Early season struggles and crashes for Schumacher prompted some to question his future in F1, and whether or not Haas should look to replace him. But a step forward that the German showed at the Canadian Grand Prix before a mechanical problem put him out was followed by him scoring his maiden points at the […]
The Chinese driver has impressed on his step up from F2 this season, scoring on his debut in Bahrain and adding further points in Canada. And although his most famous moment of the year may well end up being his British GP crash, his performances behind the wheel at other venues have earned him high […]
As part of the 2022 sporting regulations teams are obliged to run rookie drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. World champion outfit Mercedes will give its first FP1 slot of the year to its test and reserve driver de Vries, who will sample the team’s W13 at Paul Ricard on Friday. In Mercedes’ […]
While the Enstone-based squad has made impressive gains this year, and is locked in a tight fight with McLaren for fourth place in the constructors’ championship, Alonso is mindful about its longer-term ambitions. And as teams weigh up whether to continue committing resources to developing their current challengers, or focus more efforts to next year’s […]
As F1’s owner Liberty Media is seeking to expand the calendar with new races outside Europe, Spa’s Belgian Grand Prix is one of the traditional European races under severe threat. The Belgian GP organisers are making a last-ditch effort to save the historic race and seal a new contract with FOM, after the track invested […]
The Alfa Romeo academy member, who is currently third in the F2 standings, was due to take part in FP1 at Le Castellet at this weekend’s French Grand Prix. After the cancellation of the Russian Grand Prix, the scheduled F2 round was moved forward, forcing Fred Vasseur to postpone Pourchaire’s planned running. But the Frenchman […]
In fact, a recent concerted effort to address and close down a clear deficit it had to its main championship rival has paid off, and could be significant for the title battle. Since the start of the year, GPS data of the Red Bull RB18 and the Ferrari F1-75 showed they achieved their lap times […]
A combination of mixed weather practice at the British Grand Prix, a start-line crash for Alex Albon, and then the sprint format in Austria, has left it unable to run through the normal baseline checks it would normally do for a such a major car change. Two normal race weekends would have given it six […]
So far in 2022 Russell has logged three third places with Mercedes, with his only non-finish coming in his home race at Silverstone. He has scored 128 points, 19 more than seven-time world champion team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Norris says that Russell has had to take a more serious approach at Mercedes compared to his three […]
While Ferrari has had arguably the fastest car for much of the season, strategy errors and a poor finishing rate have left it on the back foot in the championship standings compared to Red Bull. Engine failures for Charles Leclerc cost him potential victories at the Spanish and Azerbaijan Grands Prix, and the Maranello squad faced an anxious end […]