Tost’s frustration with rookie Tsunoda’s apparent lack of commitment to training and preparation in 2021 features heavily in an episode of the latest Drive to Survive series. Part way through the season Tsunoda moved from Milton Keynes – where he was based to have easy access to the Red Bull simulator – to a new […]
F1 will begin its new technical era this weekend as the Bahrain Grand Prix offers the first chance for teams to race their overhauled cars. A concerted effort has been made by F1’s rulemakers to reduce the technical freedoms available to teams, pushing to create closer competition while retaining the goal of making it easier […]
The subject of so-called “B teams” has a been a recurring topic in F1 in recent years. With the budget cap coming into force and the top teams reined in by the aerodynamic testing regulations, the benefits of sharing of IP with a partner has become more relevant than ever. The relationship between Haas and […]
Previously the rule read any car can be waved past the leader under safety car conditions during a race. The original wording became a major talking point after the 2021 season finale when race director Michael Masi chose to only allow those cars between leader Lewis Hamilton and second-placed Max Verstappen to be waved by. […]
F1’s new technical era gets underway this weekend in Bahrain following an overhaul of the regulations which was designed to reduce dirty air and make it easier for cars to follow each other. Drivers have given largely positive feedback so far about the changes, believing they have made it easier to follow after taking some […]
While Alonso at 40 is now the oldest driver on the grid, Brundle thinks that the Spaniard is still in good enough shape to take on and beat much younger rivals. And he thinks F1 is a very different environment in offering opportunity for the older generation, like Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, than it was […]
After two pre-season tests split between Barcelona and Bahrain, the 2022 F1 season is set to begin with plenty of intrigue and excitement following a dramatic and, at times, controversial 2021 campaign which saw Max Verstappen claim the world drivers’ title on the last lap of the last race. F1 goes into 2022 with a […]
In the wake of the controversial finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton disappeared from the public spotlight and went silent on social media for several months. Amid talk from his Mercedes team that Hamilton was ‘disillusioned’ with F1 and was pondering his future, there was widespread speculation that Hamilton could even elect to […]
F1 overhauled its technical regulations for the 2022 season, focusing on the reduction in dirty air coming off cars to allow for closer wheel-to-wheel racing and more on-track action. The initial feedback from drivers about the changes was positive after the opening pre-season test in Barcelona last month, although many did not take time to […]
The team had a tricky first test in Barcelona, where it was held back by not running DRS and focusing on high fuel runs. But after finally letting its drivers go for some lower fuel efforts in Bahrain last week, the team reckons that the A522 can at least battle towards the front end of […]