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 »

Leclerc, who pitted early under a virtual safety car caused by team-mate Carlos Sainz's own retirement, was leading the race when his power unit failed after 20 laps.Red... read more »

Are the new generation of Formula 1 drivers enjoying a real-life advantage from their virtual racing? read more »

A crash between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris towards the end of Miami's inaugural F1 race triggered the safety car and appeared to hand a golden opportunity for Ferrari... read more »

Ferrari has defended its decision not to its drivers during the Miami Grand Prix' VSC period, a decision that Christian Horner describes as being "lucky" for his... read more »

Along with engine partner Mercedes, Aston Martin is among the teams most impacted by porpoising.While some rivals have dialled it out, and Ferrari appears to be able to deal... read more »

The Aston Martin driver was reported for making "more than one change of direction to defend a position" while battling with Valtteri Bottas.After an investigation he... read more »

Max Verstappen has revealed his surprise at how Charles Leclerc was able to close up under virtual safety car conditions in the fight for victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton could have scored more points in Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix had he not missed an opportunity to pit during a late Virtual Safety Car period.  read more »

The Mercedes driver battled up the order from his lowly starting position of 15th to hold sixth place for the middle part of the race, but was unable to pit under the virtual... read more »