In Austria, Fernando Alonso failed to start the Saturday sprint event after his car shut down on the grid. At the time, the team pinpointed a failure of the ECU, which is a standard supply component or SSC used by all teams. However, following further investigations back at Enstone this week, it was concluded that […]
David Coulthard won 12 Formula 1 world championship grands prix with McLaren and helped the Woking team take the 1998 constructors’ title with the mighty MP4-13. But it’s the 1995 Williams FW17 that the Scot picks out as the best car of his illustrious career. Coulthard had made his F1 debut in difficult circumstances, following […]
Aston Martin Lagonda Holdings been hit over the past year by financial pressures, debt and a tumbling share price. In May CEO Tobias Moers, who had been headhunted by Stroll from Mercedes, was replaced by former Ferrari boss Amedeo Felisa. The company has now announced plans for new “equity financing and strategic investment” from Saudi’s […]
Vettel was summoned by the FIA on Saturday evening over his behaviour in the drivers’ briefing 24 hours earlier, when it emerged he had left the meeting while it was ongoing. Vettel received a suspended €25,000 fine for the incident, which the FIA said saw him fail to live up to the standard of being a role […]
Ahead of the formation lap in last Sunday’s Red Bull Ring race, grandstands erupted in orange smoke as Verstappen fans set off flares, and did so again in the closing stages before the finish. This was particularly prominent at the Turn 6/7 area, with the orange smoke drifting across the circuit and limiting visibility. PLUS: […]
At last week’s Austrian Grand Prix a total of 43 track limits infringements were recorded during the race at the Red Bull Ring, with further deleted lap times in qualifying, most notably Sergio Perez losing his Q2 lap time after qualifying had finished. The numerous track limits violations, brought on by some of Spielberg’s tarmac […]
The team has lost form in recent weeks as other midfield runners have brought more performance to the track, with its last points coming in Azerbaijan courtesy of Pierre Gasly’s fifth. Between them, Gasly and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda have not bettered 14th place in the last three races, although their collision in Silverstone robbed both […]
The two championship contenders began the 2022 F1 season with very different car characteristics, even though on lap time there was little to separate them. The Ferrari was better in slow and medium speed corners, while Red Bull held a clear advantage on the straights and flat-out turns. But, as the campaign has developed, and […]
Lewis Hamilton’s heavy accident in qualifying in Austria was cheered by Max Verstappen fans, while Verstappen was also subject to booing at the previous race at Silverstone, as well cheering of his spin in qualifying. Hamilton himself called the cheering in Austria “mind blowing”, while acknowledging that what happened in Silverstone was also wrong. Like […]
Discontent has been growing among the drivers for some time now over the apparent lack of consistency in stewarding over matters such as on-track battles and track limits. This was prevalent in last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix, where there were 43 incidents of track limits violations by the stewards, while George Russell felt his five-second […]