The Hinwil-based squad has faced some challenging weekends recently where it has been forced to bounce back from especially tricky first days of practice. As well as losing track time because of reliability issues, its drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu had to prepare for races with older specification developments. That was because the team […]
Mir braked hard into his grid slot to engage the front holeshot device for the start, but caught Oliveira unaware. Oliveira ran into Mir and broke one of his wings, while Mir escaped damage. Both were able to complete the race, with Mir finishing eighth and Oliveira ninth. “Well, now you have to engage the […]
After a one-week break, the F1 paddock heads to Silverstone as Max Verstappen aims to defend his healthy world championship lead after victory in Canada. The reigning F1 world champion, who was involved in a controversial first-lap clash with Lewis Hamilton at last year’s British GP, holds a 46-point advantage over nearest rival and Red […]
The Yamaha rider crashed trying to overtake Aprilia’s Espargaro on lap five of Sunday’s Assen race and collided with the Spaniard. The contact forced Espargaro off into the gravel and dropped him from second to 15th, with the Aprilia rider losing 8.5s trying to recover before eventually going on to finish fourth. The incident was […]
F1 2022 is the 13th successive official game created by Codemasters’ Birmingham outpost. For the most part, you know what to expect – a driving video game with all the real world F1 stars, tracks and cars that is both authentic and accessible. Except, this time, it’s not called F1 2022, but EA SPORTS F1 22, and there […]
Having come into the Assen round 34 points clear in the championship standings, Fabio Quartararo was well on course to his second world title. But a rare mistake led to him crashing out in the early stages while trying to pass title rival Aleix Espargaro. Quartararo would crash for a second time a few laps […]
The new generation of ground effect machinery have marked a departure in aero concept from previous grand prix challengers, and have resulted in different characteristics. One of the consequences of the shift, allied to an increase in weight triggered by extra safety features, is that they are more prone to understeer – mainly at slow […]
Miller was handed the punishment for riding slowly on the racing line in Saturday’s qualifying at Assen after he’d just crashed, with Aprilia’s Vinales close to hitting him as he pushed on a flying lap. Despite Miller pleading his innocence, he was forced to serve a long lap penalty on the fourth tour of Sunday’s […]
Mercedes entered the 2022 season looking to extend its record streak of eight consecutive constructors’ championship wins, dating back through the entirety of the V6 hybrid era. But the team has struggled to get to grips with the overhauled technical regulations for this year, encountering porpoising and bouncing difficulties with its W13 car. It has […]
Quartararo was battling for second with Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro when he lost the front-end of his Yamaha while overtaking the Spaniard at the Turn 5 hairpin on lap five of 26. The Yamaha rider remounted dead last with a damaged bike, while Espargaro lost 8.1s as he recovered through the gravel before going on to […]