McLaren has struggled for pace since the Bahrain test, where the main focus was on resolving a brake cooling issue. After a disappointing Sakhir race saw the orange cars finish 14th and 15th, the team didn’t bring any updates to Jeddah. However, having qualified a respectable 11th, Norris moved up the field in the race, […]
The six-time MotoGP world champion suffered a violent accident during the warm-up session on the Sunday of the Indonesian GP, when the rear of his Honda let go through the fast Turn 7 right-hander. He was thrown from his bike and landed heavily on his right side, with Marquez suffering a concussion in the […]
With teams braced for a major development war as they bid to improve their new 2022 challengers, they are having to carefully judge their spending so they do not bust the $140 million spending limit for the season. However, with some squads facing up to the reality that the limit means they will not be […]
Although there was little to separate the two cars in ultimate laptime at Jeddah last weekend, there were notable differences in how they performed at different sections of the track. With Ferrari opting for a higher downforce configuration, it was better in acceleration and low/medium speed corners, while the Red Bull’s low drag solution meant […]
In the wake of a difficult weekend for F1, following a missile strike on an oil storage facility less than 10 miles from the Jeddah circuit, the fate of the race hung in the balance. While F1 chiefs were confident about security at the venue after briefing from Saudi authorities, drivers were more uneasy about […]
After losing out in Bahrain one week earlier, Verstappen managed to make it 1-1 by beating Leclerc to victory in Jeddah courtesy of an overtaking move with four laps remaining. It was a pass many laps in the planning for Verstappen, who had seen his initial attempt at the final corner backfire as it gave […]
After the standard 2022 tyres suffered blistering in February’s pre-season test at the Mandalika circuit due to the extreme heat, Michelin elected to bring a stiffer tyre construction not used since 2018. While most felt the older tyre design generally offered less grip, these problems affected Honda – who topped the Mandalika test on the […]
The thrilling start to the 2022 Formula 1 season continued with a fascinating scrap for the win at the front of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. But that was only after pole-winner and early leader Sergio Perez had been done over by unfortunate safety car timing. As it had […]
Gasly says he struggled with the issue over the last 15 laps of the Jeddah race, but he managed to keep going and finish in eighth place. The Frenchman had run strongly in the first part of the race, behind the group consisting of Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen, but lost […]
The fight for victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix between the Monegasque driver and Max Verstappen was swung by the effectiveness of DRS. As well as it setting up some cat-and-mouse games between Leclerc and Verstappen at the DRS detection zone before the final corner – as they each tried to trick the other […]