Schumacher’s heavy crash caused the Monaco race to be red-flagged, as the gearbox was broken off the back of his Haas car after he hit the barrier in the middle of the Swimming Pool complex and then slid into the Tecpro barrier at the exit. At the time the German was mystified as to why […]
The four-time world champion famously spoke out last year about Hungary enacting a law that prevented the depiction and teaching of homosexuality or transgender issues to under 18s, sparking widespread condemnation across Europe. Having made a personal stand with the wearing of rainbow shoes over the Hungaroring weekend, Vettel believes that F1 would be making […]
Oliveira confirmed last month that he had been offered a return to the Tech3 squad for 2023 if he wanted to remain with KTM, as the marque looked to revamp its line-up. The four-time MotoGP race winner refused this as an option, with Oliveira linked to a move to Ducati with Gresini in 2023. Miller […]
Although Mercedes – eight-time consecutive constructors’ champions – is currently 101 points behind leaders Red Bull after seven races, Marko still regards it as “dangerous” due to the quick lap times its cars have occasionally been able to unleash. Red Bull’s points leader Max Verstappen is 41 points clear of the top Mercedes driver, George […]
According to the FIA financial regulations, that is a potential outcome should a team breach the cost cap limit, as several expect to. However, no one knows which penalties from a list of possible sanctions outlined in the rules are likely to be applied, given that there is no precedent. Those rules contain a long […]
The rookie, who became the first full-time Chinese F1 driver when he joined the grid alongside Valtteri Bottas this season, admits his season has been “quite up and down.” But says he feels “quite confident that we can still do the job this season” and isn’t “too worried about what’s coming up in next year’s […]
Marquez had a heavy crash during FP4 on Saturday and suffered a mild concussion, which meant he couldn’t compete in qualifying. Though he was cleared fit to ride in Sunday’s race, the LCR rider had to come from last on the grid but took the chequered flag in 10th. With Marquez’s MotoGP future uncertain at […]
At the 2022 season start in Bahrain all attention were on Mercedes’ struggles, while Ferrari caught the eye with an impressive all-round package that somehow managed to get around the 2022 cars’ trademark porpoising without sacrificing too much performance. Behind the biggest teams, it seemed like Haas and Alfa Romeo had stolen a march on […]
F1 overhauled its technical rulebook for the 2022 season, placing a heavy focus on aerodynamics in a bid to make the cars easier to follow and allow for more on-track action. The regulations also saw a clampdown on technical freedoms in a bid to help the field converge, with a view to creating closer competition […]
F1 overhauled its technical regulations for this season to use cars that generate much more downforce from the floor and therefore rely less on undisturbed air flowing over the wings. This season’s races have shown that the rules have succeeded in allowing cars to follow each other much closer in faster corners, but that hasn’t […]