AlphaTauri’s disappointing start to the 2023 season was reflected in team boss Franz Tost’s suggestion in Jeddah that he doesn’t trust his engineers after the car failed to meet expectations. A new floor introduced in Australia was the first major upgrade for the car as the team tries to find more speed, although after Yuki […]
The eight-time world champion fractured the first metacarpal in his right hand following a controversial shunt with RNF Aprilia rider Miguel Oliveira in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The incident, which took place on the third lap of the 2023 season-opener, led to Marquez being handed a double long lap penalty to initially be served at […]
The widely predicted collapse of the optimistic plans to reinstate the Chinese Grand Prix for the first time since 2019 has created a protracted gap between the Australian and Azerbaijan rounds. Usually, a similarly sizable window between races that has allowed much of the paddock to take time off is reserved for the traditional August […]
Perez was hailed as a perfect team player during the team’s 2021 campaign, including a stout defence against Lewis Hamilton in the controversial Abu Dhabi season finale. But as the Mexican became more competitive compared to Verstappen in 2022, the internal battle intensified. It culminated in Verstappen’s refusal to follow team orders and help Perez […]
Mercedes’ crippling 2022 porpoising issues are well documented, the team unable to run the W13 as low as it wanted to extract its ultimate performance. But over the second half of the season the Brackley team’s fortunes changed, and Lewis Hamilton and George Russell became more and more competitive. Certainly, the pair had grabbed a […]
Leclerc was thrown off the track after contact with Lance Stroll when he attempted to pass the Aston Martin around the outside of Turn 3. The Monegasque ended up beached in the outside gravel trap, ending his race after just three corners. Leclerc’s second retirement in three grands prix means he’s still stuck on a […]
Red Bull has dominated the three events held so far in 2023, with Max Verstappen winning in Bahrain and Australia and his team-mate Sergio Perez triumphing in Saudi Arabia. While some observers have expressed concerns that a year of supremacy by one team will be bad for F1 and following on from Red Bull’s dominant […]
The Melbourne race was red-flagged for a third and final time on lap 57 of 58 after a chaotic restart, which prompted a 30-minute delay to work out how the event would finish. With just one lap remaining, the safety car led out the surviving cars across the line in order of the previous restart, […]
Hulkenberg returned with the US-owned F1 team after three years without a full-time seat. During his absence he kept his hand in with five reserve appearances with Racing Point/Aston Martin. The German has twice made Q3 in the first three races with his new team, and in Australia he scored his first points with a […]
Last season Bagnaia achieved what seemed unthinkable by recovering from a 91-point deficit to Fabio Quartararo to be crowned world champion at the final round in Valencia, marking Ducati’s first riders’ title in 15 years, since Casey Stoner’s 2007 triumph at the start of the 700cc era. As expected, Bagnaia’s feat earned him praise from […]