Mercedes was looking to make a big step with its new W14, which unlike its predecessor is no longer crippled by porpoising, but Bahrain’s season opener soon established that the gap to Red Bull has increased again. And with Aston Martin, which has closely followed Red Bull’s design philosophy, also proving quicker than Mercedes, it […]
Three days prior to the test, Aston Martin announced that Stroll would be sidelined after sustaining injuries during a training ride in Malaga the previous weekend. His injuries were later revealed to include fractures in both wrists as well as a broken toe. While reserve driver Felipe Drugovich took over Stroll’s testing duties, the Canadian […]
Weighing in at 69kg, Marini is the grid’s heaviest rider and has been leading the calls for MotoGP to introduce a minimum combined rider/bike weight limit like the one used in Moto2 and Moto3. PLUS: The Ducati rider who is much more than just the brother of a MotoGP legend Marini feels his six-foot frame and […]
Having seen that Max Verstappen could not be challenged for overtakes on the straights, and found it fairly easy to breeze past other drivers if he needed to, Red Bull’s opposition set about improving the efficiency of their cars and wings to reduce drag. Mercedes found it needed a pretty big step on this front […]
Having spent his entire MotoGP career with Suzuki since making his debut in 2017, Rins switches to Honda with the LCR satellite squad for 2023 after Suzuki elected to end its involvement in the series last year. Rins signed a two-year contract directly with LCR to replace Alex Marquez. The five-time MotoGP race winner will […]
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Last summer the teams and the FIA agreed to a rise of 15mm in floor edge height as part of an attempt to address porpoising. Having tried the new spec in the wind tunnel, McLaren decided that it would be difficult to recover performance with the 2023 car given the package it was running. Thus, […]
From being out of position at the start to not serving his subsequent sanction correctly, Ocon’s race turned from bad to worse when he also picked up a pitlane speeding offence. In the end, the situation left him well outside the points and triggered the team’s decision to end his race early. How it unfolded […]
Now that the Bahrain Grand Prix is in the books, the 2023 Formula 1 season is officially up and running. Behind the one-way traffic at the front of the field, as Max Verstappen picked up from where he left off last season, the overall pecking order has been refreshed. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was denied a […]
Red Bull holds exploratory talks with McLaren over engine supply On Friday Red Bull chief Christian Horner confirmed reports that McLaren CEO Zak Brown had visited Red Bull Powertrains to explore a potential engine supply deal from 2026. Horner said it was “natural we would speak with potential customers” as McLaren ponders whether to stay […]