Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to Mercedes' strategy "gamble" at the Spanish GP after chasing down Max Verstappen for victory - even though he admitted he was... read more »
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Pole-sitter Hamilton was passed by Verstappen at Turn 1 on the opening lap, and spent the first stint of the race trailing the Red Bull driver, ultimately falling 5.5 seconds... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton underlined why he is Formula 1's one-lap king as he secured a historic century of pole positions in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Hamilton was able to edge out Red Bull rival Max Verstappen by 0.036 seconds in Q3 to clinch his second pole position of the season, and continue his perfect record of front... read more »
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McLaren team principal Zak Brown believes rival Red Bull is "very brave" to take on the challenge of running its own powertrain from 2025. read more »
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Pierre Gasly was left rueing his and AlphaTauri's strategy gamble to start F1's Emilia Romagna GP on full wet tyres, a decision he says "screwed" their... read more »
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has revealed to being far from confident the gamble to put both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo on soft tyres for the red-flag restart at... read more »
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Well, what a race that was! After a terrific Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Damon, Natalie and Tom discuss all the important issues - including the latest shift in the Verstappen... read more »
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Charles Leclerc was left frustrated by the red-flag period that thwarted Ferrari's set-up gamble at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix despite finishing fourth. read more »
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A brave gamble on tyre strategy coupled with a masterclass in calm under pressure, sees Lewis Hamilton deny Max Verstappen a victory that seemed all but assured. read more »
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The decision to introduce one-shot qualifying to Formula 1 in 2003 proved controversial and was prone to being exploited but, as STUART CODLING argues, the initial idea behind... read more »
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Seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton admits that had he never taken the gamble and left McLaren for Mercedes, he might well have remained a one-time title winner. read more »
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Otmar Szafnauer has revealed Racing Point "deliberated long and hard" but took the gamble to change the engine on Sergio Perez's car because of the belief he can... read more »
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Ross Brawn has expressed his relief that the decision to use the Bahrain Outer track for the Sakhir Grand Prix produced an exciting race. read more »
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Haas principal Guenther Steiner is happy to take a risk on Nikita Mazepin with the Russian driver's superlicence not yet secure. read more »
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Would Haas be making the right decision in hiring two rookie drivers for the 2021 season?PlanetF1 readers have been having their say... read more »
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes he proved he is not "completely mad" by refusing to take a late Turkish Grand Prix gamble and switching to slick tyres. read more »
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Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes it would have been too big a gamble for Lewis Hamilton to start the Eifel Grand Prix on the medium tyre. read more »
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Toto Wolff says starting Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on medium tyres would have been a "big gamble" for Mercedes heading into Sunday's Formula 1 Eifel... read more »
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If anything it hindered his result, but Pierre Gasly doesn't have any regrets about pitting during the brief VSC window in Sochi. read more »
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Said to be "very disappointed" by Red Bull's gap to Mercedes, Robert Doornbos questions whether the Dutchman will gamble on Mercedes in 2022. read more »
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Christian Horner has acknowledged Max Verstappen had to "buy into" the tyre gamble that gave him the platform to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Max Verstappen had to "buy into" the crucial decision to qualify on the hard tyre in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix read more »
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Max Verstappen insisted he had no intention of wasting a rare chance to put pressure on Mercedes as Red Bull's gamble paid off in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull's brave gamble on tyres pays off as Max Verstappen scores the Austrian team's first Silverstone win since 2012. read more »
