The new regulation meant teams were obliged to give two free practice sessions per season to a driver who had not yet competed in more than two grands prix. As teams fulfilled this requirement, a total of ten ‘rookies’ who had not taken part in a race got their opportunity to run in practice. There was also […]
The Red Bull driver said at the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix that whether he won or lost his epic fight with Hamilton and the Briton’s Mercedes squad, he would be satisfied with the outcome. Over one year on, where there is evidence to both suggest his 2021 triumph did alter Verstappen’s approaching to racing Ferrari’s Charles […]
While Alpine made good progress in speed terms in 2022, as it emerged as best-of-the-rest behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, it did endure a spate of frustrating retirements too. Those DNFs left Fernando Alonso particularly annoyed, especially as a run of engine failures ran almost all the way to the end of the season. Speaking after […]
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The team secured its best constructors’ championship finish since 2012 by holding on to sixth place ahead of Aston Martin at the final race of the season despite finishing tied on points. Alfa Romeo took sixth on countback thanks to Valtteri Bottas’s fifth-place finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in April, which was a better […]
Who can forget its entry in the British Touring Car Championship in the late 1990s, with the team central to the boom years of Super Touring. Then there was the role that Williams played in developing some iconic motorsport machinery – including the Metro 6R4 Group B rally car and the Le Mans-winning BMW V12 LMR. But […]
Gasly will join Alpine next year after spending the entirety of his racing career to date under the Red Bull umbrella, with the majority of his time in F1 coming at its AlphaTauri team.The move will see Gasly replace two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso, who signed for Aston Martin at the end of July.Ocon […]
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Haas bounced back from a point-less 2021 to finish eighth in this year’s constructors’ championship, enjoying highs through Kevin Magnussen’s fifth place in Bahrain and his shock pole position in Brazil.Magnussen’s result in Bahrain came despite his late return to the team following the exit of Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali after the opening […]
Excluding the anomalous Indianapolis 500, 26 drivers have taken a single world championship F1 success. Some of those drivers should have won many more races, while others got on the list through good fortune or an outstanding performance.Here is our pick of F1’s top 10 one-hit wonders, based on their drives to victory, the circumstances […]