F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali held his regular Saturday coffee meeting with team principals in Montreal, during which there were clashes between bosses over porpoising in the wake of the FIA’s technical directive. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said after the meeting that the behaviour of his rival team bosses amid the porpoising debate […]
Month: June 2022
F1 race control too easy to influence after Ocon radio call
Magnussen started fifth alongside team-mate Mick Schumacher after a standout qualifying session for Haas, but his hopes of a strong points finish evaporated after a brush with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap, which caused damage to his front wing. Magnussen’s right-hand side endplate was dangling off the side of the wing for several […]
McLaren has to ‘up its game’ after disastrous Montreal F1 weekend
Seidl also conceded McLaren has to find more performance as midfield rivals continue to improve their cars. Norris started only 14th after a power unit sensor issue struck him in qualifying, obliging the team to go back to an older unit for the race, at a cost of some performance on the straights. At the second […]
Red Bull junior Vips suspended by team for using racial slur
Vips was heard using racist language during a live stream of a video game on Tuesday, prompting Red Bull to take immediate action. The Formula 1 team issued a statement confirming he had been suspended from its team activities ahead of a full investigation. “Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips from all […]
“Unbelievable” tyre issue made Espargaro’s Germany MotoGP “impossible”
Espargaro started fourth and finished in the same position, 9.1s from winner Fabio Quartararo, as his front hard tyre caused him vibrations throughout the 30-lap race. But the Aprilia rider says from the warm-up lap he noticed his front tyre was problematic and was surprised to have run in third for so long given how […]
Piastri set for first Alpine F1 outing in French GP practice
All teams are obliged to hand two FP1 sessions to rookies in 2022, with both race drivers stepping down on one occasion apiece. Piastri’s two planned outings are seen as a key part of his learning process as Alpine reserve, along with extensive private running at a variety of tracks with last year’s A521, conducted […]
Mercedes ‘falling into traps’ with F1 car set-up
In essence the Brackley-based outfit believes that it has addressed the porpoising problem, and instead it is now dealing with bouncing and bottoming with a very stiff car. Russell says that every time the team changes something on the car another issue crops up. He adds that every venue is creating its own challenges for […]
Mir ‘has too much trouble at Suzuki’ to look at Honda’s MotoGP woes
With Suzuki quitting MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, 2020 world champion Mir has been left without a ride for next year. Mir is set to join the factory Honda squad next season alongside Marc Marquez, with Pol Espargaro nearing a return to KTM and Tech3. Since announcing its decision to quit MotoGP […]
McLaren’s strong F1 days aren’t “genuine pace”
After a power unit issue resigned Norris to 14th place in qualifying on Saturday, he dropped back to 18th when McLaren double-stacked its cars in the pits. A slow stop for Daniel Ricciardo forced Norris to wait behind his team-mate, before his car was then initially fitted with the wrong tyres when he was eventually […]
Mercedes car concept, not F1’s 2022 rules, to blame for issues
After a weekend of intense political drama in Canada over the FIA’s intervention in trying to reduce car bouncing, a number of teams have been left unhappy about the situation. Matters reached a head in a team principals’ meeting on Saturday when Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto and Horner confronted Wolff about over-dramatising his team’s […]