Tag: F1

29 Sep 2023

W14 upgrades still worth it despite new F1 car direction in 2024

The German manufacturer has had a challenging 2023 campaign, with its W14 not having made the step forward that the squad anticipated. It has been no match for the championship-winning Red Bull team, despite undergoing a change of design direction from the Monaco Grand Prix. PLUS: The F1 treasure map where Hamilton hopes Mercedes hits […]

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28 Sep 2023

We want Sargeant in F1 car next year

Sargeant’s future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break. He crashed heavily in qualifying and the race at the Dutch Grand Prix, hit the barriers at the Singapore GP, and then went off in a big accident during Q1 for the Japanese GP last […]

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28 Sep 2023

De Vries won’t forget AlphaTauri F1 stint ahead of Formula E return

The Dutchman was announced on Wednesday as having returned to the all-electric championship with Mahindra on a multi-year deal after been sacked by the AlphaTauri F1 team earlier this year. De Vries contested just 10 races for the Red Bull junior team but was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix in […]

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28 Sep 2023

Perez still held back by lack of confidence in F1’s high speed corners

Not for the first time this year, Perez struggled to get going in Japan after having issues to get the RB19 balanced to his liking in Friday practice. Overnight work did little to improve matters as he qualified fifth, some seven tenths behind his dominant team-mate Max Verstappen. Perez’s Suzuka race quickly spiralled out of […]

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28 Sep 2023

Haas F1 team in “survival mode” until Austin updates arrive

The US-owned team has struggled for race performance for most of the season, although Magnussen managed to bag a point for 10th place in Singapore. However, the Japanese GP again saw the cars slip down the order, with Magnussen compromised by contact from Sergio Perez, and his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg by the need to do […]

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27 Sep 2023

Lawson not distracted by missing 2024 AlphaTauri F1 race seat

The Faenza outfit announced over the Suzuka weekend that Yuki Tsunoda will be joined by Daniel Ricciardo next year, with Lawson serving as reserve once again for the two Red Bull teams. Japan was the New Zealander’s fourth outing since Ricciardo suffered a hand injury at Zandvoort. While the target is for the latter to […]

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