Month: June 2023

27 Jun 2023

How does it work and when is it happening?

F1 sprint races are into their third year, with the latest changes aimed at improving the spectacle. After the latest changes debuted at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the F1 sprint race is back for the Austrian GP.  Here’s what you need to know about the F1 sprint race.  What is a sprint race and why […]

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27 Jun 2023

Austria sprint “not ideal” for Aston F1 upgrade push

For the Canadian GP earlier this month, Aston Martin debuted more aggressive sidepod bodywork and a revised floor design for its AMR23 which Alonso used to secure his sixth podium result of the season, finishing second to Max Verstappen. But the Spaniard says Aston Martin’s push to fully understand its update risks being stymied by […]

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27 Jun 2023

Puig concerned by timeframe needed for Honda MotoGP turnaround

As MotoGP enters its six-week summer break, Honda is looking to solve its MotoGP crisis with three of its riders out injured and a bike which is at the back of the field alongside fellow Japanese manufacturer strugglers Yamaha. To make matters worse, during the triple-header in June, Honda lost Joan Mir and Alex Rins […]

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27 Jun 2023

Ferrari had first warning signs over F1 race pace in 2022

The Spaniard and his team-mate Charles Leclerc have struggled for much of this season with their SF-23 proving to have a lack of consistency, especially on Sundays.  This has left the duo unable to take the fight to Red Bull in grands prix, even though in qualifying the car has often shown itself to be […]

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27 Jun 2023

FIA interviewing non-F1 personnel to ensure cost cap compliance

As reported by Autosport last week, the FIA has closed off a potential loophole that some teams may have been using in getting personnel outside of their main F1 team to help work on car design and development projects. The fear was that some squads were employing staff outside of the cost cap to work […]

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27 Jun 2023

Why Aston Martin won’t copy Red Bull F1 floor design

Red Bull’s rivals were delighted over the Monaco Grand Prix weekend when images of the Red Bull floor design were obtained in the wake of Sergio Perez’s crash in qualifying. A number of outfits made sure to conduct a deep analysis of the Red Bull design to try to better understand how the RB19 is […]

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26 Jun 2023

F1 rivals would love to see us fall flat on our face

The team is currently embarking on its Red Bull Powertrains project, which was formed in the wake of Honda’s decision to pull out of F1 in an official capacity back in 2021 – a decision the Japanese manufacturer has since reversed and by 2026 will supply Aston Martin with engines as a part of a […]

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