Max Verstappen‘s headline times in both of Friday’s Formula 1 practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix proved that Red Bull’s misfortune in Singapore was a mere blip. The championship leader atoned for a difficult weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit last time out by stamping his authority on FP1, capturing a 1m31.647s to sit […]
Verstappen led both of Friday’s free practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix, ending the day 0.320 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and nearly half a second up on McLaren’s Lando Norris. The Dutchman came out of the gates strong in FP1 as well as he recovered from an off-kilter weekend at last week’s […]
With the team hunting further success after its triumph in Singapore last weekend, it is evaluating a revamped floor configuration at Suzuka. The team says that revisions to the front floor fences, floor edge, mid floor and diffuser sidewall, which work in conjunction with a redesigned sidepod undercut, are aimed at loss management and load […]
Russell says he has adopted such an approach after changing his mindset this year from playing “the long game” and collecting points to going all out for the big results. In Singapore, Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton pitted for new tyres under a late safety car in an effort to have the firepower with which […]
Verstappen broke Vettel’s record for the most successive wins in F1 history at the Italian Grand Prix, when the Red Bull driver took his 10th consecutive victory.That success triggered some controversy when Mercedes boss Toto Wolff later downplayed the significance of the achievement, stating that it was something totally irrelevant to him.”I don’t know if […]
New Williams team boss James Vowles has passionately sought to give the team a way to catch up on its ageing Grove base’s facilities. Under F1’s financial rules teams have a $36 million allowance over a four-year period to invest in capital expenditure, with an exception made for wind tunnels. But according to Vowles that […]
The French duo have been evenly matched in their first season as team-mates at Alpine, but amid a season where the Enstone outfit expected to consolidate on its fourth-place finish in last year’s constructors’ championship. Gasly admitted the season had not lived up to expectations in that regard, with the team set to manage no […]
Sainz took his second consecutive pole for 2023 in Singapore, and while the Ferraris still struggled to replicate their one-lap pace in the race, the Spaniard capitalised on Red Bull’s off-weekend to break the latter’s winning streak. PLUS: The Singapore secrets that helped Sainz end Verstappen’s F1 winning streak But while taking the first non-Red Bull […]
The new bodywork continues to employ the downwash ramp concept that AlphaTauri has been using since the start of this regulatory era. However, it also blends some concepts seen elsewhere on the grid along with a few of its own tricks. The high and shallow bodywork that leads off from the rearward swept inlet already […]
With team-mate George Russell crashing out on the final lap at Marina Bay last weekend, chasing team-mate Hamilton claimed the final spot on the podium after the duo’s aggressive late switch to medium tyres in a bid to challenge for victory. But as Hamilton took to the podium alongside race winner Carlos Sainz and runner-up […]