The Russian driver was dropped by the Haas team on the eve of the season as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Haas felt it was untenable to continue with him and his backers, so also ended its title sponsorship arrangement with the Uralkali company run by Mazepin’s father Dmitry. Immediately after the sponsorship split, […]
This year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will be the first F1 event at Imola since 2006 which is open to spectators after COVID-19 restrictions prevented fans from attending in either of the past two years. It should make for an electric atmosphere as Ferrari looks to build on its early success this year, spearheaded by […]
This clears the final roadblock for the event to take place as planned at the Hard Rock Stadium site in Miami Gardens on 6-8 May. Judge Alan Fine, who was being asked to grant a special hearing that would block the race from happening, found that “any potential harm is avoidable” in terms of hearing […]
The team currently lies sixth in the F1 world constructors’ championship, with Valtteri Bottas having earned a sixth and an eighth in his three starts with the team, and rookie Zhou Guanyu contributing with a 10th place. Team principal Fred Vasseur acknowledged that Alfa Romeo has to keep up in the development race if it […]
UK firm Apex Circuit Design has designed the 3.36-mile anticlockwise circuit – which winds around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens – with an expected lap time of 1m35s and an average speed of just under 135mph. Paving the track required 24,000 tons of asphalt, which was laid out over 85,000 yards in echelon […]
The Frenchman has scored points in two of the first three races of the campaign but is looking for more from his Faenza-based squad after its hugely encouraging 2021. With teams now ready to unleash car developments that could shake up the order, Gasly thinks that the progress AlphaTauri makes with its own updates will offer a […]
Where once those outfits with the most money could simply write a big fat cheque to spend their way to bigger and better developments, now that is no longer the case. Primarily, the arrival of a cost cap in F1 means that teams are strictly limited in what they can spend. For top manufacturer outfits, […]
Off the back of an impressively strong start to the 2022 season for Haas, some of its competitors have questioned whether or not it has benefited too much from its close ties to Ferrari. The American-owned squad has openly bought as many Ferrari parts as possible in the past, and this year has forged ever […]
According to reports emerging out of Italy, the Monegasque was with friends, including his trainer Andrea Ferrari, in the Tuscan city of Viareggio on Easter Monday. Around 10pm in the evening they were in the unlit Via Salvatori area when Leclerc was recognised by fans and stopped for photographs and autographs. Amid a mini-scrum, as […]
The residents’ group brought the lawsuit on 1 March, claiming that the noise created by Formula 1’s inaugural event in Miami would “cause severe disruption and physical harm” to Miami Gardens residents, the city in which the Hard Rock Stadium venue is situated. According to a report in the Miami Herald, Judge Alan Fine has […]