The six-time world champion as expected to be a contender for the 2022 title having almost fully-recovered from the badly broken right arm which ruled him out of the 2020 season and conditions his 2021. But Honda’s radical overhaul of the RC213V coupled with an eye injury which forced him to miss the Argentina round […]
But, as Hamilton has himself pointed out, that rather overlooks McLaren’s MP4-24 of 2009. PLUS: Why Hamilton’s 2022 struggles shouldn’t define his career In the latest of Autosport’s “Short View Back to the Past” series, Chief Editor Kevin Turner recalls the problems McLaren and Hamilton faced in 2009 – and how they went from qualifying near […]
The Italian, twice a winner in the 2022 season on his year-old GP21 bike, lapped 0.202s faster than Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro in a soft rubber time attack late in the second free practice session. Bastianini had already seen a lap quicker than Espargaro’s benchmark scrubbed, having set the time under yellow flags caused by a […]
In a largely unprecedented move for the Maranello squad, whose every step is followed closely by the tifosi, its hiring of Monza for a promotional event resulted in beefed up security to prevent onlookers getting in. Access to the track was strictly prohibited for fans, with barriers set up on access roads, and only one spy shot has emerged – […]
Friday’s running at Le Mans was held in bright and warm conditions across both sessions, with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini beating the outright lap record in FP2 to end the day fastest. But across both sessions there were 14 crashes at various points of the track. Le Mans is known for being the circuit with the […]
As a Mercedes junior Russell was farmed out to Williams for three seasons, where he gained experience and showed the promise that convinced Wolff to promote him to a Mercedes race seat at the expense of long-time servant Valtteri Bottas. Russell has been around the Brackley team for a long time, and even deputised for […]
As was the case this morning, Suzuki’s Alex Rins set the early pace with a 1m32.192s at the start of FP2 as most of the field went out on the medium front and rear tyres. A few moments after Rins had gone top of the order, team-mate Joan Mir crashed on the way into Turn […]
The FIA Formula 2 driver, who finished runner-up in last year’s FIA Formula 3 championship, will test at the Losail International Circuit this weekend in a 2021-spec A521 chassis. The 19-year-old, whose father is motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan, joined the F1 team’s academy in January ahead of his debut F2 season with Virtuosi Racing […]
The current regulations state non-concession manufacturers are permitted to use seven engines across the season, while concession marque’s can use nine. However, this rule was written when the calendar consisted of less than 20 races, with the 2022 schedule set to include 21 grands prix. As a result, with immediate effect an eighth engine has […]
A raft of developments the Milton Keynes-based squad introduced at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has helped the team inch ahead of Ferrari, with Max Verstappen triumphing at both Imola and Miami. Ferrari has held back so far on introducing any major updates on its F1-75 and intends to bring its first batch of upgrades to […]