Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest in FP1 before Russell topped FP2, which doubled as a 2023 Pirelli prototype tyre test and so was unrepresentative in the main. But Russell set the time on 2022-spec soft tyres, as he didn’t run in FP1, so it was a competitively legitimate lap. Mexican Grand Prix FP1 results: Sainz […]
Instead, the onus will be on the teams to ensure their cars remain operating in a safe manner even after sustaining damage in incidents and then prove this is the case to in-competition enquiries raised by the governing body. The black-and-orange flag is used as an instruction to competitors ordering them to pit for repairs […]
Due to the 2023 Pirelli tyre test in FP2, Russell stormed to top spot having been permitted to start the session on the 2022 tyres after missing first practice for the rookie running to take place. The Mercedes driver duly led the times with a 1m19.970s set on the soft tyres, 0.828s faster than nearest […]
Alonso was originally given a post-race 30-second time penalty after a protest by Haas that claimed the Spaniard’s car was in a dangerous condition after he drove for many laps with a flapping right mirror, and then finished the race with no rear visibility after it came loose and fell off. Haas also protested the […]
Here is the FIA’s report in full: An Accepted Breach Agreement (“ABA”) dated 25 October 2022 has been entered into by the Cost Cap Administration and AMR GP Limited (“AMR”) pursuant to Article 6.28 of the FIA Formula 1 Financial Regulations (“Financial Regulations”). The Financial Regulations are issued by the FIA and form part of […]
Hamilton revealed in an interview with select media including Autosport over the United States Grand Prix weekend that he intends to sign a new deal with Mercedes. His current contract expires at the end of next season. Russell started working fully alongside Hamilton this year after spending the past three seasons with Williams, giving him […]
The race at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez returned to the calendar in 2015 after a 22-year hiatus and has been a popular fixture ever since, just missing out in 2020 due to COVID-19. Ahead of F1’s seventh visit in the current era it was announced that F1 had agreed new terms with the Mexico […]
But Alpine has already submitted a right of review for the stewards’ ruling, meaning the saga will continue to rumble on as it looks to regain Alonso’s seventh-place finish. Haas lodged a protest against Alonso’s car following the race in Austin on Sunday on the grounds that his car was unsafe due to a loose […]
Alonso was handed a 30-second post-race penalty at Austin last weekend as the stewards decided his car had been running in an unsafe condition due to damage sustained in his airborne crash with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll – specifically his right-side wing mirror moving around before later falling off. The penalty dropped him from seventh […]
The team has reached an Accepted Breach Agreement, which in essence confirms that it acknowledges any wrongdoing and accepts any sanctions. Aston Martin has also agreed an ABA for its less serious procedural breach, and details of that are also set to be revealed on Friday. The FIA will explain the areas that are in […]