The GPDA director said that one possible solution is to give those who transgress a penalty that involves positions rather than time. Russell has been guilty on several occasions of making a move that involves going off the circuit but which gains a crucial track position, and opens up the possibility of negating the five-second […]
What does the Andretti news mean for Formula 1? After a seven-month process of due diligence, Andretti Cadillac has been given the green light by the FIA to enter Formula 1. That makes Andretti the only one of the seven entities to throw its hat into the ring to have been accepted by F1’s governing […]
In a bid to add performance and finally cure an in-race tyre wear problem that has hobbled its whole season, Haas brought a key update – new floor, sidepods, engine cover – to Austin to become the last team to converge around the downwash sidepod design pioneered by Red Bull. But drivers Kevin Magnussen and […]
Hamilton was disqualified from second place at last weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas after post-race inspections found it had worn more than the 1mm that is allowed in the regulations. The team was open that it had made an error in running Hamilton too low to the ground, with the bumpy track […]
Slow-starting McLaren dramatically slashed the gap to Aston Martin since the summer break thanks to an impressive string of podiums over the past four races, while the Silverstone-based squad has generally struggled since the summer. Norris’ latest runner-up spot in last weekend’s US Grand Prix was enough for McLaren to leapfrog Aston Martin and hold […]
Aprilia enjoyed a strong Friday at Phillip Island, with its flowing nature and the generally good acceleration of the RS-GP helping Maverick Vinales to third overall on the timesheets. Espargaro then qualified fourth for Saturday’s rescheduled grand prix, but couldn’t maintain this in the race, dropping to eighth at the chequered flag as Vinales… Continue […]
The Brackley-based squad introduced a floor development at the United States Grand Prix that its technical director James Allison had previewed as being a ‘bellwether’ of its long-term potential. The change appeared to deliver a small step forward in lap time, as Lewis Hamilton challenged Max Verstappen for the win before his post-race disqualification for […]
Lando Norris jumped polesitter Charles Leclerc into Turn 1 of the United States Grand Prix last weekend before race winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton demoted the Briton down to third – although the lead Mercedes was then disqualified for running with an excessively worn rear plank. Given that the remaining rounds in Mexico, Brazil, […]
Haas brought a huge package of upgrades to Austin, and like others who faced the challenge of only having FP1 in which to hone updated cars, the team struggled to optimise the VF-23. Following the Saturday sprint the team took the decision to take both cars out of parc ferme and switch to a higher […]
Anyone attending a Formula One race today will notice that the profile of fans has changed dramatically since Liberty Media took over. They are a lot younger and more female than five years ago. Research and audience data bear that out; the average age of an F1 fan is 32 years, younger than sports series […]