After struggling to adapt to the car in the first part of the season, Sainz had strong weekends in both Monaco and Baku before a valiant but unsuccessful chase of Max Verstappen in Montreal. The Spaniard says after the three street or temporary tracks that Silverstone is more akin to Barcelona, the last venue where […]
One of the most intriguing, that has been placed into the rules rather than fall under the remit of a technical directive, relates to rear wing flexibility tests. As teams have begun to settle into F1’s new regulations, and produce a steady stream of updates orientated towards reducing drag while maintaining downforce, it’s interesting to […]
The two drivers collided on the opening lap of last year’s British Grand Prix, resulting in a 51G impact for Verstappen’s Red Bull car with the barrier at the exit of the high-speed right-hander. Verstappen had to be taken to hospital for precautionary checks as a result of the accident, and while Hamilton was given […]
F1 is currently attracting interest from American racing marque Andretti Autosport as a potential 11th entry in the near future. But Andretti’s plans have been met with a lukewarm reaction from most of the F1 paddock amid concern about the financial impact caused by adding another team to the field. Under the terms of the […]
Russell joined Mercedes for 2022 after spending his first three years in F1 at Williams, but has spent the early part of this season working with the team to ease its car struggles. Under the new regulations for this year, a number of teams have been struggling with cars bouncing and porpoising, with Mercedes being […]
At a meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Paris, a number of tweaks to F1’s sporting and technical regulations were rubber stamped. In the wake of a spate of reliability failures by teams this year, it was agreed that the rules regarding the current power unit limits would be amended. Firstly, F1 […]
The Dutchman has taken control of this year’s Formula 1 championship battle, with his six wins so far this season allowing him to open up a 46-point advantage at the top of the standings over teammate Sergio Perez. But while he has always shown incredible talent, occasions earlier in his career would give way to […]
Comments from three-time F1 world champion Piquet given in an interview last year surfaced this week, among which he used a racial slur against Hamilton. It led to widespread condemnation through the F1 community, including a rebuttal from both F1 and the FIA. Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton said it was “time for change” to […]
Amid ongoing debate among grand prix racing’s chiefs about how best to address problems triggered by rising inflation and the cost of living crisis, teams are reluctant to keep spending on upgrades until they know there is no risk of them potentially being in breach of the spending rules. Having already admitted that it is on course to […]
Piquet made a racial slur while referring to Hamilton in an interview on a Brazilian podcast towards the end of last year, with the comments emerging this week. It led to Piquet’s comments being condemned by both F1 and the FIA, while Hamilton’s Mercedes team also issued a statement lending its support to the seven-time […]