The call came after the DRS zone on the main straight at last weekend’s Azerbaijan GP was cut by 100 metres, to the frustration of some drivers. However, Alonso pointed out that the FIA knows from data gathered at last year’s races that both tracks were among the easiest for overtaking under DRS, and he […]
Pedrosa raced in the premier class between 2006 and 2018, winning 31 times and finishing runner-up in the championship on three occasions – doing all of this with Honda. Retiring at the end of 2018, Pedrosa joined KTM as its official test rider and has made two wildcard outings with the brand, in Austria in […]
De Vries crashed during Friday qualifying for last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and then suffered another incident in the race when he tapped the inside wall at Turn 5, having to retire with a bent front-left toe link. The 2020/21 Formula E champion is still chasing his maiden points, with fellow rookie Logan Sargeant the […]
The RNF Aprilia rider sustained a dislocated and fractured left shoulder in a crash with Fabio Quartararo on the opening lap of last Sunday’s Spanish GP which triggered an early red flag. Oliveira was unable to make the restart due to his injuries – now fully diagnosed as a dislocated left shoulder, fracture in the […]
After realising too late it was pursuing a concept that would lead to a less efficient car design, the MCL60’s draggy launch spec hamstrung the Woking team both in lap time and in its ability to overtake other cars. In the meantime, it prepared a tweaked floor approach that saw the light of day at […]
Red Bull announced before the start of the season that it would race with three one-off liveries at F1 2023’s three American-based races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas, with a so-called Make Your Mark competition set up for fans to design the colour schemes. Argentina’s Martina Adriano came up with the winning design for […]
Its sponsorship partnership with Red Bull, and a high-profile presence it has at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix and the forthcoming Las Vegas event, are much more about shifting perceptions of what it is about now. While it may be best known for the chain of more than 250 Hard Rock Cafes around the world, […]
Fixes for the W14’s cockpit being placed too far forward relative to the front wheels, and the true impact of the technical switch of Mike Elliott and James Allison, likely will not be realised until 2024. But after identifying design flaws with the car prior to Bahrain pre-season testing, a B-spec machine has been promised, […]
So, it’s no wonder that both McLaren and Alpine, who are vying for honours at the head of the chasing pack, are pushing on hard with car developments Both teams brought similarly sized upgrades to Azerbaijan, which appear to have improved the overall performance of their cars relative to the rest. As part of both […]
The nine-time world champion made the trip last weekend to the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, a circuit that has always been devoted to him. In addition to signing the contract that makes him a Yamaha ambassador, Rossi witnessed on Sunday the victory of Francesco Bagnaia, one of his pupils in the VR46 Riders Academy, […]