The F1 paddock makes the 5,500-mile trip from Baku to Montreal for the welcomed return of the Canadian round for the first time in three years, having dropped off the calendar in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like the Australian GP earlier this season, it provides a relative unknown on F1’s return […]
This is because of a run of tracks with medium/low downforce characteristics, so the updates are expected to pay out over the course of the next few races. The most substantial change comes around the car’s midriff, as the team has redesigned the forward section of the sidepod. This will not only have an impact […]
While there’s no shortage of former Formula 1 drivers visible on any F1 broadcast, retired drivers don’t always go into punditry after their time behind the wheel – some drivers take on different careers entirely. Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) Virgin Racing at Formula E Championship Photo by: Manuel Goria / Motorsport Images • F1 starts: 46 […]
The 2022 Formula 1 season has passed the one-third point following Max Verstappen’s win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend. That leaves the Dutchman with a 21-point standings lead over team-mate Sergio Perez, which is a stunning turnaround from the 46 he was in arrears of title rival Charles Leclerc after round three in […]
The Brackley-based squad endured another challenging weekend in Baku as both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell battled the excessive porpoising that has blighted it all season. While it remains hopeful it can unlock the inherent performance it believes its current W13 has to help it fight Red Bull and Ferrari, Wolff says that wider scale […]
Bottas endured a frustrating weekend in Baku after his pace completely vanished from Saturday onwards. In the race, he was a sitting duck, finishing a lapped 11th while team-mate Zhou Guanyu was on course for points until he retired with a technical issue. On Friday, Bottas finished one tenth ahead of Zhou in each practice […]
The return of ground effect with F1’s new generation of cars for 2022 has resulted in a porpoising phenomenon which has impacted some teams worse than others. The issue hit a new peak over the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend as drivers struggled with their cars bouncing along the street circuit surface, particularly at the end […]
South Africa last hosted a grand prix at Kyalami back in 1993, which also staged the race between 1967 and 1985 before returning in 1992 following the end of apartheid. As part of F1’s push to race on all continents and fully embrace its world championship status, talks have been ongoing about a potential return […]
The two drivers started on different strategies, with Norris on the medium tyre, and Ricciardo behind him on the hard. Ricciardo had decent pace behind Norris in the first part of the race, and just prior to the latter’s pit stop he obeyed an instruction to wait behind when he had a chance to pass. […]
Hamilton was seen hobbling away from his Mercedes after finishing fourth in the Azerbaijan GP on Sunday, with his back having taken a pounding from the excessive bouncing and bottoming out. Afterwards, the seven-time champion said he could not express how much pain he endured throughout the race, as he was forced to clench his […]