F1 has gone to great lengths to revive the Las Vegas race, acquiring permission to race on the gambling haven’s iconic Strip and taking on the promotion of the race itself, which takes place on 18 November. It has spent $240 million on a plot of land, where it has erected a permanent pit and […]
The German manufacturer is undergoing an encouraging spell of form thanks to a floor upgrade that has helped Lewis Hamilton finish runner-up at the last two races, although he was subsequently disqualified from the United States GP. That form bears some similarities to last year, though, when Mercedes enjoyed some strong promise in these same […]
The sixth and final sprint race of the 2023 season will take place over the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend, as Interlagos becomes the only circuit to have hosted sprints in all three seasons since F1 began to experiment with introducing shortened races. Sprint races were used as a method of setting the grid during […]
A recent move by the FIA to avoid dangerous traffic problems on track in qualifying has seen a maximum lap time imposed on in laps and out laps. This has, however, triggered an unintended consequence of drivers being unable to find clear gaps behind rivals once they begin their preparation laps, so they try to […]
The team boss said they will “be more careful” with rising brake temperatures after Magnussen’s sensors burned out and stopped relaying information to the pitwall. As previously revealed, the brake temperatures rose because Magnussen was defending hard from Logan Sargeant, and had wound the bias to the rear. That eventually tipped rear temperatures over the […]
Ricciardo’s progress was halted by the hand injury that he received at his third appearance in Zandvoort, which cost him five races. However, in Mexico he stunned the F1 paddock by qualifying fourth and hanging on to a valuable seventh place in the race. Tost, who steps back into an advisory role at the end […]
Triple world champion Max Verstappen took his 16th win of the season as Red Bull continues to rewrite the record books with its outstanding RB19 car. The Mexico weekend marked one year since Red Bull was found in breach of the 2021 cost cap rules, which landed it a fine and a reduction on wind […]
Lawson bowed out of Super Formula after narrowly missing out on the title to Ritomo Miyata in last week’s Suzuka finale, as he made his return to the Japanese series following his five grand prix starts for AlphaTauri in place of an injured Daniel Ricciardo. Although he made a big impression on the F1 paddock […]
Amid the frenzy of Perez’s home race, and constant speculation about his contract, the 33-year-old knew that a good performance at Mexico City would help silent doubts about his future and prove that hints of a turnaround in form from Austin were real. But a win-or-bust attitude at Turn 1 backfired as he clashed with […]
Zak O’Sullivan will drive an FW45 in FP1, while Franco Colapinto will join his fellow F3 graduate in sharing driving duties in the following week’s young driver test. Sir Frank Williams always had a soft spot for rookies. Just consider that the list of those who made their F1 race debuts with the team includes […]