While the world has changed off-track since then, things have changed on-track as well as the Albert Park layout has undergone significant changes for this year all in a bid to help improve overtaking. Despite the changes it was still Ferrari on top as Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc respectively headed the practice times, […]
Four-time F1 world champion Vettel had traditionally given his cars a nickname on the eve of each new season after discussions with his engineers and crew. Vettel began the tradition at Red Bull before adopting Italian names for his cars during his time with Ferrari, such as Gina and Loria. He opted to call his […]
As part of a push to increase overtaking opportunities around the reconfigured Albert Park circuit, the FIA has increased the number of DRS zones around the track. And a fortnight on from the bizarre scenes at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc played cat and mouse with the final DRS […]
The return of F1 to Australia for the first time since the 2020 event was cancelled because of COVID-19 has coincided with Melbourne having undertaken a revision of its Albert Park circuit. As well as re-profiling a number of corners, a slow chicane on the back section has been removed to help set up a […]
Ferrari’s Leclerc beat Max Verstappen by 0.245 seconds to top the second practice session after Ferrari produced a 1-2 in first practice, which was led by Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spaniard ended FP2 in third place ahead of fellow countryman Fernando Alonso in the Alpine. With Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finishing second practice in fifth […]
The Volkswagen Group confirmed on Thursday evening that it was interested in entering F1 with its Audi and Porsche brands under the next generation of power unit rules in 2026. But VW made clear it remained in the “final evaluation phase” and would hold fire on committing to entering F1 until the new engine regulations […]
The American-owned outfit has had an impressive start to the new campaign, with Kevin Magnussen reaching Q3 on his F1 return in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and scoring points in both races. Mick Schumacher also finished a career-best 11th in Bahrain, but was forced to miss the Jeddah race due to a heavy qualifying crash caused […]
After months of speculation that point to the companies joining F1, a short statement issued after a board meeting on Thursday formally laid out the road map for its involvement. While there was no confirmation that it had given the final green light to an entry, as had been anticipated, it was made clear that […]
A lot has changed since the last time the paddock congregated in Melbourne – including the Albert Park circuit itself, which has undergone a number of changes to try and improve the on-track spectacle. But one of the biggest talking points heading into the race weekend is the decision to have four DRS zones around […]
Along with his team of F1 engineers – who have since transferred across to work for the FIA – Symonds was one of the chief architects of the current aerodynamic package, having been given a brief to improve the cars’ ability to follow closely. Symonds says that after an encouraging start to the 2022 season […]