Having taken a grid penalty for his incident with Kevin Magnussen in Brazil, the Australian moved up from 13th on the grid to ninth at the flag, successfully holding off Sebastian Vettel. Ricciardo, who has long intended to sit out 2023 and look for a race seat for the following year, was announced on Wednesday […]
Month: November 2022
Red Bull’s F1 success in 2022 “hurts our opponents”
Red Bull scored its 17th victory of the year to close out the 2022 season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, capping off a dominant campaign that saw it capture both titles for the first time since 2013. Max Verstappen picked up a record 15 wins over the season, while Red Bull set a new record […]
Mercedes still does not understand all the quirks of W13 F1 car
The German manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging campaign where it struggled to get on top of the new-rules era, losing out to rivals Red Bull and Ferrari. Its new W13 car struggled badly with porpoising early on and, despite some good progress over the year that allowed George Russell to lead […]
Marc Marquez announces Amazon Prime documentary
The trailer for Marc Marquez All In, released on Thursday, shows the Honda rider recovering from his latest surgery earlier this year as he continued to suffer the effects of his horrific 2020 crash at Jerez. The film documents his triumphant return, eventually scoring his 100th podium at the Australian Grand Prix. It will be […]
Mercedes and Aston Martin tech innovations banned for F1 2023
The innovative concepts, involving the Mercedes front wing endplate and the Aston Martin rear wing, have been made illegal through changes in F1’s technical regulations. Both concepts raised eyebrows when they were introduced because, while fully complying with the wording of the rules and being deemed legal by the FIA, they appeared to go against […]
Marini feels “no pressure” from Valentino Rossi connection in MotoGP
The 25-year-old made his MotoGP debut last year with Avintia Ducati on a GP19 backed by VR46, before racing a 2022-spec Ducati this season with the VR46 squad. Marini was one of two Ducati riders not to score a podium in 2022 alongside Gresini rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio, but enjoyed a consistent campaign in 12th […]
Hulkenberg felt “human degradation” towards end of comeback F1 test
Haas announced last Thursday that it had signed Hulkenberg for next year to replace Mick Schumacher as Kevin Magnussen’s team-mate. It will mark Hulkenberg’s first full season of racing since 2019 when he drove for Renault, having since made a handful of starts as a stand-in driver. To help Hulkenberg in his preparations for next […]
Ocon found it ‘stressful’ fighting Vettel in his final F1 race
Vettel made his 299th and final grand prix start in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ending his career with a 10th-place finish for Aston Martin. The weekend was filled with tributes to the outgoing Vettel, who announced back in July he would be retiring at the end of the season. Alpine driver Ocon spent the […]
Ricciardo officially returns to Red Bull as third driver for F1 2023
Eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo raced for the team between 2014-2018, scoring seven of his eight wins for the Milton Keynes squad and twice finishing third in the world championship. After his exit from McLaren was confirmed back in August, he was left without a full-time seat on the grid for next season, but will […]
Flat Chat Podcast: The unstoppable Max Verstappen
GP Racing magazine editor and host Stuart Codling is joined by columnist Mark Gallagher and Autosport F1 editor Matt Kew to talk about the Dutchman’s incredible year, which included a record-breaking 15 wins in a season. But could his chances of a 2023 repeat be thwarted by a limitation on development following Red Bull’s cost […]