There is however a major difference between the two situations. In the earlier case, the accusation was that the Silverstone team had borrowed IP from a friendly team in the form of its PU, gearbox and suspension supplier Mercedes. This time round the clear suggestion from Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko was […]
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Ocon urges Alpine to “bring more stuff” to improve F1 car
The A522’s latest upgrade package looked promising on Friday in Barcelona but the team had a troubled qualifying session, with Ocon earning only 12th and Fernando Alonso down in 17th after a radio miscommunication compromised his final Q1 run. In the race, Ocon put in an impressive charge to seventh, while Alonso climbed through the […]
Ferrari F1 struggles “deserves privacy”, involves technical secrets
The Spanish driver has been so far unable to extract as much from the new ground effect F1-75 chassis as teammate Charles Leclerc, and endured another frustrating outing in Spain last week when he dropped down the order with a spin. Having had a run of incidents in Australia, Imola, and Miami, Sainz is aware […]
Monaco F1 expectations lower than any other circuit
The reigning constructors’ champions introduced a raft of upgrades to its W13 that has transformed its pace, and helped George Russell fight with Red Bull before grabbing a podium finish. But while encouraged that it has begun to unlock the potential it felt was in its 2022 challenger, it thinks Monaco may be a bit […]
Ferrari downplays Mercedes’ Spain F1 revival
A range of upgrades brought to last weekend’s race at Barcelona helped Mercedes to its most competitive outing of the season so far. George Russell finished third to grab his second podium of the year, while Lewis Hamilton recovered from a first lap puncture that dropped him almost to the back to come home fifth. […]
The data that hints of an Alfa Romeo F1 surprise in Monaco
But as the team heads to this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, it has every right to feel that it could have its best chance of the season so far to cause a proper upset. For as it has come to better understand the performance of its C42, it knows that one of its core strengths […]
Spanish GP promises to work with F1 on better fan experience
After two lean years during the pandemic, the Spanish Grand Prix welcomed a sell-out crowd of roughly 300,000 fans flocking to the Montmelo venue across the weekend. While the event was the shot in the arm that the local promoters needed after several years of declining attendance, the circuit and its surrounding facilities appeared to […]
Trackhouse Racing opens its NASCAR doors to global racing stars
Under the programme, dubbed ‘Project 91,’ Trackhouse Racing will enter the #91 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at least once during the remainder of this Cup season with plans to expand it in the future. The first international driver to participate in the program will be announced with the next few days. Previous international drivers in the […]
2022 F1 Monaco GP – How to watch, session timings and more
After a surprisingly frantic Spanish GP, F1 completes its latest double-header with a return to Monaco where home hero Charles Leclerc will be looking to bounce back after retiring from the lead in Barcelona due to a Ferrari turbo and MGU-H failure. Leclerc’s disappointment was compounded by Max Verstappen recovering from a spin and a […]
Albon “couldn’t drive slow enough” in F1 Spanish GP with high tyre degradation
Albon arrived in Spain looking to continue his excellent recent form for Williams that had seen him score three points in the previous three races, finishing ninth in Miami two weeks earlier. But after dropping out in Q1 on Saturday, Albon endured a difficult race on Sunday as he made four pit stops and failed […]