As 9am came around and the light at the end of the pit lane went green, Alonso immediately peeled out of the Aston Martin garage, running in a sponsorless livery, blank overalls and a camo dazzle helmet, and was the first man out of the pit lane. He did the same when the session resumed […]
Lewis Hamilton and Russell qualified fifth and sixth for the last round of the season, with Russell claiming fifth in the race after his team-mate’s late retirement. Russell’s day was made harder after he lost out to Lando Norris on the first lap, and was initially stuck behind the McLaren driver. He also lost time […]
F1 overhauled the design of the cars for 2022 in a bid to create closer wheel-to-wheel racing and reduce the impact of dirty air reducing downforce when following, allowing for more overtaking action. This was achieved by redesigning the shape of the front and rear wings, removing bargeboards and bringing back ground effect-style aerodynamics. Drivers […]
Pre-season, Yamaha was forced to ditch its planned 2022 engine over reliability issues, meaning it had to race with a motor with a power output similar to the 2021 bike. This, as well as problems with traction, led to a difficult campaign for all Yamaha riders – with Franco Morbidelli, Darryn Binder, Andrea Dovizioso – […]
Following Sunday’s season finale, all 10 teams stayed on at the Yas Marina Circuit for Tuesday’s nine-hour test day that saw them field two cars each, using one for young drivers and one to help Pirelli with 2023 tyre testing. After seeing teammate Charles Leclerc set the fastest time in the first half of the […]
Both men spun when Schumacher ran into the Williams driver, and while both were initially able to continue, Latifi lost time in the pits for damage inspection and later retired with an electrical issue. Schumacher, who received a five-second penalty for causing a collision, finished his final race for Haas in 16th place. “In general […]
Teams stayed on at the Yas Marina Circuit for Tuesday’s test, running from 9am to 6pm to give them a chance to complete some final runs with their 2022 cars. Deals were struck for drivers to swap teams for the test, including two-time world champion Alonso, who appeared with Aston Martin for the first time […]
The two teams were fighting over sixth place in the World Championship that is worth $10-12m of extra prize fund income. After losing out in qualifying, Alfa Romeo adopted a strategy of running interference on the cars of Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll in an attempt to reduce their chances of scoring sufficient points to secure […]
Alonso made his final appearance for Alpine in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of his move to Aston Martin, but failed to make it to the chequered flag due to a water leak. Although Alpine still secured fourth in the constructors’ championship, Alonso was left ruing yet more lost points after his sixth retirement […]
The curtain has fallen on Formula 1’s 73rd season, and it truly has been a spectacular one. Verstappen was crowned the drivers’ world champion for the second straight year, while Red Bull took top honours in the constructors’ championship after a lengthy gap. But just how dominant were they from a numbers perspective? Let’s take […]