Former F2 frontrunner Sargeant was drafted in this year to slot in alongside Alex Albon and found it hard to match his more experienced team-mate while making his fair share of rookie errors. But in recent races the American has made progress, most notably with finishing 13th at the Red Bull Ring and just outside the points […]
With the German manufacturer having realised it has taken the wrong approach with its 2023 car, having been too cautious with its ride height target, the team has been chasing solutions to get it closer to the front of the grid. And while more downforce would not go amiss, its technical director James Allison has […]
The American-owned outfit has been chasing a cure for the high tyre degradation woes that have derailed its prospects at several races this year. Its VF-23 car appears to be quite aggressive on its rubber, which is great for switching tyres on for single qualifying laps but is a big handicap to its drivers when […]
The German manufacturer has endured a challenging time since the switch to ground-effect cars at the start of the 2022 campaign. Last year’s W13 was blighted by porpoising, and the squad battled with a small ride height operating window for where its car produced downforce, which effectively forced it to run very close to the […]
In late 2022, the Grove team tied down lead driver Alex Albon on a multi-year contract, but uncertainty surrounds the future of his stablemate Logan Sargeant for next season. Ex-Mercedes head of strategy Vowles has publicly backed the American, who is yet to score a point during his rookie term but previously axed him from […]
Szafnauer parted company with Alpine after the recent Belgian Grand Prix following a disagreement between himself and the sportscar manufacturer’s bosses over the timeline needed for it to win in F1. While Szafnauer said his decades of experience in F1 prompted him to feel it would take until 2026 for Alpine to hit its target, […]
McLaren started the season off the pace with a car that was both lacking overall downforce and suffering from a lack of aerodynamic efficiency, meaning it creates too much drag for a given downforce level. Incoming team principal Andrea Stella rolled out a recovery plan to get the team’s MCL60 back on track, which included […]
Car maker’s involvement in the management of motorsport programmes has been thrust into the spotlight by the ‘football manager’ style turnover of senior staff at the Alpine Formula 1 team. It doesn’t take an expert to realise that seven team principals across 10 years for the Enstone team is not conducive in creating stability to […]
Red Bull has won all 12 races before the summer break, making the prospect of the team winning every race in 2023 increasingly plausible. The most recent Belgian Grand Prix showed there is no end in sight yet for Red Bull’s dominance, with Max Verstappen finishing 32 seconds clear of the first non-Red Bull car […]
In a rare offering, Schumacher’s 2002 Australian Grand Prix-winning Ferrari F2001b will be available to purchase with Sotheby’s Sealed. Chassis 215 is one of very few F1 chassis to have never finished outside the podium positions during its competition career, presenting a remarkable opportunity to acquire an outstanding machine of the modern era. One of […]