The Williams rookie set the same time as Lando Norris in Q1, but because the McLaren driver logged it first he progressed through, while Sargeant was left in 16th and eliminated. However, in the race the American put in a solid drive to 12th at the flag, and he was one of several drivers to benefit […]
Honda is now in a race against time to make a breakthrough with its troubled RC213V with just one day of testing left before the 2023 season starts. Top Honda honours on Saturday at the Portugal test went to LCR’s Alex Rins, who was 11th and almost a second off the pace, while factory duo […]
F1 has decided to trial a tweaked qualifying format at two races this year. As previously reported by Autosport, the first trial is taking place at May’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. In a bid to reduce the number of tyres used at grands prix, the experiment involves reducing the number of Pirelli sets […]
The 2021 world champion ended Saturday’s running at the Algarve circuit eighth overall, but over eight tenths off the pace of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia. Quartararo concluded last month’s Sepang test claiming his 2023 Yamaha was “a nightmare” in qualifying trim, and now admits the bike struggled for pace in general on fresh rubber. As a […]
The German manufacturer has found itself in need of a rapid response to the lack of performance of its new W14 car, which has proved to be no match for the pace-setting Red Bull squad. Team boss Toto Wolff has already talked about Mercedes needing to evaluate an all-new concept for the car in the […]
The countdown to the 2023 season is on as just two more days of running are permitted between now and the start of the new campaign on 26 March in Portugal. The paddock has decamped to the Algarve International Circuit to wrap up the pre-season, with Saturday’s session running for eight hours. VR46 Ducati rider […]
The Grove squad struggled with the ground-effects rules revolution in 2022 as it lacked downforce and suffered with poor low-speed balance. That left the team to prop up the constructors’ championship with just eight points, compared to 35 for next-worst AlphaTauri in ninth. But the new FW45 has proved more stable and allowed Albon to […]
Grand prix racing had been around for nearly half a century before the arrival of Formula 1. The inaugural world championship in 1950 is often used as a starting point, but there had been plenty of brilliant machines and epic races already. The rules were modified regularly from the inaugural French GP in 1906 to […]
The Hinwil-based operation was the first squad to unveil a genuine 2023 challenger earlier this year at an event it held in Zurich. Launch renders of the new C43 showed the car with a unique serrated solution that featured a run of fins all along the edge of the floor. However, when the new car […]
The new design, which is intended to clean up the airflow to the wing, triggered a DRS issue when it was trialled on the final day of testing. When it was tried again in the Friday FP1 session, TV coverage showed it oscillating in dramatic fashion, and it was quickly replaced with a standard twin-pylon […]