2022 marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following an overhaul of the regulations that has left teams working to different aerodynamic concepts compared to the previous generation of cars. The regulation change has the potential to shake up the pecking order, and is set to result in a high rate of […]
Verstappen has been nominated in the Sportsman of the Year category alongside the likes of NFL legend Tom Brady, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, footballer Robert Lewandowski, athletics star Eliud Kipchoge and controversial tennis champion Novak Djokovic. The Red Bull driver won the 2021 F1 world championship after beating Lewis Hamilton across a thrilling campaign that went […]
It’s another facet of the sport that’s being locked down in order to rein in costs and give the manufacturers necessary time to prepare for the arrival of a new power unit in 2026. However, there’s still time for the manufacturers to make improvements before the homologation deadlines come in to force, so they’ve been […]
How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport’s insiders and from fans worldwide on social media. What transpired over the last couple of laps stirred up a wave of criticism that did a […]
Ferrari tops all the major Formula 1 statistics, and by some margin. It has more race wins, more drivers’ titles and more constructors’ crowns than any other team. The legendary Italian squad’s tally of 15 drivers’ titles puts it three clear of second-best McLaren, while 39 drivers have won world championship grands prix for Ferrari. […]
O’Ward enjoyed his first taste of F1 machinery at the end of last year in Abu Dhabi when he took part in the young driver test as a reward for scoring his maiden IndyCar win for the Arrow McLaren SP squad. The Mexican driver finished the year third in the IndyCar standings and was in […]
Rossi took the helm of the rebranded Alpine squad at the start of last season, and has set sights on it fighting at the front of the grid within the next five years. And, while he is well aware of the performance gap that exists to top squads like Mercedes and Red Bull, he believes […]
According to the Australian Grand Pix Corporation the additional seating has been added to accommodate ‘unprecedented ticket sales’. Included in the suite of extra stands is what has been dubbed the new ‘high-speed zone’ between Turns 8 and 9, where a hard stop has been replaced by a flowing complex along Lakeside Drive. That change […]
The all-new 2022 rules means designs are much more constrained by regulation than in the recent past, and it means that any differences between teams will undoubtedly lead to a great deal of scrutiny. McLaren certainly appears to be one team that is doing things very differently this year, as it has teased some important […]
The Erftlandring, which is owned by Schumacher and where he started his career, has secured funding that will ensure its long-term future now that threats of it having to make way for a lignite mine have fallen away. Back in 2016 there had been extreme doubts about the future of the venue, with energy company […]