The FIA has vowed to evaluate the ways that extreme temperature and humidity meant that drivers had to take themselves to the physical limit in Qatar. The excessive heat and flat-out nature of the tyre stint-limited race at Losail left drivers facing one of the biggest challenges of their careers, which some described as “hell” […]
Bagnaia came through from 13th on the grid to score his sixth grand prix victory of the season to take an 18-point lead in the championship. It comes just a day after he lost the standings lead for the first time since before the Spanish GP to Martin, who dominated the sprint at Mandalika to […]
Pirelli identified microscope failures in the tyre sidewall at the Losail International Circuit last weekend, a problem triggered by drivers running protractedly over new kerbs with a 50mm raised edge. As a result, the tyre manufacturer and the FIA imposed a maximum stint length of 18 laps for the 57-lap grand prix, which compelled drivers […]
At last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix Piastri and Norris scored McLaren’s second consecutive double podium of the season, finishing just five seconds down the road from Verstappen. According to the new triple world champion, McLaren has not only announced itself as the most consistent threat to Red Bull’s hegemony, but it also has the strongest […]
Martin has now won four sprint races on the bounce to head Bagnaia in the standings for the first time in 2023. Ducati has also wrapped up the constructors’ championship for 2023 following Martin’s sprint victory. The Spaniard beat poleman Luca Marini by 1.131 seconds having started sixth on the grid following a crash in […]
Had Nick Heidfeld’s career path gone as expected then he would never have spent the 2002 Formula 1 season at Sauber with Felipe Massa. The long-time Mercedes protege had won the German Formula 3 and International Formula 3000 titles in McLaren liveries, set the Goodwood hillclimb record in a 1998 MP4/13 and raced at Le […]
Martin started from sixth on Saturday at the Indonesian Grand Prix to win the sprint race, marking his fourth half-distance contest success in a row. With reigning world champion Bagnaia only eighth after qualifying down in 13th, Martin now leads the standings heading into Sunday’s grand prix by seven points. Marquez – who crashed on […]
The race has long been considered as potentially vulnerable as more and more lucrative flyaway events have been added to the schedule, and with the Dutch GP – first held in 2021 – inevitably seen as potentially impacting crowd figures. In addition, the disaster of the 2021 event, when the race as red flagged after […]
Bagnaia lost the world championship lead for the first time since the Spanish GP in April after struggling to eighth in Saturday’s sprint at Mandalika as title rival Jorge Martin won. It capped off a generally difficult day for Bagnaia, who failed to get out of Q1 and qualified 13th, battling rear grip issues on […]
Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu finished eighth and ninth at Losail, with the latter jumping the penalised Sergio Perez in the final results. The six points earned move the Hinwil outfit above Haas to eighth place in the constructors’ table, leaving it just seven behind Williams. Alfa has brought a stream of new parts over […]