The issue became a talking point in Azerbaijan last weekend after Fernando Alonso went down an escape road towards the end of Q1, bringing out a yellow flag and spoiling the laps of anyone behind who might have had a chance of beating him. Alex Albon, who was immediately behind the Alpine driver, made it […]
Leclerc took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and was leading the race after an early pitstop under the virtual safety car, before a power unit issue caused him to slow on-track. Leclerc limped back to the pits and retired from the race, marking his second retirement in the last three races after a […]
The Canadian received the penalty because a mechanic was still on the grid and made contact with the car after the 15 second signal before the formation lap. The mechanic concerned, who was looking at his watch, initially walked away from the car after helping to push it forward. However, he then turned around and […]
The blue cars were fastest on the straight in Baku, with Alonso easily able to stay ahead of Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren on the way to seventh place. Ocon meanwhile had a tougher time on the way to 10th place, having struggled on the harder tyre in the opening stint. This was in part because he’d […]
The F1 paddock makes the 5,500-mile trip from Baku to Montreal for the welcomed return of the Canadian round for the first time in three years, having dropped off the calendar in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like the Australian GP earlier this season, it provides a relative unknown on F1’s return […]
This is because of a run of tracks with medium/low downforce characteristics, so the updates are expected to pay out over the course of the next few races. The most substantial change comes around the car’s midriff, as the team has redesigned the forward section of the sidepod. This will not only have an impact […]
While there’s no shortage of former Formula 1 drivers visible on any F1 broadcast, retired drivers don’t always go into punditry after their time behind the wheel – some drivers take on different careers entirely. Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) Virgin Racing at Formula E Championship Photo by: Manuel Goria / Motorsport Images • F1 starts: 46 […]
The 2022 Formula 1 season has passed the one-third point following Max Verstappen’s win in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last weekend. That leaves the Dutchman with a 21-point standings lead over team-mate Sergio Perez, which is a stunning turnaround from the 46 he was in arrears of title rival Charles Leclerc after round three in […]
The Brackley-based squad endured another challenging weekend in Baku as both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell battled the excessive porpoising that has blighted it all season. While it remains hopeful it can unlock the inherent performance it believes its current W13 has to help it fight Red Bull and Ferrari, Wolff says that wider scale […]
Bottas endured a frustrating weekend in Baku after his pace completely vanished from Saturday onwards. In the race, he was a sitting duck, finishing a lapped 11th while team-mate Zhou Guanyu was on course for points until he retired with a technical issue. On Friday, Bottas finished one tenth ahead of Zhou in each practice […]