Month: September 2023

15 Sep 2023

Mercedes has to “level up” to beat Verstappen and Red Bull in F1

Red Bull has won every race in 2023, with Verstappen currently on a record run of 10 consecutive grand prix victories after his Monza triumph two weeks ago. Hamilton praised Verstappen and Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey for the “exceptional job” that they have done this year. The final eight races of the […]

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14 Sep 2023

Behind the scenes of F1’s immense broadcast operation

Well before tedious “it’s race week” social media posts cross drivers’ and teams’ minds, a construction crew arrives at a grand prix circuit to erect the Event Technical Centre tent. Five days are required to build this 375-square-metre temporary media headquarters but when ready, it will transmit 500 terabytes of data per race – 50 […]

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14 Sep 2023

F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited Red Bull has a new rear wing design at the Singapore Grand Prix, as the team follows in the footsteps of its rivals. This style of semi-detached tip section was first introduced by Alpine and has found its way onto the AlphaTauri and McLaren already this […]

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14 Sep 2023

F1 teams failed to provide consensus to create fourth DRS zone

Drivers have expressed their surprise that a fourth DRS zone has not been added on the revised back straight amid concerns over a lack of overtaking at the Marina Bay circuit. A layout change is owed to construction work around the final sector, which has led to the characteristic 90-degree Turns 16-19 being replaced by […]

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14 Sep 2023

Haas to become final F1 downwash convert amid Austin concept switch

The American-owned outfit has remained an outlier in sticking to the in-wash solution that technical partner Ferrari has begun the new regulations rules era with. But with Ferrari having ditched the in-wash solution at the Spanish Grand Prix, and Mercedes having abandoned its zero pods from Monaco, Haas was left alone as the only squad […]

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14 Sep 2023

McLaren reveals F1 livery change for Singapore and Japan

Starting with this weekend’s Singapore event and produced in conjunction with team sponsor OKX, McLaren has significantly upended its usual livery, with a mostly black design instead highlighted with the orange that usually makes up the majority of its car’s colours. McLaren says it is also making the change to continue its celebration of 2023’s […]

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