During the post podium celebrations at the Hungaroring in July, Norris managed to knock off Verstappen’s trophy as he undertook his trademark tactic of smashing his bottle of Ferrari sparkling wine down to get the bubbles flowing. The tapping down of his bottle on the top step bounced the trophy off, and it toppled over […]
At Monza, the SF-23 machine will wear added yellow V stripes across the nose cone and engine cover. This is in deference to the paint job worn by the 499P Hypercar that won the blue-riband World Endurance Championship event earlier this year on the 100th anniversary of Le Mans. PLUS: How Ferrari scored a historic […]
The new addition could be found beneath the AMR23’s rear crash structure, as the designers had found a way to utilise a small bowtie-style winglet to work in conjunction with changes that were also made to the surface of the diffuser. While the team did not race the item in the end, its introduction should […]
Albon had started fourth and tumbled down the order as one of only five drivers to commit to slicks, opting not to make a late change to intermediates. He subsequently climbed back up the order and was running as high as sixth when the rain returned in the closing stages. Vowles conceded that staying out […]
The tight pitlane and small main paddock have been regarded as the biggest compromises since discussions about a return of the race first began. The hope is that the changes will help to secure the event’s long-term future, while also allowing for any potential expansion of the F1 grid. The pitlane issue led to the […]
The incident came just 24 hours after the American crashed heavily on slicks on a drying track having made Q3 for the first time in his rookie season. Sargeant stayed out on slicks in the wet early stages of the race and managed to survive the tricky conditions while losing a lot of time. With […]
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The Australian has been sidelined by injury three rounds into his F1 return after crashing in second practice at Zandvoort. He locked the front wheels into the banked Turn 3 to shunt into the barrier. The steering wheel moved violently upon impact to result in a broken metacarpal in his left hand. Ricciardo underwent surgery […]
The two-time world champion lined up fifth on the grid as rain arrived in time for the race start, with the whole field shod with slick Pirellis. Eventual race runner-up Alonso squeezed around the outside of fellow Spaniard and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz through Turn 2 to cement his starting position before diving to the […]
The Frenchman claimed after the race that the wet compound was “not the right tyre at any moment” and that if conditions were right for it, a red flag would probably result, which is exactly what happened. Ocon eventually claimed a point for 10th place on a day when team-mate Pierre Gasly gave the Enstone […]