The reintroduction of ground effect-style aerodynamics for the 2022 season has resulted in the return of a phenomenon known as porpoising, at which the heave movement of the car is excited by the oncoming airflow and causes up-and-down oscillations in the car. This was a problem for F1 cars back in the early 1980s when […]
Motor racing’s governing body announced earlier this week that, while it was cancelling all sanctioned competitions in Russia and Belarus, it would allow the country’s drivers to continue if they did so in a neutral capacity. In a document sent out on Friday, the FIA outlined exactly what drivers from those two countries would and […]
The fourth season of the popular series, covering the epic battle for the 2021 World Championship between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, is set to debut on the streaming service on March 11. Domenicali acknowledged that the series has had a positive impact on F1, but cautioned that it would have to continue to do […]
The former BMW motorsport boss officially started work this week, following the official announcement of his hiring on January 14. He also admitted that the scale of the Aston Martin facility is “overwhelming”, with a larger staff than he was used to in his previous roles at BMW and Porsche. A huge new campus is […]
For this list, Autosport assessed the amount of success the drivers scored with Ferrari, the impact they had on the team and the circumstances of their time there. We didn’t consider their achievements at other teams. While the full top 10 list can be found here, it is time to discuss how the order was […]
The chassis, which also set pole position and finished second in the Luxembourg Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Schumacher’s hands, went into the Suzuka finale four points behind Hakkinen. The car is available for sale via duPont Registry. Although Schumacher qualified on pole, his race went wrong before the start when he stalled on […]
During the first extended runs of the new cars designed under the revised technical regulations for 2022, all teams found their cars were bouncing along the straight when at high speed due to the new ground effect requirements. The issue proved uncomfortable for drivers and caused a number of teams to sustain damage to the […]
News of Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull Formula 1 contract reportedly worth around €50m per year may have come as no surprise – but its duration is the big talking point. In what is understood to be one of the longest contract arrangements in F1 history, Verstappen has committed to Red Bull until the end […]
That has inevitably prompted some interest about what it was on the MCL36 that seemed to be working so well to avoid the problem that affected everybody else. Much of the attention focused on the car’s floor, which features a more developed edge surface and ‘edge wing’ than some of its counterparts. The design seen […]
Swiss company Geobrugg has used the latest technology to create a debris fence that is strong enough to allow greater gaps between the steel posts that hold the structure up. The requirement for fewer posts will be a bonus for trackside spectators as it should offer greater visibility of the track action. Most debris fences […]