In a move to restrict excessive car bouncing, the FIA will introduce measures aimed to halt the phenomenon by enforcing an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) that teams cannot exceed from the Spa-Francorchamps race. It is also understood that the FIA is installing measures to outlaw tricks some teams are believed to have made in flexing […]
Ferrari test driver Shwartzman is set to fulfil Ferrari’s young driver requirement for practice sessions in 2022, featuring in two FP1s over the final nine races. The 2019 FIA F3 champion will be fielded using an Israeli licence after the FIA banned drivers from using Russian flags in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine […]
Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo was only able to grow his points lead by one to 22 in last weekend’s Silverstone race, after a long lap penalty meant he got mired in a pack and only finished eighth. An injured Espargaro, who fractured his right heel in a 115mph crash in FP4, shadowed Quartararo in […]
Bottas joined Alfa Romeo at the beginning of the season following a five-year stint with Mercedes that saw him score 10 grand prix victories and twice finish as runner-up in the drivers’ championship to team-mate Lewis Hamilton. While the Finn has taken a step back from the regular front-running form he enjoyed at Mercedes, he […]
Following Sebastian Vettel’s announcement that he’ll retire from F1 at the end of 2022, it will leave just Hamilton and Fernando Alonso as the older generation of drivers on the grid next season. Hamilton, whose current Mercedes F1 contract expires at the end of 2023, has repeatedly stated he has no intention to retire at the end […]
Vettel joined Red Bull in 2009 after serving his apprenticeship at sister team Toro Rosso. He finished second in his first season with the team and then won the world championship four times in 2010-13.He then signed for Ferrari towards the end of a difficult season with the introduction of the hybrid engine rules in […]
After a strong 2021 the Faenza outfit has demonstrated somewhat erratic form this season, often slipping to the bottom of the midfield pack. However, Gasly is reluctant to blame a lack of resources relative to its immediate rivals, and insists the team has a strong core of people who can address the current issues. “Compared to […]
Honda came to the 2022 MotoGP season with a radically overhauled bike aimed at fixing the rear grip problems it has faced in recent years, with the package met with initial praise from its riders in the pre-season. But one podium aside in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, Espargaro has failed to get near the […]
While the teams have largely followed the intent of the regulations, that doesn’t mean an end to some innovative approaches, as the creative designers flex their muscles and interpret the regulations in their own unique ways. In this respect, Aston Martin entered the conversation just ahead of the summer break, when it introduced a technically […]
The Chinese driver stepped up to F1 with Alfa Romeo this year after finishing third in last season’s Formula 2 championship, becoming Valtteri Bottas’s team-mate as part of an all-new line-up at Hinwil. Zhou holds one of the few remaining free seats on next year’s grid, but he said in Hungary that he was not […]