Since taking over as F1 race director, Niels Wittich has clamped down on a number of elements of the regulations, including the wearing of jewellery and the correct underwear that complies with the FIA’s requirements. Wittich reminded drivers ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that wearing jewellery in the car was banned under the International […]
And in sport, seven is a number that has also come to gain great significance, reaching far beyond the back of David Beckham’s football shirt. In Formula 1, Michael Schumacher’s tally of seven world championships long stood as a landmark most though impossible to reach. That was until Lewis Hamilton drew level in 2020, and […]
The American-owned squad has had a positive start to the 2022 campaign, with its VF-22 proving to be a Q3 contender and able to challenge for points. Following on from a difficult 2021 campaign, where Haas was pegged to the back of the grid thanks to abandoning any development work on its old car, the […]
And just as we’ve seen a variety of different sidepod solutions from teams this year, it appears – from the glimpses we have been able to get – there are varied approaches to the floor too. Each team has its own interpretation on how best to extract performance within the bounds of the new regulations, […]
1958 German GP, Nurburgring Car: Vanwall The previous year the Vanwall had been diabolical at the Nurburgring, with no real suspension on what was a very rough circuit. By 1958, however, the team had learned its lessons well and in practice I was just one second slower than Mike Hawthorn in his Ferrari, with a […]
Tsunoda was brought into Red Bull’s second team amid plenty of expectation but struggled to adapt to F1 in the first half of 2021 which was marred by plenty of mistakes. But following a summer move to Italy to be closer to the team’s Faenza base, Tsunoda gradually started improving, culminating in a fourth place […]
Due to its location at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, F1’s newest racetrack – designed and overseen by UK firm Apex Circuit Design – has had to fit in with its environment. From the busy stadium usage side, the Miami Open tennis tournament required that a stretch from Turn 3 to Turn 5 was […]
For the first time since 1984, F1 is hosting two grands prix in the USA – with Miami joining the calendar alongside Austin – and the buzz around the championship in the country has perhaps never been higher. The excitement is in stark contrast to years gone by when F1 was left struggling to find […]
The German car manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2022 season, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell being hampered by their car suffering from excessive bouncing. In a bid to dial out the problem, the team has found itself having to raise its ride height quite considerably, and that is costing it a […]
Having emerged from the first pre-season test at Barcelona looking to be Ferrari’s main rival, it then endured a challenging few weeks in the Middle East. A disastrous Bahrain test, triggered by unexpected brake problems, was followed by an equally miserable season opener when it failed to score any points. From high hopes of it […]