The SF-23 debuted an upgraded floor design with revised geometry in front of the rear wheels for the Miami Grand Prix, which was conceived to make the car more “benign”. Then Leclerc crashed in Q3 before he and team-mate Sainz bemoaned “zero flexibility” in the package that meant they were unable to manage their tyres […]
The Spaniard classified fifth in the second running of the Miami Grand Prix last weekend, a result that was not affected by the imposition of a five-second penalty for pitlane speeding. Meanwhile, team-mate Charles Leclerc – who crashed in Q3 to trigger a red flag – finished where he started in seventh. Both drivers bemoaned […]
Brundle was coming to the end of his usual pre-race grid walk when he reached a roped-off section at the front of the starting grid which was only open to selected VIPs. Among them was tennis legend Roger Federer, who had been one of Brundle’s targets from a list of attending VIPs. Brundle happened to […]
Alonso secured his fourth podium of the 2023 season in last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after claiming a front-row starting spot, just losing out to an unstoppable Red Bull 1-2 led by Max Verstappen who won the race from ninth. His fourth podium in five races prompted the Spaniard to start aiming even higher, even […]
The biggest challenge for any new Formula 1 promoter is always its second race. A brand-new event on the calendar always attracts a huge buzz and fans can be in a rush to get hold of tickets for the latest grand prix on the schedule. But it doesn’t take long for the novelty factor to […]
It is understood that the venue, which has hosted the Chinese F1 round since 2004, was unable to maintain its circuit certification due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous licence was held for a three-year term but expired at the end of 2019, shortly before the global health crisis prevented FIA representatives […]
The world champion produced a stunning drive to win the Miami GP from ninth of the grid after electing to take an alternative tyre strategy to the front runners. Verstappen was able to manage brilliantly the hard tyre for a lengthy first stint, while those at the head of the pack were left struggling with […]
A case in point was spotted in Miami last weekend as both Mercedes and Williams took to free practice with different configurations mounted on their cars. Mercedes W14 comparison – Miami Photo by: Uncredited For Mercedes, this resulted in Lewis Hamilton running with an infill panel for the upper tip section of the rear wing […]
Hamilton finished sixth in both back-to-back grands prix, but the manner in which the result came together felt different for the Briton. In Baku Hamilton had qualified fifth and after losing positions due to an unfortunately timed safety car, he spent the entire second half of the race stuck behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, powerless to […]
The Thai-British driver was heard on the radio telling the pitwall that he didn’t agree with a message to push on the tyres, while at another point in the race, he felt that he should be doing that rather than managing them. Albon had a frustrating race after qualifying an encouraging 11th, slipping back to […]