The grid was cut down by two at the end of last year when Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP, citing financial reasons for its decision to withdraw one year into a new contract with the championship. In recent weeks, there have been rumours about the possibility of KTM expanding its presence to six bikes for […]
The idea was logical that if there was less disturbed air thrown up by cars then this should allow some closer racing. The subsequent simplification of car’s upper surfaces, with more reliance on the underfloor to generate downforce, certainly seemed to achieve some of these goals initially. But, as the teams now have a more […]
AlphaTauri is in-line for a management restructure as long-serving team boss Franz Tost will step aside at the end of the campaign to be replaced by respected Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies. Marko has now said that this extensive overhaul will extend to the AlphaTauri name. Speaking to Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, the 80-year-old explained: “AlphaTauri […]
Aston Martin brought a new package to the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, featuring a heavily revised sidepod and floor. The update enabled Fernando Alonso to take second after a more difficult Spanish Grand Prix, albeit on a low-downforce Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that was more suited to the AMR23. Its update was mainly focused […]
Ganassi heads into this weekend’s halfway IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio holding a 1-2 in points with Palou leading Ericsson by a whopping 74 points. Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden is the best non-Ganassi driver, a further seven points behind. Palou has already equalled his win tally from his title year with CGR in 2021. Meanwhile Ericsson, […]
The FIA introduced spending limits for the 2021 season with the long-term goal of making the series more tightly contested by working to limit the leading teams’ ability to outspend the rest of the grid. It was also hoped that closing the resource gap would allow for more underdog winners. However, Red Bull has dominated […]
The recent celebration of its 150th race may be well behind Ferrari’s tally of 1060 but, if the calendar keeps going the way it is, then by 2025 it should be ready to eclipse March and BRM’s tally of 197 starts. Considering more than 160 teams (either individual entities or names) have raced in F1, that Haas […]
Concessions were introduced in 2014 in a bid to help balance the field and provide a greater competitive platform for prospective manufacturers, which helped bring Suzuki, Aprilia and KTM to the grid between 2015 and 2017. Those who ran under concessions received a number of benefits over non-concession manufacturers, who at the time were Honda […]
With Verstappen dominating the current era, F1 viewers regularly listen into the in-race conversations between the Dutchman and his engineer. But even before Red Bull’s current wave of success increased coverage of their team radio exchanges, Lambiase had forged a reputation for keeping Verstappen in check with a no-nonsense demeanour his driver responded to positively […]
As part of the championship’s push to be net carbon zero by 2030, F1’s chiefs have been looking at areas where more sustainable solutions can be introduced. One idea, which is now being rolled out at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, is a central power generation farm that it is hoped can cut emissions […]