At the Spanish Grand Prix, Red Bull appeared with changes to the floor’s edge wing and the diffuser, using features widely seen on competitors’ machinery. These were most likely spotted by Adrian Newey on his regular grid walks before the Milton Keynes-based squad applied its own twist on a couple of solutions others have used […]
To underline its status as a world championship, F1 has coveted a race in Africa. A return to the famed Kyalami circuit, which last hosted a GP in 1993, has long been the frontrunner. F1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali has held meetings with circuit officials and other South African GP stakeholders over the past […]
F1 decided to bypass the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya tight chicane and instead restore its original final sector, with two fast right-handers leading onto the main straight, in a bid to improve the show. It was a popular decision among the drivers, with Mercedes’ George Russell saying it “turned one of the worst corners in F1 […]
Leclerc started from the pitlane in Barcelona after he qualified only 19th and the team opted to make changes to his car for the race. However he was only able to rise to 11th place after his SF-23 again performed inconsistently across stints, even when running the same tyre compound. Team-mate Carlos Sainz also struggled […]
Behind runaway race winner Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton led team-mate George Russell to bag a double podium for Mercedes to jump Aston Martin in the constructors’ standings. This came as Stroll classified in sixth ahead of home favourite Fernando Alonso in seventh. Since the AMR23 has often been the second-quickest machine behind the Red Bull […]
For the return of ground-effects at the start of 2022, Red Bull (downwash), Ferrari (in-wash) and Mercedes (size-zero) all developed radically different sidepod designs. With Red Bull emerging as the dominant force, it left many to suppose that sidepods are the determining factor in car performance. As such, questions were asked of Mercedes for it […]
Dive into the Sea of Orange! We are offering you an exclusive chance to win an unforgettable experience: 1×2 Passe Partout tickets (Friday to Sunday), including a four-night stay for you and your companion to witness this year’s Formula 1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. Imagine yourself among passionate motorsports fans watching how the action unfolds […]
The Silverstone-based squad has been Red Bull’s closest rival for much of this season but endured its most difficult outing of the year at Barcelona. Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso did not have the pace on the soft early on to take the fight to Mercedes and Ferrari, and in the end, they came home […]
The world championship leader raised some smiles in second practice at the Spanish Grand Prix when his response to a radio message about his run plan regarded a ringtone that could be heard from the garage. Verstappen was able to recognise it as the one used by Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Marko. “Someone’s phone is […]
The pair endured a difficult opening day of practice at Barcelona as Mercedes finally got some proper running of its new W14 upgrade package. The struggles even left Hamilton feeling that he would not make it through to Q3 in qualifying because the car was so difficult to drive. But a late-night simulator session for […]