Cars are currently locked into parc ferme after the first session on Friday, and thus they have to run both qualifying sessions and the sprint and main event with the same set-up unless teams opt to make changes that oblige the driver to start from the pitlane. In Spa Russell and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton […]
Former F2 frontrunner Sargeant was drafted in this year to slot in alongside Alex Albon and found it hard to match his more experienced team-mate while making his fair share of rookie errors. But in recent races the American has made progress, most notably with finishing 13th at the Red Bull Ring and just outside the points […]
With the German manufacturer having realised it has taken the wrong approach with its 2023 car, having been too cautious with its ride height target, the team has been chasing solutions to get it closer to the front of the grid. And while more downforce would not go amiss, its technical director James Allison has […]
Yamaha and Honda’s current crisis has led Dorna Sports to consider reviving manufacturer concessions in a bid to help the struggling Japanese brands. But Oliveira believes teams with more bikes should face restrictions, and struggling smaller teams should be given more test days and tyres than those seeing success. The RNF Aprilia rider raced under… […]
The American-owned outfit has been chasing a cure for the high tyre degradation woes that have derailed its prospects at several races this year. Its VF-23 car appears to be quite aggressive on its rubber, which is great for switching tyres on for single qualifying laps but is a big handicap to its drivers when […]
The German manufacturer has endured a challenging time since the switch to ground-effect cars at the start of the 2022 campaign. Last year’s W13 was blighted by porpoising, and the squad battled with a small ride height operating window for where its car produced downforce, which effectively forced it to run very close to the […]
In late 2022, the Grove team tied down lead driver Alex Albon on a multi-year contract, but uncertainty surrounds the future of his stablemate Logan Sargeant for next season. Ex-Mercedes head of strategy Vowles has publicly backed the American, who is yet to score a point during his rookie term but previously axed him from […]
Szafnauer parted company with Alpine after the recent Belgian Grand Prix following a disagreement between himself and the sportscar manufacturer’s bosses over the timeline needed for it to win in F1. While Szafnauer said his decades of experience in F1 prompted him to feel it would take until 2026 for Alpine to hit its target, […]
The Frenchman has been linked to replace Yamaha-bound Alex Rins at LCR Honda for the 2024 season, as VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi looks set to take his place at Pramac Ducati. Zarco rode three races for Honda at the end of 2019 replacing the injured Takaaki Nakagami at LCR, and was heavily linked to a factory […]
McLaren started the season off the pace with a car that was both lacking overall downforce and suffering from a lack of aerodynamic efficiency, meaning it creates too much drag for a given downforce level. Incoming team principal Andrea Stella rolled out a recovery plan to get the team’s MCL60 back on track, which included […]