The return of ground effect with F1’s new generation of cars for 2022 has resulted in a porpoising phenomenon which has impacted some teams worse than others. The issue hit a new peak over the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend as drivers struggled with their cars bouncing along the street circuit surface, particularly at the end […]
South Africa last hosted a grand prix at Kyalami back in 1993, which also staged the race between 1967 and 1985 before returning in 1992 following the end of apartheid. As part of F1’s push to race on all continents and fully embrace its world championship status, talks have been ongoing about a potential return […]
The two drivers started on different strategies, with Norris on the medium tyre, and Ricciardo behind him on the hard. Ricciardo had decent pace behind Norris in the first part of the race, and just prior to the latter’s pit stop he obeyed an instruction to wait behind when he had a chance to pass. […]
Hamilton was seen hobbling away from his Mercedes after finishing fourth in the Azerbaijan GP on Sunday, with his back having taken a pounding from the excessive bouncing and bottoming out. Afterwards, the seven-time champion said he could not express how much pain he endured throughout the race, as he was forced to clench his […]
The Mexican driver led the early laps in Baku after beating polesitter Charles Leclerc off the line, but struggled to match the race pace of Verstappen after the first virtual safety car periods. Perez suffered a similar dip in pace after a second virtual safety car period when Kevin Magnussen stopped on track for Haas, […]
Leclerc was leading the race he was forced to retire with an engine failure, just two races after a similar disappointment in Barcelona, while Sainz had reported a brake-by-wire failure after going down an escape road, with the team clarifying that it was a hydraulic issue. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen also retired with an engine […]
Mercedes’ problems with bouncing and porpoising re-emerged at the bumpy Baku street track this weekend, with both Hamilton and teammate George Russell complaining of back pain after practice and qualifying. The seven-time world champion complained of back pain over his team radio during the race, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff apologising to him for […]
For the third race running, Hamilton has ended up behind teammate George Russell on the grid as the pair continue trials of new developments that are not delivering the progress hoped for. But while those tests have especially hindered Hamilton in recent races, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists the learnings for the team are far […]
The Ferrari driver beat both Red Bulls to the top spot in qualifying, despite trailing at least one of Sergio Perez or Max Verstappen during the Q1 and Q2 sessions, with his final Q3 effort of 1m41.359s giving him pole by 0.282s from Perez. The Mexican driver missed out on getting a tow for his […]
Albon thought he was on the receiving end of Alonso’s gamesmanship in Baku when drivers were trying to get a final fast lap in at the end of Q1. Qualifying was restarted with 2m40s to go after a crash for Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. The limited timeframe meant drivers were forced to queue up […]