Despite being the oldest driver on the grid at 41, the 2005 and 2006 champion has proved throughout 2022 that he remains at the top of his abilities – adding the benefits of experience to the raw natural talent that he has carried throughout his career. One aspect that has been especially fascinating this year […]
F1 cars have gotten gradually heavier over the past few rules cycles, with the 2022 regulations causing a 46kg increase, largely due to new safety improvements such as strengthened impact structures. The new generation of cars has a minimum weight set at 798kg without fuel. Add a full fuel load of 110kg and that means […]
The Volkswagen Group has given initial approval for its Porsche and Audi brands to enter F1 from 2026, with a final announcement expected soon now that the engine regulations have been ratified. While Porsche is set to take a 50% stake in Red Bull’s F1 team, Sauber – which operates Alfa Romeo’s F1 squad – […]
Masi is in line to replace outgoing Chairman Neil Crompton who parted ways with the decision-making panel at the end of June. It appears Crompton’s exit was directly related to this plan to bring Masi into the Commission fold. Should it happen, it will be Masi’s first role since his split with the FIA following […]
Schumacher came under fire after a messy opening phase to the season, which featured a high-speed qualifying shunt in Saudi Arabia that led to him missing the race, a clumsy collision with Sebastian Vettel in Miami and then a big crash at the Swimming Pool during the Monaco Grand Prix. Schumacher’s form has since improved. He qualified a career-best sixth […]
Mercedes saw its form take a dip at the start of the 2022 season as it struggled to get to grip with the new technical regulations, encountering severe bouncing with its W13 car. The issue left Hamilton far from his usual competitive territory, dropping out in Q1 in Saudi Arabia and failing to score points […]
Norris made his F1 debut with McLaren back in 2019 and has cemented his position at the heart of the team’s future thanks to his impressive performances over the past four seasons. The British driver was handed a new long-term deal running until the end of the 2025 season at the start of the year, […]
Bottas joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season after spending five years with Mercedes, scoring 10 wins for the Silver Arrows and helping it to win the constructors’ championship in every season he was at the squad. But despite taking 20 pole positions, including on his third outing for the team in the 2017 Bahrain […]
Brabham’s final Formula 1 start came in the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix, when Damon Hill scraped onto the 13th and final row before finishing 11th and last, four laps down. It was an ignominious way for such a great team to bow out, but its part in F1 history remains. Between 1962 and 1992, Brabham […]
Let’s take a look at some of the more interesting solutions we’ve seen so far, which might be registering on the radar of other teams or has already influenced the design of aerodynamic updates up and down the grid. Red Bull Racing RB18 beam wing comparisonPhoto by: Giorgio Piola The regulations permit teams to use […]