Although Verstappen won from pole and initially looked to have Leclerc easily covered, Mercedes' race pace brought it into play with a one-stop strategy versus Red... read more »

Red Bull Racing has recruited gamer-turned-racer Rudy van Buren as its simulator and development driver. Van Buren was one of the first virtual racers to come to prominence on... read more »

Helmut Marko on why Sergio Perez was "asleep" when the Virtual Safety Car ended in France. read more »

But it could have been an even better day for Red Bull had Sergio Perez not missed out on a podium after he was overtaken by Mercedes' George Russell in the closing... read more »

It was a strong day for Red Bull at the French Grand Prix, but it could have been an even better day. After a titanic battle with Mercedes' George Russell, Sergio Perez... read more »

The FIA say there was no confusion about the VSC in France, "same information is supplied to all teams concurrently". read more »

Sergio Perez claims that incorrect information from the FIA over the withdrawal of the virtual safety car led to him losing out to George Russell in today's French Grand Prix. read more »

F1's governing body has defended itself against criticism that confusion over its virtual safety car messaging system cost Sergio Perez a podium finish in the French Grand... read more »

Following Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu stopping at the side of the track with an engine problem in the closing stages, the FIA called out a virtual safety car to allow... read more »

Sergio Perez has claimed that garbled messages from the FIA's virtual safety car system cost him and his Red Bull team a podium finish in the French Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Perez says he got "screwed" by the Virtual Safety Car restart at the French Grand Prix, as he was left disheartened by a missed podium finish. Perez was... read more »

In the latter stages of Sunday's Paul Ricard race, Perez was embroiled in a battle with Mercedes' George Russell over the final podium place.A late virtual safety car... read more »

Leclerc had looked set to lead home a fairly comfortable Ferrari 1-2 at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday before events were quickly turned on their head towards the end of the... read more »

Fernando Alonso has escaped sanction following Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix after being investigated for an unsafe release. Alonso came into the pits during the Virtual... read more »

Seidl also conceded McLaren has to find more performance as midfield rivals continue to improve their cars.Norris started only 14th after a power unit sensor issue struck him... read more »

Sebastian Vettel pitted very early during the Canadian Grand Prix but it backfired. read more »

The race had already been twice interrupted by virtual safety car activations, which put Verstappen and Sainz on different two-stop versus a likely one-stop strategy for the... read more »

Verstappen led for the majority of the race, which was interrupted twice for virtual safety cars which played a big role in strategy.But it was a full safety car that played... read more »

Leclerc, who had scored his sixth pole position of the season, dashed for a pitstop under a virtual safety car - induced by his team-mate Carlos Sainz retiring with a... read more »

Leclerc took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and was leading the race after an early pitstop under the virtual safety car, before a power unit issue caused him to... read more »

The Red Bull duo had been running at the head of the Baku field early on, after Charles Leclerc had pitted from second under the virtual safety car to take fresh tyres.With... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the pace difference between his two drivers was "significant" as he explained the instruction not to fight in Azerbaijan. Sergio... read more »

In all likelihood, this would have been a one-stop race, but the opportunities presented by the virtual safety cars for pit stops with minimal time loss were too good for... read more »

The Mexican driver led the early laps in Baku after beating polesitter Charles Leclerc off the line, but struggled to match the race pace of Verstappen after the first virtual... read more »

The Red Bull driver clinched victory in Baku after beating team-mate Sergio Perez, after Leclerc had retired with an engine problem on lap 20.Leclerc had been leading the race... read more »