The huge leap forward that McLaren has made with its Austrian and British GP package, which was inspired by both Red Bull and Aston Martin sidepod ideas, has left rivals pondering if they too need to make a dramatic change of direction. And while Mercedes has long insisted that sidepod and bodywork tweaks are not a key […]
Dutchman de Vries had been under pressure for weeks after a disappointing start to his F1 career with the Italian squad. Alongside fellow rookie Logan Sargeant, de Vries is the only driver yet to register points in 2023 as he struggled for pace compared to team-mate Yuki Tsunoda. His cause wasn’t helped by AlphaTauri underperforming […]
In the earlier days of the championship, it was not uncommon for the smaller teams to phase out drivers depending on the money they could bring, while larger teams were not above that either if a driver had been unable to live up to expectations. It proved to be the latter in de Vries’ case, […]
It was chosen via a fan vote that was launched over the weekend of the Monaco GP. Gulf was keen on the eye-catching experiment it conducted at Monaco in 2021 when a partner of McLaren, but the company added a twist by leaving the final choice up to Williams fans and running it at a […]
Any other team ejecting its rookie driver after less than half a season would have caused a serious stir in Formula 1. But the fact that de Vries’ removal from Red Bull’s second team AlphaTauri was almost greeted with a sense of inevitability speaks volumes on the company’s – and in particular advisor Helmut Marko’s […]
Earlier on Tuesday it emerged that de Vries had been dismissed after just 10 grands prix following a disappointing start to his F1 career with the Italian squad. AlphaTauri has now confirmed the de Vries’ exit and has announced that Red Bull third driver Ricciardo will step into the Dutchman’s seat for the remainder of […]
Sprint races have marked one of the biggest single format changes in grand prix motorcycle racing’s more than 70-year history. While reviews of the sprint format were mixed from the riders to begin with, after eight rounds criticisms of the half-distance races have faded away. For the most part, the sprints have added an exciting […]
Ricciardo signed up as Red Bull’s third driver this year in a bid to rebuild his career after losing his seat at McLaren following two disappointing campaigns. And while Red Bull admitted that the Australian seemed out of sorts with his driving during his first runs in the team’s simulator, he made rapid progress to […]
With Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi embarking on ambitious plans to expand sales of the French sportscar manufacturer, he felt that the company’s motorsport activities needed to be given more attention than he could provide himself. As a result, he has appointed Alpine’s F1 engine chief Bruno Famin as VP of Alpine Motorsports. Famin will report […]
Pitt also admitted that he felt “a little giddy” as shooting for the film got underway over the British GP weekend, including sequences involving him driving the production’s F2-based car in between real sessions. The Hollywood star gave his first extensive insight into the movie and its plot in an interview conducted in the film’s […]