Charley Williams

Picture this - you're an F1 driver who's just competed in the highest level of motorsport for 22 weekends out of the year. It's finally winter break, what do you do? Nope, wrong answer. You go karting, apparently 😂 Yep. The racing season wasn't quite over for Red Bull and AlphaTauri drivers Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda, who, over the weekend, took part in the Honda Racing 'Thanks Day' karting event. At the very least, you think they would take it much less seriously than their day-to-day jobs, right? Wrong again! https://twitter/leclercsletters/status/1731126794160357723?s=20 As they took to

F1 and the FIA are keen to make Sprint events work despite them dividing fan opinion. But we must say, now we know the list of venues hosting them for 2024… it’s certainly piqued our interest 🤔 So far, Sprint events have been held at circuits like Silverstone and Monza, as well as the Red Bull Ring, Imola and Interlagos. This year, they threw Baku, Spa-Francorchamps, Qatar and Austin into the mix, which all caused chaos in different ways. Four of this year’s sprint hosts will again feature the format in their 2024 races. But the FIA have added two

Off-season? What's that? Yesterday, the FIA announced it was looking into an alleged conflict of interest allegation between an F1 team principal and a member of FOM personnel after concerns were raised over what information was being shared between the pair. The FIA chose not to name them, but one unsubstantiated report from a media outlet published prior to the FIA statement claimed that it was Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy Director Susie Wolff. Later in the evening, Mercedes, F1 and Susie Wolff all released damning statements in response to the shock investigation, wholly denying the allegations

The sprint races for 2024 have officially been announced, but the biggest thing to come out of the report is that F1 is still deliberating over a change to the current sprint format. This could be something as simple as moving Sprint qualifying back to a Friday and the sprint race taking place on Saturday before qualifying for the grand prix later that day - something that has had the overall support from teams. OK, that's great, but what about reversed grids? It's been a huge talking point this year, and almost everybody brings it up when asked how F1

We're in full F1 winter break mode now with this story! Apparently, a fan in attendance at the FIA Prize Giving ceremony in Baku claims to have been gifted Lewis Hamilton's third-place trophy. Wild, right? As expected from the top three drivers in the championship, Lewis flew to Azerbaijan to attend the annual award ceremony and was called up on stage towards the end of the evening to collect his trophy for finishing third behind both Red Bulls. But after the ceremony, it was reported that Hamilton left his trophy behind. And then the plot thickens even more. Hello. I

Admit it. We've all sat on the sofa on a Sunday after watching an F1 race and thought: 'That... was not that exciting.' So then the cogs start turning, and you fantasise about what you would do to improve the sport if you were the sole person in charge. 'WE COULD BRING ONE-SHOT QUALIFYING BACK! WHAT ABOUT REFUELLING? EVERY TEAM SHOULD RUN THREE CARS! LET'S MAKE F1 A SPEC SERIES?!' Then, unfortunately, you wake up from your daydream. But it turns out we're not the only ones who dream of what F1 could change in its rules and regulations. Three

THE FIRST CAR LAUNCH DATE IS CONFIRMED! Thank you, Ferrari, for giving us the best Christmas gift of all: a glaring reminder that the 2024 season really isn't as far away as it seems! Yes, it has become the first F1 team to confirm the launch date of its 2024 car, which will be unveiled on February 13th. We guess Ferrari won't be our Valentine next year, then! 💔 They are yet to unveil the name of the 2024 challenger or any actual details about the launch, but in a recent appearance with media, including The Race, team principal Fred

It's official. We've hit the 'sit and reminisce about the tiniest, least important details of the season' part of the winter break. Hey, at least that's more productive than finding a new hobby - we could never! First on the agenda is helmet designs. A driver's helmet is often a way of showing off their personalities, interests, sponsors or, in some past instances, political stances. And for the fans, it allows us to learn more about the driver and more than likely end up with a tiny scale model of said helmet in our bedrooms. So, here are some of

Jamie Chadwick's mighty first Indy NXT win is a landmark in her pursuit of promotion to IndyCar. Yet she's still not getting the respect she deserves, Charley Williams argues

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