As a Mercedes junior Russell was farmed out to Williams for three seasons, where he gained experience and showed the promise that convinced Wolff to promote him to a Mercedes race seat at the expense of long-time servant Valtteri Bottas. Russell has been around the Brackley team for a long time, and even deputised for […]
As was the case this morning, Suzuki’s Alex Rins set the early pace with a 1m32.192s at the start of FP2 as most of the field went out on the medium front and rear tyres. A few moments after Rins had gone top of the order, team-mate Joan Mir crashed on the way into Turn […]
The FIA Formula 2 driver, who finished runner-up in last year’s FIA Formula 3 championship, will test at the Losail International Circuit this weekend in a 2021-spec A521 chassis. The 19-year-old, whose father is motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan, joined the F1 team’s academy in January ahead of his debut F2 season with Virtuosi Racing […]
The current regulations state non-concession manufacturers are permitted to use seven engines across the season, while concession marque’s can use nine. However, this rule was written when the calendar consisted of less than 20 races, with the 2022 schedule set to include 21 grands prix. As a result, with immediate effect an eighth engine has […]
A raft of developments the Milton Keynes-based squad introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has helped the team inch ahead of Ferrari, with Max Verstappen triumphing at both Imola and Miami. Ferrari has held back so far on introducing any major updates on its F1-75 and intends to bring its first batch of upgrades to […]
All teams are struggling to save weight with their 2022 cars, and Ricciardo revealed that he’d had less fluid in his drinks bottle than he would have liked in the conditions. He struggled for pace for most of the afternoon, and even a late switch to soft tyres during the safety car period that was […]
Last Monday, following the post-Spanish Grand Prix test at Jerez, Autosport revealed Suzuki management had gathered the MotoGP race team that afternoon and informed it of its decision to quit the series at the end of the current campaign. This decision from Suzuki, who only returned to MotoGP in 2015, came completely out of the […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel appeared on the British television programme Question Time on Thursday night to discuss a number of current political and global issues, placing a heavy emphasis on the energy crisis. Vettel has emerged as an important voice within motorsport in recent years about the climate issues facing the world, as well […]
Last week, Autosport revealed Suzuki’s Japanese management had told its MotoGP race team at Jerez during the post-Spanish Grand Prix test that it was quitting the series at the end of the 2022 campaign. The news – which was officially confirmed by Suzuki on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s French GP at Le Mans, as […]
An upgrade package that Red Bull introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which revolved around aero tweaks and weight reduction, appears to have given the team a pace advantage. Verstappen dominated the Imola weekend, despite a poor start in the sprint race, and triumphed again in Miami last weekend to further close down the […]