After being the only team to put Red Bull under pressure in 2022, there was optimism in the Ferrari camp that it would be able to draw level and fight for the title. But the Scuderia received a blow at the start of 2023 when it turned up with a car in Bahrain testing that […]
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Sargeant continues with Williams for 2024 F1 season
Following an up and down rookie campaign with Williams, which saw him secure one point, Sargeant did enough to convince the Grove-based outfit that he was worth sticking with. He will line-up alongside Alex Albon once again after a season where the pair helped Williams secure seventh place in the constructors’ championship. Speaking about his […]
Pirelli goes softer for F1 2024 Australian Grand Prix
With the Italian company electing to stick with its current tyre specification for next year, teams are already well-versed on their behaviour. So, with little more to understand about the different tyres, Pirelli has already committed to its compound choices for the opening three grands prix of next season. Having decided against having a sixth […]
Haas weakness disguised by F1 rivals’ early struggles
Haas scored all but one of its 12 points in the first five races of the year, with a best of seventh place earned by Hulkenberg in the high-attrition Australian GP. The German said that once rivals began to develop their cars Haas slipped back and its issues – notably with overheating tyres in races […]
Hamilton admits to self-doubt and how Abu Dhabi 2021 did prompt retirement thoughts
The seven-time champion has undergone a challenging two years with the Mercedes squad, which has found itself unable to regularly match the pace of the dominant Red Bull outfit. Those competitive struggles have also come straight off the back of the controversy from the end of 2021, where the FIA’s mishandling of a safety car […]
Wolff praises Leclerc for not ‘pulling the handbrake’ in F1 Abu Dhabi GP
The fight for second in the constructors’ championship between Mercedes and Ferrari went down to the wire in the season finale. In a late but ultimately unsuccessful bid to thwart Mercedes, Leclerc allowed a penalised Sergio Perez to overtake in a bid to prevent George Russell landing a podium. Leclerc wanted Perez, handicapped by five […]
Stephanie Carlin joins McLaren F1 as business operations director
Carlin, who was team principal of Rodin Carlin’s Formula 3 and F1 Academy Teams as well as fulfilling a similar role at Team X44 in Extreme E, will oversee a range of activities in support of McLaren’s F1 operations. Her position will also include involvement in McLaren’s participation in the 2024 F1 Academy season. She […]
AlphaTauri to address side-effects of low-speed prowess with 2024 F1 car
The Anglo-Italian squad grabbed attention with its raft of steady floor upgrades in recent months, that according to McLaren team boss Andrea Stella had made the AT04 the best car in low-speed corners by the season finale in Abu Dhabi. It allowed the team to have a late go at Williams for seventh in the […]
F1 2023 a bigger rollercoaster than expected
After a difficult start with a car that wasn’t competitive, he took advantage of the team’s mid-season upgrades to make a strong impression in the second half of the year. He twice made the podium in grands prix, finishing runner-up in Qatar and third in Japan, while also logging a memorable victory in the sprint […]
The Olympian who saved Brazil’s F1 race
Not only was the race saved at its traditional venue, albeit with the new name of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, it has now had its future secured until at least 2030. The man responsible is promoter Alan Adler, who was unknown in racing circles until 2020. He brought with him vast experience of running […]