Verstappen and Red Bull crushed the competition by respectively winning 19 and 21 of the season’s 22 races, meaning the Dutchman has plenty of standout wins to choose from as he sat down with Motorsport.com/Autosport to pick his best and worst race weekends of the year. After careful consideration, the triple world champion replied: “I […]
Think back through Fernando Alonso’s long Formula 1 career. Once he’d become a race winner with Renault 20 years ago in 2003, his star potential was clear. Then, rather a lot changed. Endurance tyres for 2005, a whole new driving style with the change from Michelins to Bridgestones in 2007, the car rules changing in […]
Lewis Hamilton appeared downbeat at the season’s end, frustrated at the lack of Mercedes’ progress after falling off its perch. But he comprehensively beat team-mate George Russell. PLUS: Is Mercedes experiencing an extended blip or the end of an F1 dynasty? His consistency and ability to reach the high notes that Russell could not achieve […]
Alex Albon’s coolness under pressure stood out in 2023, and is a key part of the connection he’s forged at Williams since joining to reboot his Formula 1 career after his Red Bull difficulties. The team knows it can rely on him. But his resilience also boosted him massively when it came to hanging on […]
Charles Leclerc proved largely inseparable from Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz in 2023 as their car’s characteristics swung from favouring one to the other. But his form in the last two races moved him ahead in the championship. His efforts in Las Vegas almost yielded victory, as the colder conditions and low track grip played to […]
Since 2021, F1 teams have had to operate under a budget cap limit which was introduced to put grand prix racing on a more stable financial platform. The evidence of the past few years is that the grid overall has closed up, especially because previous big spenders have not had the luxury of throwing more […]
The Mexican endured a rollercoaster campaign this season, starting the season strongly but fading away before bouncing back in the final races. Red Bull is committed to Perez for the start of the 2024 campaign but has been clear that it wants him to battle more consistently nearer the front if it is to consider […]
Carlos Sainz made the difference for Ferrari on its best chance to win all year in Singapore. His driving style – following front-end understeer naturally through a corner – was a boon for tyre preservation late in the lap there, and for Monza’s traction demands, where he was also brilliant. Without his nous in handing […]
On qualifying performance, George Russell was 11-11 in the head-to-head against Lewis Hamilton, but the younger Briton was often outgunned by his more experienced Mercedes team-mate in the races. Overall, Russell termed 2023 as “one of the worst seasons of my career” as Mercedes failed to make the strides it hoped for with the W14. […]
The highly respected Nielsen was originally appointed at the start of this year, having had a lengthy career in grand prix racing at a number of teams including Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton, Williams and AlphaTauri prior to working at Formula 1 management. He worked closely with F1 race director Niels Wittich and took responsibility at the […]