Tag: F1

05 Sep 2023

Andretti Autosport rebrands entire operation to Andretti Global

The company, which is owned by former racing star Michael Andretti and Dan Towriss, the CEO and president of financial services company Group 1001, is making the move as it bids to join the Formula 1 grid in future in partnership with General Motors. Andretti’s team currently operates in eight motorsports platforms, racing across six […]

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05 Sep 2023

Why F1’s cost cap now faces key test despite FIA all-clear

The longer the FIA delayed announcing its findings from the 2022 spending reviews, the greater the prospect was of one or more teams to have been found to be in breach. After the controversy triggered by Red Bull’s 2021 overspend, and unease about the nature of the penalty handed down, more rule-breaking this time around […]

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05 Sep 2023

Alonso frustrated by “anonymous” F1 Italian GP performance

His Aston Martin team knew in advance that Monza wouldn’t play to the strengths of the AMR23, and that was reflected in qualifying, with Alonso earning 10th place and his lowest grid position of the season. Despite a typically feisty race, the Spaniard could not better ninth in the race, which matched Hungary as his […]

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05 Sep 2023

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Italian Grand Prix

Although Ferrari threw everything it had at securing victory in its home Formula 1 race at Monza, Red Bull proved too strong over the Italian Grand Prix weekend. It seemed inevitable that Max Verstappen would break the record for most consecutive wins in Ferrari’s backyard, but that didn’t stop the Scuderia – willed on by […]

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04 Sep 2023

Russell wants change to Monza’s ‘get out of jail free’ corner

The Mercedes driver went across the escape road twice during the Italian Grand Prix, once in tandem with Sergio Perez during their battle for position, and then later on his own when he emerged from the pits alongside Esteban Ocon. On the latter occasion Russell was deemed to have gained an advantage, and having not given […]

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04 Sep 2023

Only Red Bull ‘screw up’ will prevent F1 clean sweep, says Wolff

Max Verstappen took a record 10th consecutive F1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix as he overcame a strong challenge from Ferrari to continue Red Bull’s perfect run in F1 2023.  And although there are still eight races to go at a variety of tracks, rivals are sceptical about there being any normal circumstances under […]

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