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Month: June 2023
Disappointed Aston chasing answers for soft stint woes
The Silverstone-based squad has been Red Bull’s closest rival for much of this season but endured its most difficult outing of the year at Barcelona. Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso did not have the pace on the soft early on to take the fight to Mercedes and Ferrari, and in the end, they came home […]
Marko’s mobile phone moment shows Verstappen on “another level”
The world championship leader raised some smiles in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix when his response to a radio message about his run plan regarded a ringtone that could be heard from the garage. Verstappen was able to recognise it as the one used by Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Marko. “Someone’s phone is […]
Hamilton and Russell praise Schumacher role in F1 Spanish GP turnaround
The pair endured a difficult opening day of practice at Barcelona as Mercedes finally got some proper running of its new W14 upgrade package. The struggles even left Hamilton feeling that he would not make it through to Q3 in qualifying because the car was so difficult to drive. But a late-night simulator session for […]
10 things we learned at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
After what seemed like an endless string of street circuits and semi-permanent venues monopolising the opening part of the 2023 calendar, Formula 1 went back to basics at Barcelona. Under its previous configuration, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya had been extensively mined for data amid thousands of miles in testing down the years, but a reversion […]
Pol Espargaro ruled out of MotoGP Italian GP as recovery continues
The Tech3 rider had hoped to return to racing this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, but is still suffering from an edema around his vertebrae that needs treatment. The Spaniard was thrown from his GASGAS-branded KTM in the latter stages of FP2 at the season-opener in Portugal and hit an unprotected barrier. […]
Russell explains Spanish GP sweat and rain confusion
The upgraded W14 proved effective in the warmer race temperatures as Russell climbed from 12th on the grid to third place to complete a double podium behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Rain, which had hit the track during Saturday practice, had threatened to disrupt the event but never materialised. However, Russell did briefly ask his race […]
Tsunoda slams “ridiculous” F1 Spanish GP penalty for Zhou defence
On lap 56 of 66 in a round dominated by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, Alfa Romeo racer Zhou used DRS to challenge Tsunoda for ninth place around the outside into the Turn 1 right-hander. But as the corner transitioned into Turn 2, Zhou appeared to jink his machine to the left to then take […]
Mercedes fined over F1 Spanish GP parc ferme rules breach
The German manufacturer saw Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finish second and third at Barcelona behind race winner Max Verstappen, moving the squad up to second in the constructors’ championship standings. But a few hours after the race, the team was notified that team members may have breached the regulations in the post-race parc ferme […]
Aston “didn’t have the pace” in Barcelona F1 race
Alonso started only eighth after two mistakes in qualifying compromised his session and gained only one position to finish seventh in the race behind team-mate Lance Stroll. This marked the second time in 2023 that he hasn’t been on the podium for Aston Martin, with Alonso noting: “We didn’t have the pace, so that the […]