The soon-to-be-renamed squad started last season on the backfoot, with a car that regularly left its drivers battling near the bottom of the midfield pack. But an impressive effort to turn things around, which included a major aero revamp and switch to Red Bull’s rear suspension from the Singapore Grand Prix, helped the team become […]
One of the criticisms of the current ground effect machines is that they are far too heavy – with the current minimum weight limit being set at 798kg. Although this figure does include a baseline element for the drivers, it is still a far cry from the 585kg that the cars alone weighed in 2008. […]
The Vantage DTM, one of the five chassis ever built by R-Motorsport with a license from Aston Martin, was bought for an undisclosed amount by Alonso from engine builder HWA. At Alonso’s request, a passenger seat was installed by HWA before the car was sold to him. This was a standard conversion process, with the […]
This left it with the responsibility of nipping at the heels of Red Bull during the first few races but, as the order re-established itself, Aston Martin slid back down the standings. But it did finish two places above its 2022 position. Let’s have a look at what made the AMR23 tick throughout the season. […]
Harman believes Alpine has a good appreciation of what made Red Bull’s car so competitive in 2023 and also understands what made other cars fast. However, he insists that such knowledge should only provide inspiration for the team’s own direction, as it has to make a big step after finishing only sixth in the constructors’ […]
Mercedes made a surprise call to continue with its ‘zeropod’ sidepod design and overall car concept first conceived in 2022’s recalcitrant W13 at the start of F1’s new ground-effect era, with the team mistakenly believing it could be made into a Red Bull challenger following Russell’s win ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the 2022 […]
The new identity was originally flagged in the FIA entry last month as Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber. That remains its official full identity – including the Kick Sauber chassis name – but the Swiss outfit will use the short version on a day-to-day basis. The team had to find a new name for the […]
The seven-time world champion has been without a victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the race before that year’s controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi. While he has endured some difficult times since the start of the latest ground effect era from 2022, he is clear that his motivation to get back to […]
While the team continued to develop solutions that could later be found on its competitors machines, those great ideas weren’t cohesive enough to prevent them from being marooned on a points island of their own in the middle of the midfield pack. Let’s take a look at some of the A523’s finer details and how […]
Verstappen became more outspoken this year at various points, launching an eloquent monologue at the recent Las Vegas Grand Prix which he felt steered F1 too far towards entertainment and away from the sporting element. The triple world champion’s appraisal of Vegas and his lack of enthusiasm over street circuits in general was well received […]