The 46-year-old left Renault’s Alpine F1 team where he was powertrain technical director in June and will start his new role at ORECA overseeing its projects at its Signes headquarters near Paul Ricard and its satellite operation at Magny-Cours in December. He will oversee both ORECA’s chassis operations, which include the production of… Continue Reading […]
After recovering from 11th on the grid after a grid penalty to run as high as third, Hamilton was called into the pits with eight laps to go as Mercedes feared he could fall down the order on a risky no-stop strategy. PLUS: The hidden factors that thwarted Hamilton’s Turkish GP victory hopes Hamilton ultimately […]
The four-time world champion, who is actively engaged in environmental and sustainability issues, thinks F1’s current roadmap for greener engines and sustainable fuels is not as aggressive as it should be. He thinks there is a danger of it leaving F1 stuck behind where the fast-changing world is moving to, and that could put pressure […]
Honda-backed youngster Tsunoda reached Q3 for the third time this season at Istanbul Park on Saturday, and started well to sit eighth early on ahead of Hamilton. The AlphaTauri driver was able to keep Hamilton back for a number of laps with some solid defending, stalling the Mercedes’ driver’s recovery from a grid penalty that […]
Hamilton was left frustrated after Mercedes opted to pit him with eight laps remaining at Istanbul Park, dropping him from third back to fifth place after starting 11th on the grid due to a penalty. Hamilton had hoped to complete the whole race on a single set of intermediate tyres after not pitting when the […]
However, it has now transformed into a very complex role. It requires an individual to not only deal with the driver aspect, but be at the top of a communication chain that includes the pit-wall, garage and remote factory operations to offer analysis in real time. In simple language, a race engineer is now a […]
The McLaren driver has confessed to facing some troubled times during his early F1 career, as he struggled coping with the pressure to perform at such a young age. But after working with both a good external support team, and his own McLaren squad, the young Briton has got himself in to a happy place […]
A 1200-metre stretch of tarmac through Adelaide’s Victoria Park, formerly used to create the city’s famous Formula 1 and Supercars street circuit, was put on the chopping block by a recent proposal to redevelop the area into a greener space. The ‘Reimagining Victoria Park’ proposal was heard at an Adelaide City Council meeting last night,… […]
Alonso has been unhappy with the consistency of some of the race control decisions this season, particularly with regards to drivers leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He was left angry after McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo overtook him off track in Austria and was also puzzled when Lando Norris got away with just a reprimand […]
With the fight for the front in qualifying being a pretty fraught affair, it’s no surprise that the driver who comes out on top wants to feel rewarded. In Turkey, for example, Lewis Hamilton was a little bit disappointed that an engine grid penalty meant his supreme Q3 effort will never be recorded in the history books. PLUS: F1’s… […]