What does the Andretti news mean for Formula 1? After a seven-month process of due diligence, Andretti Cadillac has been given the green light by the FIA to enter Formula 1. That makes Andretti the only one of the seven entities to throw its hat into the ring to have been accepted by F1’s governing […]
In a bid to add performance and finally cure an in-race tyre wear problem that has hobbled its whole season, Haas brought a key update – new floor, sidepods, engine cover – to Austin to become the last team to converge around the downwash sidepod design pioneered by Red Bull. But drivers Kevin Magnussen and […]
Hamilton was disqualified from second place at last weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas after post-race inspections found it had worn more than the 1mm that is allowed in the regulations. The team was open that it had made an error in running Hamilton too low to the ground, with the bumpy track […]
Slow-starting McLaren dramatically slashed the gap to Aston Martin since the summer break thanks to an impressive string of podiums over the past four races, while the Silverstone-based squad has generally struggled since the summer. Norris’ latest runner-up spot in last weekend’s US Grand Prix was enough for McLaren to leapfrog Aston Martin and hold […]
The Brackley-based squad introduced a floor development at the United States Grand Prix that its technical director James Allison had previewed as being a ‘bellwether’ of its long-term potential. The change appeared to deliver a small step forward in lap time, as Lewis Hamilton challenged Max Verstappen for the win before his post-race disqualification for […]
Lando Norris jumped polesitter Charles Leclerc into Turn 1 of the United States Grand Prix last weekend before race winner Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton demoted the Briton down to third – although the lead Mercedes was then disqualified for running with an excessively worn rear plank. Given that the remaining rounds in Mexico, Brazil, […]
Haas brought a huge package of upgrades to Austin, and like others who faced the challenge of only having FP1 in which to hone updated cars, the team struggled to optimise the VF-23. Following the Saturday sprint the team took the decision to take both cars out of parc ferme and switch to a higher […]
Anyone attending a Formula One race today will notice that the profile of fans has changed dramatically since Liberty Media took over. They are a lot younger and more female than five years ago. Research and audience data bear that out; the average age of an F1 fan is 32 years, younger than sports series […]
Browning won the Award, which also includes a prize of £200,000, after impressing in MotorSport Vision Formula 2, United Autosports Ligier LMP3 and Beechdean Motorsport Aston Martin GT3 machinery last year. The F3 driver completed a day of testing at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in one of Aston Martin’s AMR21 cars on Tuesday. The […]
Mercedes brought the latest iteration of its floor design to last weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin as it continues to chase improvements that will not only yield lap time across 2023’s final races but will also stand it in good stead for next year’s car design. Like its predecessor, the W14 has been […]