Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes runs out after this season, and the team and driver have yet to settle on an agreement to extend it. While there had been some hope of the matter quickly getting sorted over last winter, the discussions have been put on hold until Wolff and Hamilton can set aside a suitable […]
The Italian squad has endured its worst start to a Formula 1 season since 2009, when it failed to score a single point in the first three races of the campaign. Its lack of performance compared to pacesetter Red Bull prompted Sainz to suggest at the Australian Grand Prix that it was in need of […]
With many expecting the Grove-based outfit to be pegged to the back of the field after a low-key pre-season test in Bahrain, the squad has impressed greatly and made a good step forward since last season. Williams’ head of vehicle performance Dave Robson said much of the progress had come from work specifically addressing areas […]
Bezzecchi is the product of the VR46 Academy set up by nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion Rossi in 2014 to nurture up-and-coming Italian talents. Making his MotoGP debut last year, Bezzecchi scored a maiden podium at Assen and a first pole in Thailand, and was touted as a dark horse for big results in […]
Red Bull was found guilty of breaking the cost cap limit in 2021, and the team was fined $7 million plus given a 10% reduction in aerodynamic testing for 12 months from October 2022. Despite that extra handicap being added to its position as world champions at the bottom of the aero testing sliding scale, […]
The new nose and front wing aim to increase downforce and also help give the team more options to balance the car. Alfa Romeo’s head of trackside engineering Xevi Pujolar said the downforce gains from the updates had wider benefits for the whole car. “We thought that front wing would bring back the car balance,” […]
The Spaniard was given a five-second penalty by the stewards for causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the chaotic restart after the second red flag, which saw a string of incidents generate a third red flag. The penalty was awarded before the resumption for the single lap run to the chequered flag behind the […]
Valentino Rossi discovered speed by competing with everything that had wheels attached on the streets of Tavullia, playing with his friends, joking and always trying to win, with the competitiveness that has always been his trademark. As if in a game, a young Rossi arrived in the world championship in 1996, and he continued to […]
The race weekend occurred following a backdrop of controversy: FIA president Max Mosley had been exposed by a UK tabloid sting in the week leading up to the event, and some teams were calling on him to step down. On track, BMW’s Sauber era was blossoming, with Robert Kubica scoring his first career F1 pole […]
Dovizioso got his first taste of GT3 machinery at Hockenheim on 28-29 March, sharing an M4 GT3 with two-time DTM champion and factory BMW driver Marco Wittmann. Wittmann has already been signed by Project 1 to lead its assault on the DTM and the team has been looking for a second driver to complete its […]