The Ferrari driver bounced back from the disappointment of last weekend’s Spanish GP where he retired from a healthy lead due to a MGU-H and turbo failure by leading both FP1 and FP2, edging the second session by just 0.044s from team-mate Carlos Sainz. Sergio Perez led Red Bull’s charge with third place in the […]
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Ricciardo “pushed set-up too far” ahead of Monaco FP2 crash
Ricciardo’s rough start to the 2022 season appeared to continue on Friday when he lost the car on his first flying lap in FP2, tagging the swimming pool barriers and veering straight on into the Tecpro wall. The sizeable damage to his car meant the Australian had to sit out the remainder of the session, […]
Leclerc pips Sainz in FP2 as Ricciardo crashes
Carlos Sainz finished second ahead of Red Bull pair Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen, who was unable to gain as much time on ageing rubber during the qualifying simulation efforts in the mid-part of FP2 compared to his team-mate. At the start of the second session of Friday afternoon, most cars headed out immediately on […]
When F1 conquered the Indy 500
America’s biggest race has largely been won by homegrown talents, or at least competitors from the regular IndyCar series, but Formula 1 does have its place in Indy 500 history. In particular, an F1 invasion in the 1960s changed American single-seater racing forever. In this episode of “Short View Back to the Past”, Autosport chief […]
F1 driver jewellery exemption extended until end of June
Under new F1 race director Niels Wittich, a number of elements of the FIA’s International Sporting Code have been enforced more strictly in the early part of the 2022 season, including the articles surrounding the wearing of jewellery in the car. After an initial reminder was issued in Australia regarding the wearing of piercings or […]
Ecclestone arrested for illegally carrying gun at airport in Brazil
Ecclestone was about to board a private jet on a flight to Switzerland from Viracopos in Campinas when an unloaded 32-caliber LW Seecamp pistol was discovered during x-ray screening at the security gate at 9:30pm on Wednesday night. He was not carrying any ammunition. Ecclestone, 91, was arrested and detained at a Police facility at the […]
“F1 without Monaco for me is not F1”
The possibility of the race dropping off the calendar has been discussed in recent weeks, and some sources suggest that teams have already been told that it is likely to happen in 2023. Monaco has survived over the decades with a generously low race hosting fee that was agreed in the Bernie Ecclestone era. Liberty […]
Ferrari needs to be braced for Monaco F1 “surprises”
Leclerc looked to be on course to win last Sunday in Spain after opening up a 16-second lead over the Red Bulls before being sidelined by failures on the turbocharger and MGU-H on his Ferrari power unit. The setback saw Leclerc lose the lead of the F1 drivers’ championship for the first time this season […]
Monaco set to “feel smaller” with 2022 F1 cars
The wholesale changes to F1’s technical rules for the 2022 season returned the championship to a ground-effect-led aerodynamic formula, which means the machines are more prone to understeer and that has led the sensation of driving becoming more cumbersome in slow corners. The rule changes to make slightly wider and larger front wings means the […]
Ferrari to hold fire on next F1 updates until British GP
The Italian outfit, which is locked in a championship fight with Red Bull this year, introduced its first major overhaul of its F1-75 at last weekend’s Spanish GP. The improvements appeared to have delivered some progress, with Charles Leclerc taking pole position and looking on course to take a victory before he was stopped with […]