The official Mercedes reserve was drafted in for the second day of testing for Pirelli at Barcelona on Wednesday, as work continues evaluating tyres that are not heated by blankets. The run was the first opportunity that Schumacher has had to drive the W14 since he joined the German manufacturer, and he duly completed 152 […]
Perez won two of the four opening races of the 2023 season, and after his victory in the Azerbaijan GP, he was just six points behind Verstappen and touted as a potential title challenger. The gap was extended when the Dutchman led a Red Bull 1-2 in Miami, and then the Mexican had a disastrous […]
At last week’s Spanish Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell scored a double podium after the Brackley team’s comprehensive upgrade package delivered a solid step forward. While Hamilton still finished 24 seconds behind dominant winner Max Verstappen, Mercedes’ W14 was the second-strongest car on the high-downforce circuit, providing the team with a solid baseline […]
From the launch of the MCL60, Stella stressed a need for the team to remain “realistic” as it started the campaign with an underbaked design. In the meantime, he led an overhaul of the technical division by getting rid of director James Key before hiring David Sanchez from Ferrari and experienced Red Bull chief engineer […]
Key will join the Sauber-run team on 1 September, taking over the role from Jan Monchaux. He has been identified as the man to lead the team into its Audi era by Sauber Motorsport CEO Andreas Seidl, his former boss at McLaren in 2019-2022. Key already knows the Hinwil operation well having served as technical […]
McLaren had its strongest qualifying performance of the season in Barcelona with Lando Norris taking a surprise third on the grid, while Piastri earned 10th before gaining a spot from a penalty for Pierre Gasly. The drivers cautioned before the race that conditions in qualifying had flattered the car. However, the race proved to be […]
Hulkenberg was fast throughout the Spanish GP weekend, qualifying ninth and starting eighth after gaining a spot from a penalty for Pierre Gasly. He ran in the same position in the early laps of the race but had to pit and abandon his soft tyres after just eight laps. That led him into a three-stop […]
Williams has only scored one point this season, courtesy of a 10th-place finish for Albon in the Bahrain season opener. At this point in 2022, it had three of its eventual eight points. Despite the downturn in the constructors’ standings, the ‘supertimes’ metric that records each team’s fastest lap during a race weekend indicates that […]
The team delivered its best result of the 2023 season last weekend as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third behind runaway race-winner Max Verstappen. The result, allied to the strong pace of the W14 throughout the race, has suggested that Mercedes’ revamp of its car has delivered a significant leap forward in […]
The Silverstone-based team endured a challenging Spanish GP last weekend as Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll ended up finishing behind both Mercedes and Ferrari in the fight to be Red Bull’s closest challenger. With its rivals having introduced major upgrades to their cars over the past two races, Aston Martin’s lack of performance could suggest […]