The Finn has an option to stay at the current Alfa Romeo titled team into 2024 as part of an original two-plus-one-year contract that he signed with the squad ahead of the 2022 campaign. But despite some early promise after his switch from Mercedes, Alfa Romeo has slipped down the midfield order and currently lies […]
One of the standout characteristics of the dominant RB19 is the DRS advantage that has helped Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez often be unstoppable on the straights. It has been key in producing some impressive qualifying performances and allowing both drivers to breeze past the opposition in races without much difficulty. While the scale of […]
Over the past three races, Russell took a fifth and two sixth-place finishes, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton grabbed a podium and two fourth-place results, as Mercedes battled McLaren and Ferrari for the status of second-fastest team. Since the Austrian Grand Prix weekend at the start of July, Russell has said on several occasions that “things […]
McLaren’s switchover to its own brand-new wind tunnel at its Woking factory is expected to take place this month, bringing an end to a 12-year partnership it had using the Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe (TGR-E) facility in Cologne. The squad originally began using Toyota’s former F1 wind tunnel back in 2010 and it has helped […]
Red Bull celebrated its 100th F1 world championship race win with Max Verstappen’s victory in the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix – an achievement only four other teams (Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes) have scored in the competition’s 73-year history. By achieving that feat in a 14-year period since Sebastian Vettel won the 2009 Chinese GP […]
Dixon came to Moto2 in 2019 having previously been a race winner in British Superbikes, and scored his maiden grand prix victory at the Dutch GP in June. Over the MotoGP summer break, he became linked with a potential step to the premier class and thinks “there’s still a couple of options” for him, despite […]
Despite F1 enjoying a rise in popularity around the world, triggered by its expansion on social media and Netflix’s Drive to Survive series, not all countries have gone through the same thing. One place where F1’s popularity has stalled is Germany. The nation has not hosted an F1 race since the Eifel Grand Prix at […]
This latest contractual saga follows a protracted legal battle over his services for 2023, when Ganassi filed a lawsuit against its own driver after he signed a contract with McLaren in the summer of 2022. A legal mediation led to him staying with Ganassi for this season, in which he seems certain to claim his […]
Ricciardo, who was Red Bull’s third driver after his McLaren exit, was drafted in at Red Bull’s sister team to replace Nyck de Vries from Hungary. In his two races before the summer break the 34-year-old Australian has shown he has regained his competitive edge, outqualifying team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in Hungary and in Spa’s sprint shootout. […]
Instead, what Zandvoort unleashed since its comeback was a vision of F1’s future: of a venue willing to go the extra mile in delivering entertainment and an exciting package for fans that went far beyond just what was happening on track. In fact, Zandvoort has been praised by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali for delivering “fresh […]