The 2005 and 2006 F1 champion’s current two-year deal runs out at the end of this season, and Alonso looks set to extend his stay in grand prix racing for what could be his final contract – two decades on from his debut in 2001. However, no final decision has been taken as Alpine also […]
Chip Ganassi Racing, for whom Palou scored a 14th IndyCar drivers’ title last year, yesterday released a statement announcing it was taking him to court for signing with McLaren Racing for 2023. “Alex Palou is under contract with Chip Ganassi Racing through the end of the 2023 season,” said the CGR release. “He is a […]
On Thursday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel announced via his new Instagram account that he would be retiring from F1 at the end of the 2022 season. Both Hamilton and Vettel have been racing in F1 for almost exactly the same time, with the latter making his debut midway through the 2007 campaign […]
Former Abu Dhabi and Sochi track mastermind Cregan, who was named CEO for the second annual Formula 1 race in the United States, spearheaded the 2022 event at the new track built around the Hard Rock Stadium – home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team. Epp, who previously served as the race’s senior vice-president and […]
On Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian GP, Vettel announced on his newly-launched Instagram account that he would be retiring from F1 at the end of the 2022 season. The news has led to widespread tributes from his peers on the grid and the wider motorsport world, with former Ferrari team-mate Leclerc also speaking of […]
The German’s retirement news has turned the driver silly season on its head, and opened up a raft of possible scenarios that could impact several teams. The bottom line is that Aston Martin doesn’t have a definitive plan in place. While Vettel’s retirement was always a possibility, and was obviously a topic of conversation between […]
While some developments have been minor tweaks and optimisations, at other times there have been hefty upgrade packages thrown into the mix as the team balances a well-coordinated development programme that’s repositioned it in the fight for fourth place. But while few of its rivals have been able to keep up with the scale of […]
The car’s strengths and weaknesses have meant that at circuits including slow and twisty sections, like Monaco and Baku, it has produced the goods. At high-speed venues, with faster corners, it has struggled a lot more. The team is aware of this problem and the major update it brought to last weekend’s French Grand Prix […]
The Woking-based team started the 2022 campaign on the back foot, as brake problems in the final pre-season test in Bahrain left it struggling for pace at the Sakhir opener. The extent of its troubles there prompted McLaren to put in place a recovery plan to get it back towards the front of the pack – which appears […]
For as long as cars have raced each other for grand prix wins, tyres have played a crucial role in securing victory. As the only contact points between the vehicle and the road, through which every piece of engineering wizardry must ultimately be channeled, that’s logical enough. And although the technology has progressed in line […]