Bastianini kicked off his sophomore MotoGP campaign and his first with the Gresini squad with a stunning maiden win in the premier class on his 2021-spec Ducati. PLUS: Why MotoGP’s newest winner can be a menace in the coming races The 2020 Moto2 world champion made waves in his rookie season last year with the […]
The wait is finally over. There are some laudable targets behind the changes to the Formula 1 aero regulations, described by many as the most significant since the banning of ground-effects ahead of the 1983 season. Primary among those are closing-up the field and improving the racing. The reduction in the impact of ‘dirty’ air […]
The reigning constructors’ world champions endured a complicated weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix, which began with the announcement that it would be switching to a hybrid 2021/2022-spec engine for Bagnaia and factory team-mate Jack Miller. This followed a winter testing phase in which the new 2022 Ducati engine proved to have an aggressive […]
While some of the changes seen have been quite dramatic, like the Mercedes sidepods, other modifications have been more subtle and offer us some insight in to how teams feel their 2022 cars are performing. Ferrari made a small change to its front wing arrangement between the first and second test, as it appears that […]
Although AMSP ace O’Ward was thrilled by his F1 test with McLaren in Abu Dhabi and the team was said to be impressed by his performance, it was announced last week that McLaren F1 has signed fellow IndyCar ace Colton Herta to its test program. O’Ward, although stating that he is firmly focused on IndyCar […]
Autosport Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas and F1 Reporter Luke Smith stayed out in Bahrain and will be back in the paddock this weekend. They’re joined by our latest recruit to the Autosport F1 team, Matt Kew. With time over the last few days to crunch the numbers, we discuss why Mercedes might genuinely be […]
For 2022, the minimum weight limit for the car and driver has increased from 752 to 795kg to accommodate the introduction of new safety structures and a jump to 18-inch wheels. After it had transpired that some teams struggled to get down to the 795kg target, partly to allow for floors to be reinforced after […]
F1’s top teams have already had to cut back on spending this year with the budget cap limit reduced by $5 million to $140 million. But their finances are facing extra pressure caused by a dramatic upswing in inflation and spending that has been triggered by the ongoing fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and the […]
Tost’s frustration with rookie Tsunoda’s apparent lack of commitment to training and preparation in 2021 features heavily in an episode of the latest Drive to Survive series. Part way through the season Tsunoda moved from Milton Keynes – where he was based to have easy access to the Red Bull simulator – to a new […]
F1 will begin its new technical era this weekend as the Bahrain Grand Prix offers the first chance for teams to race their overhauled cars. A concerted effort has been made by F1’s rulemakers to reduce the technical freedoms available to teams, pushing to create closer competition while retaining the goal of making it easier […]