Perez had been running close behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in the early stages of the race, and appeared poised to launch a challenge for what would have been third spot when his engine lost power. The problem was traced to a sensor fault triggering an automatic shutdown of some systems, and the team’s engineers had […]
Niels Wittich, who has done the job for the first five races of the 2022 season, will move into the deputy’s seat for the Barcelona race. Freitas will then stay in the main role for the following weekend’s race in Monaco, before switching his focus to the Le Mans 24 Hours, which clashes with the […]
The unique surface did not win over many fans among the drivers, with some claiming that the racing suffered because it was so dirty offline that they could not risk overtaking moves. But while things were certainly far from ideal, and improvements will no doubt be sought for F1’s return next year, in the end […]
The German manufacturer is struggling to tame the porpoising problems that have beset the W13 since the start of the season and have left the squad unable to challenge Ferrari and Red Bull. While the team continues to chase answers, it views the next F1 race at Barcelona as a key moment in defining its […]
While Red Bull’s 2022 on-track performance has hit a new high, Verstappen defeating Ferrari’s polesitter Charles Leclerc by virtue of better top speed and tyre management on Sunday, the Milton Keynes outfit continued to suffer from various problems across the weekend. After being limited to 14 laps in FP1, Verstappen only completed one lap of […]
Thanks to the growth of Netflix’s Drive to Survive series, the current stars of F1 are arguably some of the most globally famous in the sport’s history, with many on the grid gaining greater recognition outside its previously insular walls and some being turned into household names. Formula 1 collectibles, from model cars to mini […]
But the on-track spectacle left a lot to be desired at stages on Sunday. While a late safety car threatened to shake-up the running order, the difficulty drivers faced overtaking meant action came at a premium. Charles Leclerc fought as hard as he could to try and catch race leader Max Verstappen, but even with […]
Max Verstappen leapfrogged polesitter Charles Leclerc and covered off a late charge from the Ferrari driver to land victory in the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, one of the most anticipated Formula 1 races of all time. The defending champion made light work of Carlos Sainz at the start of the 57-lap contest and then swiftly […]
A crash between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris towards the end of Miami’s inaugural F1 race triggered the safety car and appeared to hand a golden opportunity for Ferrari to take a strategy gamble. By the time race control had switched from a virtual safety car to full safety car, race leader Max Verstappen had […]
Perez qualified fourth for Red Bull on Saturday, and spent the early part of the race closely tailing Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz for third. But just as Perez began to close on Sainz, he reported a loss of engine power to his Red Bull engineer, who initially said thought the time loss was because of dropping […]