Perez’s future has been the subject of endless speculation due to the large performance gap between him and team-mate Max Verstappen this year, with the Dutchman romping to his ninth consecutive victory at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Recent comments by Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko further added fuel to the fire, the Austrian suggesting in […]
Month: August 2023
Tyre saving call behind Verstappen pace deficit in F1 Dutch GP
A rain shower hit Zandvoort on the opening lap of the race and seventh-starting Perez reacted fastest by pitting at the first opportunity to ditch soft Pirellis for intermediates. As the majority of the grid then stopped one tour later, the Mexican emerged with a 10.4 second advantage over George Russell as Verstappen fell to […]
Why Britain’s Triumph is committing its future to Moto2
By the end of that season, it will have been a decade since the Hinckley-based motorcycle manufacturer – which can trace its roots to the original Triumph Engineering Company founded in 1885 – became the sole engine supplier of the Moto2 class. Triumph’s arrival in Moto2 marked a big shift in performance for the class […]
Williams F1 straight-line reputation “not true” in Zandvoort
Albon was the star of Saturday qualifying by taking fourth on the grid on the high-downforce Zandvoort loop. Rookie team-mate Logan Sargeant also claimed his best qualifying result of the season in 10th, with a Q3 crash ruling out an even better grid position. Williams has traditionally had an efficient, slippery FW45 car which has proven […]
Stroll laughs off F1 to tennis switch rumours
The idea has been floating around on social media in recent days and has been mentioned by Sky F1 commentator David Croft. This year Stroll has struggled to match Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso, which has led some to speculate that he might be reconsidering his future. However, the 24-year-old is adamant that he won’t […]
Impeding made no difference in “too slow” F1 Dutch GP qualifying
Hamilton only qualified 13th at Zandvoort after struggling to replicate his early Friday pace in his Mercedes W14. The seven-time world champion was caught out by several drivers blocking him on his flying laps, first by both Aston Martins in Q1 and then by AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda in Q2. But afterwards, Hamilton conceded that his […]
Tsunoda docked three places for impeding Hamilton in F1 Dutch GP qualifying
The stewards have ruled that the AlphaTauri driver failed to satisfactorily move off the dry racing line through Turn 13 during Q2 while preparing for a push-lap. In doing so, he impeded seven-time world champion Hamilton, who subsequently failed to progress into the top 10 shootout and will start 13th. Tsunoda, who ran 14th fastest, […]
Massa’s 2008 F1 title legal challenge ‘for justice, not money’
Last week, Massa stepped up his legal battle over losing the 2008 title by sending a Letter Before Claim addressed to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, setting out the details of his impending legal challenge over the result of the championship. Massa lost the title to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by […]
F1 Dutch Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
The home hero charged to his eighth pole position of the season in a drying qualifying at Zandvoort, topping Q3 by 0.537s from McLaren’s Lando Norris. George Russell squeezed into third place late on in the session for Mercedes, to push Alex Albon down to fourth on an impressive showing for Williams. Q3 was interrupted […]
Vowles explains how Williams is designing an F1 car with no tech team
The team has been without a technical leader since the December exit of Francois-Xavier Demaison, although Williams announced earlier this month that it had signed Alpine veteran engineer Pat Fry as its chief technical officer, but he will not start until the winter. The team is also still yet to appoint a technical director – […]