The new rule, added to the International Sporting Code for this season, requires drivers to have any such statements approved by the FIA in advance. Several drivers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the move, although F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has insisted that it may not be as draconian as some fear, and hopes that the […]
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The FIA updated its International Sporting Code in December to prohibit drivers from making personal, political or religious statements at races without prior consent from F1’s governing body. Although the FIA said the move was merely formalising a process that is already in place, a number of drivers have raised concerns about their ability to […]
The German car manufacturer revealed its new W14 at Silverstone on Wednesday morning, with the team electing this season to abandon its famous silver colours once again. But a close examination of the car showed that, unlike in 2020 and 2021 when the squad painted its cars black as a show of support for diversity, […]
While the revised front wing design has inevitably attracted a lot of attention, Ferrari says that the suspension has been changed for both aerodynamic benefits and to provide a greater range of setting adjustments on race weekends. The SF-23 made its debut at Fiorano on Tuesday when Charles Leclerc gave it its first shakedown laps. […]
Ferrari’s new car was revealed on Tuesday in a public season launch event at its Fiorano track that included the car’s first installation laps, which took place with Leclerc at the wheel before he handed over to team-mate Carlos Sainz. Although each driver could only complete a handful of laps on demonstration Pirelli tyres – […]
The Italian team took the covers off its SF-23 challenger at its Fiorano track on Tuesday as part of a launch occasion that was open to invited media and a grandstand full of Ferrari fans. After a short series of interviews with Sainz, his teammate Charles Leclerc and new team principal Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari completed […]
Despite a tricky pre-season and tough start to the 2022 season, the Ducati ended the campaign as by far the best bike on the grid. After the first three days of testing of 2023 in Malaysia last weekend, the Italian marque appears to have taken a step forward with the GP23, with Bagnaia second overall […]
McLaren, like many of its rivals, switched its sidepod concept during 2022, moving away from the narrow rear body design that it employed at the start the season to something more representative of the downwash ramp solution seen on the Red Bull and AlphaTauri. As the season progressed, it made further changes to the inlet […]
The new SF-23 was fitted with an identical series of cleverly-shaped front wing slot gap separators that rival Mercedes had been forced to remove last year when doubts emerged about their legality. PLUS: Can Ferrari’s new car topple Red Bull’s modern F1 dominance? Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix with a new update […]