The W13 came to be most closely associated with the porpoising problem that impacted every F1 team to some extent during the first season of the championship returning to running ground-effects designs.Although Mercedes was able to address the specific aerodynamic porpoising issue, it then spent the next phase of the campaign working to fix a […]
F1 overhauled its technical ruleset for the 2022 season in a bid to reduce the amount of downforce lost when cars were following each other, allowing them to get closer and attempt more overtakes.The changes were widely praised by the F1 drivers, while Pirelli reported the number of overtakes in F1 had risen from 599 […]
F1’s governing body, the FIA, restructured its race control operations last year in the wake of the Abu Dhabi controversy at the end of 2021, with changes including the appointment of two race directors.But it did not stop the decisions from race control becoming a big talking point throughout the 2022 season, especially over its […]
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The FIA insisted on a more stringent layout, in order to prevent any elaborate concepts that might erode the foundations for good racing upon which the regulations had been framed.Steps had already been taken in recent years to rid the front wing of outwash generating devices, such as cascade elements, while the number of flap […]
F1 overhauled its technical ruleset for the 2022 season in a bid to reduce the amount of downforce lost when cars were following each other, allowing them to get closer and attempt more overtakes.The changes were widely praised by the F1 drivers, while Pirelli reported the number of overtakes in F1 had risen from 599 […]
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Saudi Arabia hosted its first F1 race in 2021 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which was intended to be a temporary home for the grand prix before moving to the new-build city of Qiddiya on the outskirts of Riyadh.But as work continues on the state-of-the-art facility, Jeddah is now expected to host the race for […]
Six drivers’ and five constructors’ titles headline a CV that includes 92 world championship grand prix wins, enough for sixth on the all-time list behind Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, Williams and Lotus.For this list of top 10 F1 drivers, we’ve taken into account the amount of success the racers scored with Red Bull and its sister […]