In a recent Red Bull interview, the team’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko praised Tsunoda’s speed but said the Japanese sophomore was “prone to outbursts” and that “no one can blow their top” like him. Tsunoda, who currently sits 16th in the standings on 11 points, is famous for his sweary radio messages during race weekends, […]
The Enstone outfit brought a major package of aero updates to the British Grand Prix, where Fernando Alonso finished fifth and Ocon was running eighth before a late retirement with a fuel pump issue. In Austria, where the team brought another upgrade in the form of a revised rear wing, Ocon finished fifth. Meanwhile, Alonso […]
After a one-week break following the Austrian GP, F1 is back in action at Circuit Paul Ricard and also reverts to its traditional race weekend format after running the second sprint race weekend of the season at the Red Bull Ring. Despite losing out to Charles Leclerc in Spielberg, Max Verstappen still holds a healthy […]
Morbidelli was Yamaha’s leading rider in 2020 aboard his Petronas SRT-run 2019-spec M1, the Italian winning three races and finishing runner-up to Suzuki’s Joan Mir in the championship. Since then he has struggled to recapture that form, with his ageing bike coupled with injury woes blighting his 2021 season, while a move to the factory […]
It would be understandable if fans were left bemused by the ongoing saga of team bosses arguing about a few million dollars here and there. After all, this sport is supposed to be about the battle between drivers on track, and between the clever people who design and run their cars. It was never meant […]
While F1’s shift to ground effect cars this year has made it much easier for drivers to follow each other, Steiner thinks the technical regulations alone are not the only reasons there have been such exciting battles in 2022. In particular, he cites some of the ultra-closing fighting behind the leading Ferrari, Red Bull and […]
Leclerc had looked set to lead home a fairly comfortable Ferrari 1-2 at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday before events were quickly turned on their head towards the end of the race. The Monegasque’s teammate Carlos Sainz had just been poised to overtake second placed Max Verstappen on lap 57 when his engine suddenly […]
But it was a race that kept the stewards incredibly busy as an array of on-track incidents meant almost half the grid received some kind of sanction. Although there was action for some on-track collisions, including repeats of incidents from previous years at the Red Bull Ring, the majority of steward action in the race […]
The Japanese manufacturer quit F1 at the end of last year, with its parent company wanting to divert its resources towards zero-emmission technology in road cars. However, it did not turn its back completely with Red Bull taking over the running of the Honda power units that helped Max Verstappen to the drivers’ championship. PLUS: How […]
The two-time F1 world champion has had some standout moments this year, including his near miss on pole position at the Australian Grand Prix and a front row start in Canada last month. He also proved the growing competitiveness of his Alpine package as he charged from the back of the grid in Austria last […]