F1 is currently enjoying a boom in popularity in the United States, with three American races announced on the calendar for 2023 as Las Vegas joins Austin and Miami. But it has been over 15 years since an American last raced full-time in F1. A recent push by Red Bull to secure IndyCar driver Colton […]
Amid all the dominant form that means he could capture the crown at next weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, it is easy to forget the dramas that overshadowed the start of the campaign. In fact, early on in the year, it appeared that his championship challenge could be over before it started, as a spate of […]
The developments of cars throughout the 2022 campaign have been different to previous years, with teams having to balance the desire for update steps against the costs of building new parts. Some outfits like Alpine have elected to bring small changes to every race, while other squads have chosen instead to unleash new parts in […]
AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost had indicated for some time the plan was always to keep Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly – confirmation of whom was given back in June – pending sign-off from Red Bull. Tsunoda said a few weeks ago that his future depended on “things in the background”, but that he was satisfied […]
The Woking-based squad faces an intense fight with its Enstone rival over the remainder of the 2022 campaign for the best-of-the-rest slot in the constructors’ championship behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. While Alpine looks favourite to take that fourth position, especially after it revealed it is bringing a major new floor update to the […]
The Brackley-based squad is still hunting for its first F1 victory this season, with it having been on the back foot against Red Bull and Ferrari throughout much of the 2022 campaign. The design of its current challenger has proved to be not ideal for the new ground effect regulations, with it suffering from a […]
Although Szafnauer has endured some difficult weeks, after finding himself at the centre of F1’s driver market silly season when Alpine lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin and Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Rossi has nothing but praise for him. Rossi says that despite what happened on the driver front, with the team still upset about […]
F1 introduced all-new rules for 2022, aimed at both improving the racing and giving more teams a chance of success through closing the gap between the front and the back of the grid. This is being helped by a combination of a cost cap plus an aerodynamic handicap system that allows more windtunnel and CFD development time […]
For those working in the paddock, it was the first sign of just how many weekends would be spent away from home next year. People joked about the upcoming boom in business for divorce lawyers around Oxfordshire, where most F1 teams are based, and shuddered at the copious amount of time about to be spent […]
Reigning Formula 2 champion Piastri will make his F1 debut with McLaren next year after finding himself at the heart of a contract saga in recent weeks involving both McLaren and Alpine. Piastri rose through the junior ranks as part of Alpine’s academy, but the team was found not to have a valid contract in […]