While former team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane both reckoned that it would realistically take a few more years for the Enstone-based squad to hit its victory targets, the French car manufacturer’s senior management believed it could be done quicker. It was this disconnect of timeline and ambition that ultimately saw Alpine […]
After more than a season of Mercedes going it alone in pursuit of its zeropod concept, it finally abandoned the idea as it pursued the growing trend for what has become known as the downwash solution. The fact that Red Bull had been so successful from the off with its downwash design inevitably prompted suggestions that Mercedes’ change […]
Williams team boss James Vowles has been seeking greater capital expenditure freedom for his squad, after discovering that its facilities are well down compared to many rivals. While F1’s financial rules allow some spending on capex improvements, Williams feels the $36 million allowed over a four-year period is not enough to get where it wants […]
Twelve races down there’s a lot of data available to explain where Red Bull is so good, how McLaren and Aston Martin changed throughout the season, where Mercedes and Ferrari need to improve, and how far back the midfield teams really are this season. Martyn Lee chats with Jon Noble and returning special guest Blake ‘BrrrakeF1’ Hinsey, […]
The 2021 world champion came together with the VR46 rider on lap 18 of Sunday’s race, losing the front of his fairing, which forced him to pit for his other bike. Marini escaped unscathed, while Quartararo went on to finish 15th of the 17 riders to cross the line, the Frenchman running as high as […]
The start of the Saturday sprint event at Spa was delayed by rain, and when it eventually got underway the cars ran on full wet tyres behind the safety car – as mandated by the rules – before the field was released. Half the cars then came straight in for intermediates, with the rest following […]
MotoGP’s return from its summer break did not disappoint, as a dramatic weekend concluded with a thrilling British Grand Prix. The rider market saga kicked off proceedings at Silverstone, with news of Alex Rins replacing Franco Morbidelli at Yamaha in 2024 opening up more rumours about bike swaps. On track, Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro put in […]
Stroll missed pre-season testing in Bahrain after breaking both his wrists and a toe in a crash while cycling in Spain three days before that event was due to start. But just one week later he returned for the season-opener in Bahrain in a car team-mate Fernando Alonso has taken to six podiums so far […]
The Ducati rider led for much of Sunday’s 20-lap Silverstone grand prix, holding his nerve when rain fell in the latter stages while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales, and KTM’s Brad Binder bore down on him. Bagnaia was ultimately beaten by Espargaro after a last-lap move into Maggotts. In MotoGP’s last wet contest in […]
The perils of racing single-seaters in the rain were highlighted last month by the fatal accident of Formula Regional racer Dilano van ‘t Hoff at Spa, with the lack of visibility in the rain a major factor in the multi-car collision that claimed the Dutchman’s life. Rain also derailed the Belgian Grand Prix’s Saturday sprint, […]