Bastianini has made a storming start to his second season in MotoGP, securing a maiden win in Qatar last month and returning to the top of the standings last weekend after claiming victory in the Americas Grand Prix. PLUS: How ‘Beast’ mode is putting Ducati in 2022 MotoGP title contention The Gresini rider – who is […]
After the Australian Grand Prix, a number of drivers expressed their frustration at the speed of the Aston Martin safety car, which is not as fast as the Mercedes one used at some races. World champion Max Verstappen even described it as a ‘turtle’, as he said its lack of pace when running at the […]
Ahead of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the FIA reminded drivers that the sport’s rules outlaw the wearing of certain jewellery on safety grounds. The long-standing regulation, which forms Article 5 of the third chapter of Appendix L from the governing body’s International Sporting Code, was highlighted in the event notes released for the Melbourne event by […]
Alfa Romeo arrived in Australia looking to continue its strong start to the season after seeing Valtteri Bottas finish sixth in Bahrain and reach Q3 in Saudi Arabia before retiring from the race. Team-mate Zhou Guanyu also scored a point on his F1 debut in Bahrain, giving the team its first double-points finish since Imola […]
Monaco has long stood as one of F1’s most prestigious events due to its rich history and glamorous image, acting as the original street race on the calendar in 1950. But, amid the current expansion of the F1 calendar to include more city events such as Miami and Las Vegas, questions have been raised about […]
After running third in the opening stages of the race at Albert Park on Sunday, Hamilton dropped back to fifth when he was overtaken on track by Sergio Perez and lost a place to Mercedes team-mate George Russell in the pitstops. Russell and Hamilton moved up to third and fourth when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen […]
Its 2022 challenger is understood to be one of the heaviest cars on the grid, and part of a raft of updates that are expected over the next few races is believed to include the arrival of lighter components. The very first hint of Red Bull’s weight saving – albeit a minor one – appeared […]
Last weekend in Australia Leclerc took his second win from the first three grands prix of 2022, as nearest rival Max Verstappen suffered a second retirement in the Red Bull. That opened up a gap of 34 points for Leclerc on Mercedes’ George Russell, with Verstappen in sixth on 25 points. In the constructors’ championship […]
But rather than this being some funky idea for his W13 to look better, the light was actually a working sensor, and the result of the ongoing push by Mercedes to get to the bottom of its porpoising problems. Mercedes believes that if it can understand what’s needed to stop its 2022 F1 car bouncing […]
By stretching the life of his starting set of tyres to 57 laps, the Williams driver went from last to 10th place, a gain that even his own team could not have predicted before the race. Others had the chance to do the same, but chose not to. Now all teams will no doubt be […]