The 2022 MotoGP season has seen a real shift in the pecking order of the grid away from the once all-conquering might of the Japanese manufacturers, as Ducati and Aprilia prove to be the consistent frontrunners. Yamaha has only gotten one bike to the podium with championship leader Quartararo, while Honda has just one rostrum […]
Brabham’s final Formula 1 start came in the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, when Damon Hill scraped onto the 13th and final row before finishing 11th and last, four laps down. It was an ignominious way for such a great team to bow out, but its part in F1 history remains. Between 1962 and 1992, Brabham […]
The six-time world champion has been absent from the grid since May’s Italian Grand Prix at Mugello when he announced he would be taking time off to have a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020. The surgery was a success and his recovery is progressing in a good way, […]
Let’s take a look at some of the more interesting solutions we’ve seen so far, which might be registering on the radar of other teams or has already influenced the design of aerodynamic updates up and down the grid. Red Bull Racing RB18 beam wing comparisonPhoto by: Giorgio Piola The regulations permit teams to use […]
The second half of the 2022 season is in full swing now after hostilities resumed two weeks ago at the British Grand Prix, with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia reigniting his title tilt with a fourth win of the year. He is now just 49 points behind Fabio Quartararo, who was only able to swell his points […]
The Silverstone-based team raised some eyebrows at the Hungaroring earlier this month when it revealed an innovative interpretation of F1’s rear wing radius rules that allowed it to run with a more traditional endplate. The design was aimed at adding more downforce to the car, but there were suggestions that its concept went against the […]
Ferrari bounced back from two difficult years to return to race-winning form in 2022, scoring a 1-2 at the opening race in Bahrain and three further victories in the first half of the season. A key factor in Ferrari’s return to form has been its engine gains, which helped the team make up a big […]
He’s experienced the highs of brilliant victories, and even a 1-2 in the season opener in Bahrain, to the agony of seeing other successes slip through his fingers through engine blow-ups, drivers errors or strategy stumbles. For some, the rollercoaster of emotions through the campaign would perhaps be too much to bear. But for Binotto, […]
During speculation back in springtime that Vettel would call time on his F1 career, RLL founder and co-owner Bobby Rahal remarked that he would love to let the German ace test a car. Since then, the Aston Martin driver has announced that 2022 will be his final season in F1. Former F2 racer and F1 […]
After much debate, the edge of the cars’ floors will be raised for 2023 and the diffuser throat height will also be raised, while the floor edges will also be stiffened to combat the dreaded bouncing issue that has plagued some F1 teams in 2022. The FIA will also demand the placement of additional sensor […]