In fact, one of the chief challenges that remains for the squad is in improving the aero-efficiency of its MCL60, which has manifested itself in the car being too draggy for some circuits. In that respect, last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix offered a very different challenge, as the Monza track is all about straightline speed. […]
In the wake of a season where Red Bull driver Perez has failed to match the performances of team-mate Max Verstappen, Marko has not held back in his criticisms at times of the Mexican. But in remarks he made to Red Bull’s own channel ServusTV earlier this week, he stepped up the rhetoric when he […]
Button praised Verstappen for his ability to adapt his driving style to the car he’s given, suggesting that not all drivers can cope in the same way. The 2009 world champion, who drove alongside Hamilton at McLaren in 2010-’12, said he would be “more fearful” going up against Verstappen. In recent weeks, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff […]
The current deal that runs from 2021 and 2025 was negotiated by former F1 CEO Chase Carey in what was regarded as a new spirit of cooperation compared to the often confrontational debates of the earlier Bernie Ecclestone era. Preliminary discussions have already begun over the next Concorde, the first on Stefano Domenicali’s watch as […]
While a number of outfits, including Ferrari, opted to bring bespoke aerodynamic designs for the high-speed Monza track, Red Bull went for a more low-key approach. With its RB19 car already pretty good in terms of aero efficiency, it opted simply to trim its regular upper flap to shed a little bit of drag. Despite […]
The Dutch driver added the record for the most consecutive F1 victories to his growing collection last weekend at Monza, with the youngest winner of a world championship race set to continue racking up success for many years to come.GP Racing editor Stuart Codling is joined by Mark Gallagher and Matt Kew to discuss the […]
In Monza last weekend, Verstappen set a new record with his 10th consecutive grand prix win, while between them, the Dutchman and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez have won every race held so far in 2023.Maffei said that F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is trying to focus on the fact that Verstappen is making history […]
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year. This was understood to be part of an evaluation phase of […]
Hamilton, who has won in Singapore four times, believes that his team’s high-downforce package will work well at the Marina Bay street track. In July, he took pole position at the Hungaroring, another venue that played to the strengths of the Mercedes. “I feel like this [Monza] might be the worst one for us,” Hamilton […]
The team struggled for performance with its low downforce package over the Italian GP weekend, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 10th and finishing ninth, and Lance Stroll out of the points in 16th from 20th on the grid. With Ferrari logging third and fourth the Maranello team moved ahead of Aston into third place in the […]