New Williams team boss James Vowles has passionately sought to give the team a way to catch up on its ageing Grove base’s facilities. Under F1’s financial rules teams have a $36 million allowance over a four-year period to invest in capital expenditure, with an exception made for wind tunnels. But according to Vowles that […]
The French duo have been evenly matched in their first season as team-mates at Alpine, but amid a season where the Enstone outfit expected to consolidate on its fourth-place finish in last year’s constructors’ championship. Gasly admitted the season had not lived up to expectations in that regard, with the team set to manage no […]
This weekend marks the first ever Indian GP for MotoGP, which will be staged at the same Buddh International Circuit which hosted Formula 1 from 2011 to 2013. The track required upgrade works to improve safety, though these were only completed recently and several riders felt unease about the proximity of barriers to the circuit […]
Sainz took his second consecutive pole for 2023 in Singapore, and while the Ferraris still struggled to replicate their one-lap pace in the race, the Spaniard capitalised on Red Bull’s off-weekend to break the latter’s winning streak. PLUS: The Singapore secrets that helped Sainz end Verstappen’s F1 winning streak But while taking the first non-Red Bull […]
The new bodywork continues to employ the downwash ramp concept that AlphaTauri has been using since the start of this regulatory era. However, it also blends some concepts seen elsewhere on the grid along with a few of its own tricks. The high and shallow bodywork that leads off from the rearward swept inlet already […]
With team-mate George Russell crashing out on the final lap at Marina Bay last weekend, chasing team-mate Hamilton claimed the final spot on the podium after the duo’s aggressive late switch to medium tyres in a bid to challenge for victory. But as Hamilton took to the podium alongside race winner Carlos Sainz and runner-up […]
A raised ride height for the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit put the RB19 out of its comfort zone last weekend. Max Verstappen recovered from 11th to fifth as Sergio Perez scrapped to eighth. That left the door open for Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz to lead Lando Norris to score an expertly controlled victory. In […]
The Woking-based squad produced another strong podium finish in last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, as Lando Norris came home in second place behind race winner Carlos Sainz in the Ferrari. The result was especially encouraging because it came at the high-downforce Marina Bay circuit that had not been expected to play to the strengths of […]
Marc Marquez has the entire world neatly in the palm of his hands, hanging off his every word as the saga around his future plans for 2024 seemingly nears its conclusion. The eight-time world champion has a contract with Honda in MotoGP for next season, a fact he has repeatedly stated as uncertainty over his […]
Sainz ended Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s record winning streak in Singapore to back up his consecutive pole positions, while a delayed pitstop last weekend left Leclerc to finish fourth. While the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit and its aggressive kerbs that forced a ride height rise means the Red Bull dip is thought to […]