Motor racing’s governing body has come under fire for making a late alternation to the 2023 technical regulations to help limit the potential for cars to bounce. It initially acted this year, introducing a porpoising metric from this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, to help limit the amount teams are allowed to let their cars bounce. […]
Alonso was the first major domino to fall in silly season when he announced a shock move from Alpine to Aston Martin for 2023 on the first day of the summer break. It prompted Alpine to announce reserve driver Oscar Piastri as Alonso’s replacement for next year, only for Piastri to deny he had signed […]
McLaren announced on Wednesday that Ricciardo would be leaving the team at the end of the 2022 season after agreeing terms for his exit with one year remaining on his contract. The decision came after Ricciardo struggled to match team-mate Lando Norris for form during their 18 months as team-mates, despite giving McLaren its first […]
With the team hoping to build on the momentum gained in recent races, which included George Russell’s pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, it had felt that this weekend’s event at Spa-Francorchamps would offer it some good opportunities. However, both Hamilton and Russell struggled for pace in Friday’s cold and damp practice sessions. Hamilton […]
On an action-packed day both on and off the track at Spa-Francorchamps, the F1 world championship leader topped second practice by almost nine-tenths of a second from title rival Charles Leclerc. But both drivers are set to start the Belgian GP from the back of the grid due to respective engine change penalties – which […]
Alpine is in dispute with its protege and reserve driver, and the matter will go to the Contract Recognition Board next week. Alpine was originally planning to place Piastri at Williams in 2023. After Fernando Alonso’s seat became available following the Spaniard’s shock departure to Aston Martin, Alpine quickly announced Piastri would race for the […]
While all teams have opted for low downforce aerodynamic packages for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix due to the circuit requirements, McLaren has made a concerted effort to address the weakness in its MCL36 car. In the FIA’s pre-event technical document, McLaren listed eight updated components as it bids to strike back against Alpine in […]
Confirmation arrived from Audi on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after the next cycle of power unit regulations was finalised by the FIA last week. Audi’s entry marks the first major step into F1 from 2026 for the Volkswagen Group. It is set to be joined on the grid from 2026 […]
Albon will remain at Williams beyond the 2023 season on a multi-year deal, which was revealed two days after news broke of Fernando Alonso signing with Aston Martin, and a day after Oscar Piastri denied having a contract with Alpine for next season. The Thai-Brit has confirmed his deal was more hastily made public to […]
The reigning constructors’ champions has endured its first winless start to a Formula 1 campaign since 2011 as the team has struggled to get on top of the new ground-effect car regulations. But Mercedes made tangible progress in the final races before the summer break, with the team achieving double podiums in France and Hungary, […]