http://www.f1reader.com Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:48:13 +0100 [GPfans.com] Mercedes F1 chief James Allison has admitted his surprise over a lack of 'red flags and smoking vehicles' during the Barcelona shakedown. http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-chief-shocked-by-f1-testing-039-red-flags-and-smoking-vehicles-039-565443 news:565443 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:28:18 +0100 [Autosport.com] McLaren is bullish it can prevent a repeat of Lando Norris' reliability issues in last week's Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and explained what is happening with the Briton's power unit pool.Norris' McLaren MCL39 started developing problems with seven laps to go at Zandvoort and the title protagonist soon ground to a halt with a smoking car. Norris' retirement was McLaren's first race-ending ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/mclaren-explains-engine-fix-for-norris-after-f1-dutch-gp-failure-546902 news:546902 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:12:05 +0200 [Autosport.com] McLaren's Lando Norris still believes he can beat team-mate Oscar Piastri to the 2025 Formula 1 title without any drama to even out his own Zandvoort retirement.Norris lost a certain second place at last week's Dutch Grand Prix when his smoking McLaren ground to a halt with seven laps to go, allowing race winner Piastri to charge 34 points clear in the drivers' standings.Norris still has ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/norris-039-i-can-still-win-f1-title-without-bad-luck-for-piastri-039-546806 news:546806 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:30:06 +0200 [PlanetF1.com] Smoking gun or innovation? Martin Brundle weighs in on Red Bull's bib trick... http://www.f1reader.com/news/martin-brundle-reveals-rivals-red-bull-suspicions-in-two-ways-of-winning-verdict-485513 news:485513 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:12:11 +0200 [Autosport.com] Red Bull is pretty open that it needs to quickly turn around the performance of its RB20 if it is to avoid losing both Formula 1 championships this year.But saying what it wants is one thing, doing it is another - especially because it does not yet have a clear explanation on what has gone wrong.We can forget wild conspiracy theories about the FIA asking for devices to be removed from its car ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/has-red-bull-found-the-smoking-gun-for-its-rb20-problems-479677 news:479677 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:18:04 +0200 [Autosport.com] George Russell's disqualification for his Mercedes being underweight caught his team by surprise after Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.Indeed, with no obvious smoking gun, such as a missing car part, it had no immediate answer as to how it had ended up in the situation it did.Some factors that may stand out as immediate considerations - such as Russell having burned more fuel because the ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/were-russell-039-s-worn-tyres-the-cause-of-his-spa-f1-disqualification-475818 news:475818 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:24:04 +0200 [GPfans.com] Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he's had a history of wanting to race off the Formula 1 circuit, as well as on it. http://www.f1reader.com/news/hamilton-opens-up-on-039-smoking-fools-039-in-street-races-450716 news:450716 Thu, 30 May 2024 09:15:10 +0200 [Autosport.com] Verstappen started the Melbourne race from pole but couldn't hold on to his lead for long as Ferrari's Carlos Sainz swooped past on lap 2.The Dutchman immediately complained about the balance of his RB20, saying the rear started feeling loose.On lap 4 it became apparent why as his right rear corner started smoking. Towards the end of the lap Verstappen had to back off, retiring into the pitlane ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/verstappen-suffered-quot-stuck-brake-quot-from-start-of-f1-australian-gp-441516 news:441516 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 06:24:05 +0100 [YouTube.com] Taki Inoue's 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix ended early with engine troubles, but it was after leaving his car that the Japanese Driver's day got even worse! Helping the marshals extinguish his smoking Footwork, he was hit by a course car at slow speed. Thankfully, he wasn't seriously hurt. For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: https://www.instagram.com/F1 https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ https://www.twitter.com/F1 https://www.twitch.tv/formula1... http://www.f1reader.com/news/video-when-the-medical-car-does-more-harm-than-good-432962 news:432962 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:06:05 +0100 [Autosport.com] Verstappen's victory is his 10th in a row, which gives him the outright record of consecutive F1 wins ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Alberto Ascari.The start was delayed by nearly 20 minutes due to Yuki Tsunoda stopping with a suspected MGU-H issue, his cockpit smoking and the race reduced to 51 laps as the rest had to be re-dressed with their mechanics on the grid.When they did finally get away ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/f1-italian-gp-verstappen-beats-perez-for-record-10th-consecutive-win-394516 news:394516 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:48:07 +0200 [GPfans.com] Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed debris caused Sergio Perez's spectacular smoking brakes in the early stages of the Italian Grand Prix. http://www.f1reader.com/news/red-bull-reveal-perez-brake-fire-cause-329776 news:329776 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 17:09:11 +0200 [MotorSportWeek.com] Sebastian Vettel is due to face the stewards for “entering the track without permission” after he rode a scooter back to the pit lane. The Aston Martin driver was forced to stop on the track when his engine started smoking before it eventually cut out entirely. Vettel quickly leapt from his car and grabbed a […] http://www.f1reader.com/news/vettel-under-investigation-for-riding-scooter-on-f1-track-310888 news:310888 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:42:04 +0200 [Autosport Videos] Who showed some real promise during F1's 2022 Barcelona Test? And which teams were lagging behind the curve? Luke Smith and Haydn Cobb come to us straight from the track to talk about what we've learned so far on 2022's F1 season, from technical changes to porpoising and most laps to smoking failures. #Formula1 #F12022Test #F1Testing FOLLOW us online: Website: https://www.autosport.com/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/AUTOSPORT Twitter: https://twitter.com/autosport Instagram:... http://www.f1reader.com/news/video-who-won-testing-everything-we-learned-at-f1-039-s-barcelona-test-305617 news:305617 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:12:03 +0100 [GPfans.com] FIA race director Michael Masi has conceded Max Verstappen's forward-facing on-board camera 'could be the smoking gun' after going unpunished for forcing Lewis Hamilton off track in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. http://www.f1reader.com/news/verstappen-039-smoking-gun-039-the-fia-lacked-in-brazil-294709 news:294709 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:03:06 +0100 [Autosport.com] The session only featured just under 25 minutes of green flag running due to the situation unfolding after the Aston Martin had ground to a smoking halt in the pit exit.Max Verstappen finished second ahead of the Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc.Sainz and Leclerc had led the pack out of the pits at the start of the one hour session in front of packed grandstands at ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/f1-dutch-gp-hamilton-leads-verstappen-in-fp1-after-red-flag-for-vettel-engine-failure-287756 news:287756 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:12:19 +0200 [PlanetF1.com] Lewis Hamilton says he wanted whatever Toto Wolff was smoking after the Austrian told him he could win the Hungarian GP over the team radio. http://www.f1reader.com/news/hamilton-wanted-whatever-wolff-was-smoking-285518 news:285518 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:06:04 +0200 [GPfans.com] Lewis Hamilton joked he wanted what Toto Wolff "was smoking" after receiving a radio message suggesting he could still win the Hungarian Grand Prix despite a poor strategic call. http://www.f1reader.com/news/hamilton-wanted-039-what-wolff-was-smoking-039-after-call-insisting-win-was-possible-285443 news:285443 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 05:03:14 +0200 [MotorSportWeek.com] Max Verstappen said he had doubts over the effectiveness of his brakes on the opening lap after they alighted on the starting grid at Silverstone. Verstappen's brakes began smoking heavily as he waited for the rest of the pack to form during the build-up to Formula 1's inaugural Sprint and a small fire eventually started. […] http://www.f1reader.com/news/verstappen-was-really-worried-about-brake-fire-on-grid-283938 news:283938 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 20:18:12 +0200 [Autosport.com] The Dutchman's front brakes were spotted smoking as he formed up on the front row of the grid at Silverstone for F1's first sprint qualifying event.But with the cars at the grid coming into position quite slowly, Verstappen's situation escalated and his front tyres were briefly engulfed in flames.Although he ignored the problem to deliver a brilliant getaway that secured him the race lead ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/verstappen-explains-brakes-fire-scare-at-start-of-f1-sprint-283933 news:283933 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 20:18:12 +0200 [YouTube.com] Debriefing a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix! http://www.f1reader.com/news/video-brake-magic-different-wings-amp-more-2021-azerbaijan-gp-f1-race-debrief-280259 news:280259 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:27:07 +0200 [Autosport.com] Verstappen's incident led to a red flag with three laps remaining, which became a two-tour shootout following a second standing start, where Hamilton challenged Perez for the lead at the first corner.The Mercedes driver's brakes were smoking heavily ahead of the second start, but he made the better getaway from the front row and was ahead of Perez as they braked for Turn 1.But ...Keep reading http://www.f1reader.com/news/f1-azerbaijan-gp-perez-wins-thriller-after-verstappen-tyre-failure-279925 news:279925 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 16:42:07 +0200 [GPfans.com] Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin has confirmed the team is working on a solution to fix the "smoking gun" that robbed George Russell of a maiden Formula 1 victory. http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-to-fix-quot-smoking-gun-quot-that-cost-russell-a-career-defining-win-266767 news:266767 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 18:03:05 +0100 [PlanetF1.com] Mercedes' trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said an issue with team radio was behind the botched double-stack pit stop in Sakhir. http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-find-smoking-gun-behind-sakhir-screw-up-266668 news:266668 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:06:08 +0100 [PlanetF1.com] Mercedes have insisted Lewis Hamilton's smoking brakes were no great worry at the Tuscan Grand Prix restart - because flames were not visible. http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-weren-t-worried-about-smoking-brakes-258965 news:258965 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:06:04 +0200 [MotorSportWeek.com] Mercedes has emphasised that it had no concerns over Lewis Hamilton's smoking brakes during the first standing restart at Formula 1’s Tuscan Grand Prix last weekend. Drivers lined up in formation on the grid for a second time on lap 10 following a red flag period, which was brought out in the aftermath of a […] http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-was-relaxed-over-hamilton-s-smoking-brakes-258953 news:258953 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:48:06 +0200 [YouTube.com] James Vowles talks Safety Car restarts, tyre strategies, smoking brakes and more in our Tuscan GP F1 Race Debrief! http://www.f1reader.com/news/video-2020-tuscan-grand-prix-f1-race-debrief-258923 news:258923 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:03:05 +0200 [Crash.Net] Mercedes is yet to get to the bottom of why its latest F1 engine has been 'smoking' during the early rounds of the 2020 season. http://www.f1reader.com/news/mercedes-yet-to-understand-039-smoking-039-f1-engine-253464 news:253464 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:30:04 +0200 [GPfans.com] Australian authorities have launched an investigation into Ferrari's new 'Mission Winnow' branding. The branding is an initiative of the team's title sponsor Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro cigarettes. The company says the brand promotes smoking alternatives and other initiatives, but some believe it is a clever way to keep Marlboro and the similar logo and colours in the front of F1 fans' minds. http://www.f1reader.com/news/ferrari-039-s-biggest-sponsor-under-investigation-216204 news:216204 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:33:08 +0100 [PlanetF1.com] Mercedes 'breathered' a sign of relief while Stoffel Vandoorne had one of those "is it a bird, is it a plane?" moments. http://www.f1reader.com/news/nothing-to-see-here-only-a-smoking-hamilton-211996 news:211996 Sat, 10 Nov 2018 16:06:05 +0100 [YouTube.com] Take one McLaren 570s, put Fernando Alonso at the wheel, and Chinese actress and singer Carina Lau in the passenger seat. What happens during one tyre-smoking lap in China? Take a look... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/F1 Follow F1® on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/F1 http://www.f1reader.com/news/video-fernando-alonso-takes-carina-lau-for-a-spin-f1-pirelli-hot-laps-194902 news:194902 Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:18:05 +0200