The Frenchman had hoped to find his way back to Red Bull after returning to form at AlphaTauri, but that door appears to be firmly shut after the Milton Keynes-based squad recently committed to Perez until the end of 2024. And while Gasly still has one year left of his contract to race at AlphaTauri, […]
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Two F1 race directors leading to more inconsistencies
As part of the response to the controversial Abu Dhabi title decider last season, the FIA appointed Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas to replace Michael Masi as race director. Ex-DTM race director Wittich took charge for the start of the year in Bahrain before the World Endurance Championship’s Freitas came in for the Spanish and […]
“Not possible” for Schumacher to continue run of F1 crashes
The German had a huge crash during the Monaco Grand Prix, wiping the gearbox off the back of his car, just a few weeks after an equally destructive crash in qualifying in Jeddah. He also sustained damage when he collided with Sebastian Vettel in the late stages of the Miami GP. The chassis crashed in […]
Latest F1 technical developments from pitlane
Red Bull Racing RB18 floor Photo by: Giorgio Piola Red Bull has added an external metal stay to help reduce flexion in the RB18’s floor for the Azerbaijan GP. Red Bull Racing RB18 floor Photo by: Giorgio Piola To compare, here’s a shot of the RB18 without the metal stay in place. Ferrari F1-75 mirror […]
Schumacher explains what triggered “weird” Monaco GP crash
Schumacher’s heavy crash caused the Monaco race to be red-flagged, as the gearbox was broken off the back of his Haas car after he hit the barrier in the middle of the Swimming Pool complex and then slid into the Tecpro barrier at the exit. At the time the German was mystified as to why […]
F1 must not steer clear of less tolerant countries
The four-time world champion famously spoke out last year about Hungary enacting a law that prevented the depiction and teaching of homosexuality or transgender issues to under 18s, sparking widespread condemnation across Europe. Having made a personal stand with the wearing of rainbow shoes over the Hungaroring weekend, Vettel believes that F1 would be making […]
Mercedes F1 potential is “dangerous”, admits Red Bull’s Marko
Although Mercedes – eight-time consecutive constructors’ champions – is currently 101 points behind leaders Red Bull after seven races, Marko still regards it as “dangerous” due to the quick lap times its cars have occasionally been able to unleash. Red Bull’s points leader Max Verstappen is 41 points clear of the top Mercedes driver, George […]
How a cost cap breach could decide the F1 world championship
According to the FIA financial regulations, that is a potential outcome should a team breach the cost cap limit, as several expect to. However, no one knows which penalties from a list of possible sanctions outlined in the rules are likely to be applied, given that there is no precedent. Those rules contain a long […]
Zhou not yet giving thought to next year’s F1 plans
The rookie, who became the first full-time Chinese F1 driver when he joined the grid alongside Valtteri Bottas this season, admits his season has been “quite up and down.” But says he feels “quite confident that we can still do the job this season” and isn’t “too worried about what’s coming up in next year’s […]
Why Formula 1 2022’s midfield battle is so unpredictable
At the 2022 season start in Bahrain all attention were on Mercedes’ struggles, while Ferrari caught the eye with an impressive all-round package that somehow managed to get around the 2022 cars’ trademark porpoising without sacrificing too much performance. Behind the biggest teams, it seemed like Haas and Alfa Romeo had stolen a march on […]