Along with engine partner Mercedes, Aston Martin is among the teams most impacted by porpoising. While some rivals have dialled it out, and Ferrari appears to be able to deal with the problem without compromising performance, Aston has been obliged to raise the ride height of its car which has had a disastrous impact on […]
Questions about whether or not the Mercedes power unit has fallen back have, for example, been clouded by its underperforming chassis and the drag levels of its high-downforce wing. At the opposite end of the debate, at Alpine it has been hard to split how much of its progress have come from aero and how much from its engine. What isn’t […]
AlphaTauri sits seventh in the constructors’ championship after the opening four races of the year, trailing McLaren, Alfa Romeo and Alpine in the midfield tussle. While it has scored points in each grand prix with one car, AlphaTauri has struggled to match many of its midfield rivals for outright pace at times. At Imola last […]
F1 switched to all-new technical regulations for 2022, with cars designed to be both safer and easier to follow by others. In order to accommodate the increased weight from the change to 18-inch wheels, the added safety features and some heavier standard parts, the minimum weight limit of a car plus driver was increased from […]
After an awful weekend in Australia that saw four crashes, the Silverstone-based team bounced back at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to earn eighth place with Sebastian Vettel and 10th with Lance Stroll. After the race, Vettel said his result was like a victory given the team’s struggles so far in 2022. Krack says the […]
Included as part of this was a new floor and beam wing, as the Enstone-based team continues to optimise its aerodynamic package over the first phase of the championship. Most interestingly, one of the floor’s new features is the addition of a metal stay, something Alpine had previously not needed like other teams. While its […]
The Maranello-based team has had a strong start to the 2022 campaign, winning two of the first four races as it knuckles down for an intense fight with Red Bull. But the scale of the challenge it faces was made clear at last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when an upgraded Red Bull helped the […]
F1 staged its first sprint race of the season at Imola last weekend after introducing the new format at three events in 2021. The sprint race takes place on a Saturday, running to one-third of the grand prix distance, and sets the grid for Sunday as well as offering points to the top eight finishers. […]
It’s no secret that weight is everything in Formula 1, but also that F1 cars have been getting heavier over time too. In 2022 the cars are comfortably the heaviest in the championship’s history and this gain can typically be explained by increased safety features in recent years (the halo weighs 7kg, for example). Across […]
The German manufacturer has endured a tough start to the 2022 campaign, with its porpoising W13 proving to be no match for the pace-setting Ferrari and Red Bull cars.Its season hit a low at Imola last weekend as neither of its drivers made it through to Q3 in qualifying, and Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid […]