A recent move by the FIA to avoid dangerous traffic problems on track in qualifying has seen a maximum lap time imposed on in laps and out laps. This has, however, triggered an unintended consequence of drivers being unable to find clear gaps behind rivals once they begin their preparation laps, so they try to […]
The team boss said they will “be more careful” with rising brake temperatures after Magnussen’s sensors burned out and stopped relaying information to the pitwall. As previously revealed, the brake temperatures rose because Magnussen was defending hard from Logan Sargeant, and had wound the bias to the rear. That eventually tipped rear temperatures over the […]
Ricciardo’s progress was halted by the hand injury that he received at his third appearance in Zandvoort, which cost him five races. However, in Mexico he stunned the F1 paddock by qualifying fourth and hanging on to a valuable seventh place in the race. Tost, who steps back into an advisory role at the end […]
After Suzuki elected to quit MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season, Mir sought refuge at Honda for this year, signing a two-year deal to race for the factory squad. But the year has been miserable for the 2020 world champion, who has scored just 24 points from 17 rounds. His best result of fifth came […]
Triple world champion Max Verstappen took his 16th win of the season as Red Bull continues to rewrite the record books with its outstanding RB19 car. The Mexico weekend marked one year since Red Bull was found in breach of the 2021 cost cap rules, which landed it a fine and a reduction on wind […]
Lawson bowed out of Super Formula after narrowly missing out on the title to Ritomo Miyata in last week’s Suzuka finale, as he made his return to the Japanese series following his five grand prix starts for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo. Although he made a big impression on the F1 paddock […]
Amid the frenzy of Perez’s home race, and constant speculation about his contract, the 33-year-old knew that a good performance at Mexico City would help silent doubts about his future and prove that hints of a turnaround in form from Austin were real. But a win-or-bust attitude at Turn 1 backfired as he clashed with […]
Zak O’Sullivan will drive an FW45 in FP1, while Franco Colapinto will join his fellow F3 graduate in sharing driving duties in the following week’s young driver test. Sir Frank Williams always had a soft spot for rookies. Just consider that the list of those who made their F1 race debuts with the team includes […]
At 2285m above sea-level, the rarified air creates a significant challenge in respect of the car’s aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the power unit. Even Red Bull, which has rarely had to sacrifice aerodynamic performance by opening up its bodywork as much as rivals, erred on the side of caution in Mexico. […]
The Mexico City promoters were alarmed by antisocial behaviour at sporting events around the world, fueled by the toxic polarisation of social media and society as a whole. They launched an awareness-raising campaign called “Racepect”, encouraging fans to leave the fighting to the 20 F1 drivers on the track rather than let it spill over […]