against ‘quicker’ old one
Kevin Magnussen says the new package had its positives even though old one was 'quicker' per se, which is what they have to work on.
While there was a notion that Magnussen wanted to run...
Russell feels he didn’t achieve results he deserved in strange 2023
George Russell says F1 2023 had many missed opportunities even though he upped his pace in qualifying and race from 2022.
Having had a sound F1 2022 season where he finished fourth scoring 275 points,...
McLaren junior Bustamate apologises for liking Stroll-related tweet
McLaren junior Bianca Bustamante has landed herself in a bit of a social media trouble after liking Lance Stroll-related tweet degrading autistic people.
With her account growing post her signing up with McLaren F1 team,...
Ricciardo won’t let certain things dictate happiness in second F1 life
Daniel Ricciardo says he doesn't wish to dictate the second phase of his F1 career to race wins but more on doing unexpected things.
Having had a rough patch with McLaren in the last couple...
Sauber opted for new car in 2024 after reaching limits with 2023 C43
Alessandro Alunni Bravi spills some details on a brand new Sauber car for F1 2024 together with James Key, as he adds on giving a car for drivers to deliver.
After the troubles that Sauber...
Forbes ranks most valuable F1 teams in 2023 season
Forbes has ranked the most valuable F1 teams in 2023 season as it lists them from highest to lowest.
The list is calculated on the basis of financial documents, legal filings and press reports as little...
Albon says Williams’ 2023 F1 car had ‘big personality’
Alexander Albon says the Williams F1 car had a bit of a personality in 2023 where it had very particular likes and dislikes.
Even at the onset of the 2023 F1 season, it was known...
F2 shares insights on development of new 2024 car
F2 shares insights on he development work behind the 2024 car as testers Tatiana Calderon and Felipe Drugovich share their thoughts too.
With post-season testing at Yas Marina Circuit serving as the sendoff to the...
Norris says he worked quite a bit to adapt to be confident
Lando Norris says from halfway point of the F1 2023 season he started to feel more confident in the car after having to adapt in MCL60.
It was not an overall smooth start to McLaren's...
Vasseur responds to latest Verstappen, Hamilton to Ferrari queries
Frederic Vasseur responds to the persistent questions about Max Verstappen and or Lewis Hamilton being part of Ferrari F1 team one day.
Despite Verstappen having a long-term contract with Red Bull, there is always the...
