The team currently lies sixth in the F1 world constructors’ championship, with Valtteri Bottas having earned a sixth and an eighth in his three starts with the team, and rookie Zhou Guanyu contributing with a 10th place. Team principal Fred Vasseur acknowledged that Alfa Romeo has to keep up in the development race if it […]
UK firm Apex Circuit Design has designed the 3.36-mile anticlockwise circuit – which winds around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens – with an expected lap time of 1m35s and an average speed of just under 135mph. Paving the track required 24,000 tons of asphalt, which was laid out over 85,000 yards in echelon […]
The Frenchman has scored points in two of the first three races of the campaign but is looking for more from his Faenza-based squad after its hugely encouraging 2021. With teams now ready to unleash car developments that could shake up the order, Gasly thinks that the progress AlphaTauri makes with its own updates will offer a […]
Where once those outfits with the most money could simply write a big fat cheque to spend their way to bigger and better developments, now that is no longer the case. Primarily, the arrival of a cost cap in F1 means that teams are strictly limited in what they can spend. For top manufacturer outfits, […]
Off the back of an impressively strong start to the 2022 season for Haas, some of its competitors have questioned whether or not it has benefited too much from its close ties to Ferrari. The American-owned squad has openly bought as many Ferrari parts as possible in the past, and this year has forged ever […]
According to reports emerging out of Italy, the Monegasque was with friends, including his trainer Andrea Ferrari, in the Tuscan city of Viareggio on Easter Monday. Around 10pm in the evening they were in the unlit Via Salvatori area when Leclerc was recognised by fans and stopped for photographs and autographs. Amid a mini-scrum, as […]
The residents’ group brought the lawsuit on 1 March, claiming that the noise created by Formula 1’s inaugural event in Miami would “cause severe disruption and physical harm” to Miami Gardens residents, the city in which the Hard Rock Stadium venue is situated. According to a report in the Miami Herald, Judge Alan Fine has […]
The Italian company had been struggling to find slots in this year’s busy calendar, with its focus as usual on the Tuesdays and Wednesdays after grand prix weekends. With so many back-to-back races in 2022, traditional test venues such as Barcelona and Silverstone were not possible as their races are followed by other events. However, […]
The series is clearly on a high, with new races being added and many circuits reporting sellout crowds, while there has been an influx of sponsors, especially from the tech industry. The consensus is that two new manufacturers can only add to that growth. “I think we are very happy for Porsche and Audi to […]
Volkswagen announced recently that Porsche and Audi are set to enter the series when the new engine formula is introduced in 2026, pending final confirmation of the rules. A new power unit budget cap is set to include an extra margin for new entrants as they develop engines over the next three years, in order […]