The German car manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging 2022 campaign, where it struggled initially with high levels of porpoising on its W13.However, an intensive in-season effort to get to the bottom of the problems helped deliver a good step forward and the squad was able to pull off a 1-2 finish […]
Year: 2023
Why F1 teams can’t agree on the best sidepod solution
Many feared these limits could lead to a batch of identikit machines, with only liveries and negligible design differences being the means to tell them apart.However, as F1 teams unleashed their 2022 machines at the start of the new era, it became apparent that these worries had been misguided as there were clear areas of […]
The boot camps and ‘brutal’ pressure behind McLaren’s latest F1 champion
The likes of Lewis Hamilton, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Niki Lauda have all brought trophies back to Woking.But now added to the roster is 21-year-old Scotsman Lucas Blakeley, who, as well as winning last year’s F1 Esports championship, helped McLaren Shadow secure the constructors’ championship too for the first time since it joined the […]
Nasr: “Badass” Porsche 963 reminds me of F1 hybrid days
Nasr, who won the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2018 and 2021 in Action Express-run Cadillacs, raced for Sauber in F1 from 2015-16 – with a best result of fifth on his grand prix debut in Australia. The 30-year-old Brazilian signed for Porsche’s factory sportscar team at the end of 2021, winning the GTD Pro class at […]
F1 announces it will not replace Chinese GP in 2023
The original schedule had been set for 24 events, with the event in Shanghai provisionally put down for 16 April.However, ongoing restrictions in China relating to COVID-19 meant it was not possible for F1 to go ahead with the race there.The cancellation of the Chinese GP left a big gap in the calendar between the […]
Why Alpine felt risk of extreme F1 engine push was worth it
On the positive side, its revamped Renault E-Tech RE22 power unit locked in both a decent step forward in horsepower, but also a compact design that helped with packaging of the A522 car to help improve its aerodynamics.But the quest to make aggressive gains was not without its downsides. Too many times Fernando Alonso and […]
Yamaha first MotoGP team to unveil 2023 livery ahead of new season
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Friday favourite: The F1 champion who taught his team-mate a lasting trick
The 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix was not a memorable one for BAR-Honda. Both cars were out by lap three, and predictably it was an opportunity for Autosport’s resident cartoonist Jim Bamber to poke fun. Having waited years for the opportunity to race a BAR in anger, long-time tester Anthony Davidson recalls his last-minute call up […]
McLaren: Piastri's lack of experience won't hold team back
Rookie Piastri replaces Daniel Ricciardo, who in stark contrast was in his 12th season last year, and carried with him the experience of scoring eight grand prix victories.While Piastri has a lot to learn, Stella is confident that the team can look to Lando Norris as it hones the 2023 car.“I think the important point […]
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