McLaren boss Andrea Stella has admitted that the pace advantage that Red Bull held with Max Verstappen through the F1 Italian GP was unexpected. The post The McLaren Achilles’... read more »

Carlos Sainz rued that qualifying could prove to be an "Achilles' heel" as Ferrari bids for back-to-back Formula 1 wins this weekend at the Mexico City Grand... read more »

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has called on the FIA to launch a "thorough investigation" into whether Red Bull did actually use its front bib adjuster under parc ferme... read more »

Despite having 36 more pole positions than any other driver in the history of Formula 1, qualifying has undoubtedly been Lewis Hamilton's Achilles heel this season. read more »

For all the impressive moments in Lando Norris' 2024 Formula 1 season, his approach to starts has been a significant Achilles' heel this year - and has lost him at... read more »

Lando Norris believes the extremely high-drag nature of the Monaco circuit will mitigate the Woking-based Formula 1 outfit’s weakness through slow corners, claiming it’s “not... read more »

Carlos Sainz has denied that strategy was an "Achilles heel" for Ferrari in the 2023 Formula 1 season, citing that tyre degradation is its biggest area for... read more »

Karun Chandhok has said that while Oscar Piastri showed a lot of promise during his rookie season, his race pace was not quite where it needed to be when compared with his... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits that qualifying has been an “Achilles’ heel” since his Formula 1 comeback and it prevented him from scoring points in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.... read more »

For the second race in a row, Lewis Hamilton finished as the on-track runner-up to Max Verstappen - although he was later disqualified from the United States GP for finishing... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that Sergio Perez is a driver who benefits from encouragement and support, particularly when dealing with the qualifying... read more »

Senior Ferrari engineer Jock Clear has revealed that the SF-23 "is a very peaky car", something he labelled as the team's Achilles heel, after claiming that... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari Head of Power Unit Area Enrico Gualtieri said that the team made adjustments to their power unit over the winter break with the aim of improving reliability. read more »

While Ferrari admits that reliability was the team's Achilles Heel in 2022, it is also aware that it needs to up its game in terms of strategy. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has conceded what he believes to be Aston Martin's "Achilles heel". read more »

A self-confessed super-fan of Fernando Alonso, Nico Rosberg says it is the Spaniard's political machinations that have prevented his achieving even greater success. read more »

Pierre Gasly has expressed surprise at how slow the FIA reacted to Mick Schumacher's car-splitting crash at the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Former F1 driver David Coulthard has revealed to 'thinking twice' about Charles Leclerc's title-winning ability after a "Schumacher-esque" win in... read more »

The FIA has confirmed Formula 2 driver Enzo Fittipaldi has suffered a fractured heel after a nasty incident at the Saudi Arabian F2 feature race. read more »

Enzo Fittipaldi suffered a fractured heel in the crash at the start of Sunday's Formula 2 race ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »

Theo Pourchaire says he is "fine" after his horror F2 crash while Enzo Fittipaldi was lucky to escape with only a fractured heel. read more »

This year's Formula 1 title race took another dramatic twist after Max Verstappen collided with the barrier at the final corner on his final lap in qualifying. Mercedes... read more »

It was a superb performance from the Mexican, who managed his tyres in the opening laps and, after going long, was able to deploy sufficient pace to jump three cars after his... read more »

Mercedes lost the lead of both F1 world championships on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton brought home its only points in seventh place, with team-mate Valtteri Bottas retiring due to... read more »

But with a tight battle on its hands against Red Bull, which excels at such venues, the world champion team pulled out the stops with a suspension revamp aimed to cure its... read more »