The 2009 F1 world champion and Sky TV pundit says that Sakhir was only one sample venue, and that the balance of power may change at other circuits as the season unfolds. Button, whose entry into the NASCAR Cup with a three-race programme of road courses was announced yesterday, says the Bahrain season opener was […]
At last year’s British Grand Prix, Ducati surprised the paddock with the introduction of what was branded its ‘Stegosaurus’ rear wing, which comprised of several vertical strakes protruding from the back of the seat unit. The idea of placing a spoiler in that location of the bike was introduced earlier in the year by Aprilia, […]
Alpine’s form was one of the main question marks after pre-season testing, in which it didn’t set fast times on Pirelli’s softest compounds. But the race weekend revealed only a glimpse about Alpine’s true place in the pecking order as both Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly ran into issues. Ocon qualified ninth but then faced […]
The 2022 season was a breakthrough campaign for the Italian manufacturer, which registered its first win in the modern MotoGP era when Aleix Espargaro scored a maiden victory at the Argentine Grand Prix. Espargaro went on to score five further podiums as he made a dark horse bid for the title, ultimately finishing fourth in […]
Upon his arrival at the team in 2019, McLaren’s former boss Andreas Seidl pushed for the construction of a new state-of-the-art wind tunnel and simulator after the Woking team’s ageing infrastructure had fallen behind compared to that of its rivals. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant delays in both projects, with the latest deadline shifting to […]
The former world champion squad endured a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend as it found itself behind main opposition Red Bull and Ferrari, and it was also leapfrogged by Aston Martin. Its struggles have left the German car manufacturer pondering a complete change of car concept as it believes it needs to do something […]
Over the years the Grove team enjoyed an amazing lineup of drivers and success to boot, culminating in 114 F1 wins, seven F1 drivers’ titles and nine constructors’ crowns to date. Autosport editor Kevin Turner ranks the best drivers ever to drive for Williams in F1. Continue Reading on Autosport
Team boss Toto Wolff promised at the car’s launch last month that a revised sidepod design was already on the way, one that would the car move away from the ‘size-zero’ design carried over from last year’s W13. After a disappointing performance in Bahrain, Wolff suggested that the concept of the car wasn’t working, and […]
Mercedes introduced its widebody chassis blister solution as part of a larger package of updates for the W13 at last season’s British Grand Prix, and it continues to use the solution this year too. The blister pack, which was added to the sides of the Alfa C43’s chassis in Bahrain – it hadn’t featured during […]
Sanchez, who has effectively been in charge of the design and development of Ferrari’s F1 cars for the past two seasons, has been at Maranello for more than 10 years. He originally joined the squad from McLaren in October 2012 as principal aerodynamicist, before replacing Dirk de Beer as chief aerodynamicist in 2016. The Frenchman […]