The sport returned to ESPN in 2018 in what at the time was regarded as a very good deal for the network. No commercial details of the new contract have been released by F1. However, it is understood that the huge explosion in US interest in the sport promoted by Drive to Survive, together with […]
Palou, who will remain with Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar next year after a lengthy contractual tug of war over his services with Arrow McLaren SP, made his official F1 bow at the Circuit of the Americas in FP1 for the US Grand Prix. Replacing Daniel Ricciardo for the hour-long session, 2021 IndyCar title-winner Palou turned in a best […]
Ferrari swept the board in practice for Formula 1’s 2022 US Grand Prix on Friday, but unusual circumstances for both sessions meant they provided little insight for form prediction regarding Sunday’s race. They did, however, give F1 a glimpse of the young talent competing in other categories and also offer the teams a chance to […]
Leclerc was one of three drivers to run two of the 2022 Pirelli compounds – along with Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo – because he sat out FP1 with Robert Shwartzman driving his F1-75 as part of the rookie practice running mandated in the 2022 rules. As the rest of the field completed set run […]
Instead it will be pitched to younger drivers of around 16 and older, and it will be seen a direct feeder series to F3 and subsequently to F2. Although nothing has been confirmed it is likely that F4 machinery will be used, and the series will be run under the umbrella of the existing F2/F3 […]
Mercedes confirmed heading to Austin that it would be bringing the final updates of the year for the W13 car to the Circuit of The Americas this weekend. The glimpse details of the update package emerged on Thursday, when a revised front wing design for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s cars was spotted in the […]
The Mercedes driver established Mission 44 in 2021 in the aftermath of the recent Black Lives Matter protests – a stand Hamilton brought to F1 to highlight its importance via the championship’s media platforms and event ceremonies. Mission 44 is aimed at improving education and opportunities overall for black students, as well as improving diversity […]
The appearance of a crane on the circuit after Carlos Sainz’s first lap crash in the Japanese GP led to immediate calls from drivers to avoid a repeat in the future, with many of them citing Jules Bianchi’s awful crash in the 2014 event that tragically led to his death in July 2015. Since this […]
A new front wing will feature in Austin that not only has a revised design in the outboard section, where the flaps meet with the endplate, it also has some interesting flow diverters mounted between the two upper flaps. This appears to be an interesting take on the slot gap separators that the teams are […]
In effect, an ABA means that the team admits to breaking the rules with its 2021 spending, and accepts the punishment levied. If a team doesn’t agree to an ABA, the case will move to the next stage, which is an investigation by the Cost Cap Adjudication Panel. It is understood that team principal Christian […]