At 2285m above sea level, the rarefied air creates a significant challenge in respect of car aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the power unit. All of this leads to teams running what might otherwise be considered odd choices, given it’s such a high-speed venue. Mercedes experimented with its wing levels on Friday, […]
The Australian went from medium to soft tyres and had sufficient pace to not only charge up to seventh place, but also negate a 10 second penalty for contact with Yuki Tsunoda. In contrast Norris, who stopped earlier, joined several others in going from the medium to the hard, only to find it was lacking […]
However the Spaniard was left frustrated by a lack of pace after he drove a lonely race from fifth on the grid to fifth at the flag, finishing 58 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen, and clear of team- mate Charles Leclerc. From the start of the weekend it was apparent that Ferrari faced compromises on […]
F1 currently has a two-week shutdown during the summer break that is enshrined in the regulations, ensuring staff get time off through the busy season by making teams pause their operations. Although all teams do ensure staff members get time off over Christmas and through the winter, there is nothing set in the sporting regulations […]
Ducati rider Bagnaia stands on the precipice of an historic first world championship coming into this the final round of the season on 4-6 November, as he aims to become the first rider to have overturned a 91-point deficit and brush aside five DNFs to win the title. Bagnaia has won seven times so far […]
The pair made contact when Ricciardo made a move on the inside of the tight right-hander Turn 6 as they battled for 11th position on the 51st lap. Tsunoda made it back to the pits, but he was forced to retire due to damage incurred. Ricciardo was handed a 10-second penalty by the FIA stewards. […]
There’s little escaping that the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend ultimately failed to deliver on the thrilling climax it teased at certain points. That meant, at a time when the FIA went public with its contentious punishment for Red Bull breaking the 2021 cost cap, there was an equal split between on- and off-track talking […]
Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front, but at one point it looked like old title rival Lewis Hamilton may be set to run him close in the fight at the front thanks to his tyre strategy. Yet as the race unfolded, it became apparent that Verstappen had the race well within his grasp, aided by […]
The test will feature two cars per team, with race drivers running with the definitive 2023 Pirelli tyres in one car, and rookies – defined as those with no more than two Grand Prix starts – in the other. Mercedes has a rookie slot available because Nyck de Vries has been released to drive for […]
Russell started second, but after giving space to Hamilton he emerged from the opening sequence of corners on the first lap in fourth place, a position he still held at the end of the race. The Briton admitted that recent frustrations, including his first corner collision with Carlos Sainz in Austin, encouraged him to take […]