The FIA is currently working through the submissions for the 2022 season that have been handed to it by teams, and has increased its analysis of competitor spending in a bid to stamp out any clever workarounds. As reported by Autosport last month, this has also included a deep dive in to team’s non-F1 activities […]
The shape of teams’ sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1’s latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different concepts at play. However, the advantage that Red Bull appears to have gotten from its downwash concept appears to have won out as many of its rivals have […]
The Canadian, who started 61 F1 races for Williams with a career-best result of seventh in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, has stayed away from the spotlight since losing his seat at the end of last year. Having decided that he did not want to switch to other racing categories in the short term, he […]
Norris and Piastri took second and fourth respectively in the recent British Grand Prix. It was a breakthrough result for McLaren and its upgrade package after struggling through the first half of the season, but it was also big boost for rookie Piastri, who took his best result in F1 by some margin. The highly […]
As Ricciardo prepares for his F1 comeback at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the Australian is well aware that he is going to face a pretty challenging time in an AlphaTauri car that has left the team at the bottom of the constructors’ championship standings. But reflecting on the reasons why Ricciardo has elected to […]
The planned increase in electrification, with a 50-50 power split from the battery and combustion engine, has prompted concerns about drivers running out of energy on the straights and needing to change down gears to recharge. There has also been some scepticism about whether or not the need for less draggy F1 cars can be […]
After playing a starring role in Canada, sealing six points for seventh place, Albon just missed out on the top 10 in Austria. But the Anglo-Thai driver took another haul of points with eighth at the British GP to lift Williams above Alfa Romeo in the constructors’ standings, delivering all of the Grove team’s 11 […]
Vettel retired from racing in F1 at the end of the 2022 season having made his debut in 2007 with a one-off BMW outing in America before stepping in at Toro Rosso for the remainder of the year. The German, speaking at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, says there has been “lots of […]
The Italian outfit has had a challenging first half to the 2023 season, with its car struggling to deliver consistent performances in races despite being quick over a single lap. Ferrari has made good gains with recent upgrades and feels it is beginning to edge nearer to the dominant Red Bull team. Team principal Fred […]
When Mercedes launched its 2023 W14 there were a lot of comments about the return to a black livery. The base colour is that of the naked carbon fibre structure, with no paint applied at all. And the reason? To save weight. Mercedes is not alone in stripping paint, or at least refraining from applying […]