Neither Hamilton nor team-mate George Russell have appeared completely comfortable with their car during this week’s Bahrain test, with the Mercedes not looking at ease in the rapidly changing conditions at Sakhir. Hamilton set the fourth-fastest time at the end of regular running on Friday, although his effort was subsequently beaten by Kevin Magnussen’s Haas […]
Nicholas Latifi was forced to slow on track after a fire emerged at the rear of his Williams FW44 car during the morning session at the Bahrain International Circuit, before spinning at Turn 12. The session was quickly red-flagged while Latifi jumped out of the car, which was then tended to by a fire marshal […]
Symonds explained that technology derived from the aerospace industry has helped Mercedes to package an ultra-efficient cooling system that has enabled it to create the narrow sidepod arrangement unveiled on the first day of the Bahrain test. The main architect of the 2022 regulations, Symonds admitted that he hadn’t anticipated such a dramatic interpretation of […]
A technical issue with a plane in Turkey meant Haas’s freight only arrived at the Bahrain International Circuit on Tuesday night, putting the team behind schedule. As a result, the Haas VF-22 could only get out on-track at the start of the second session on Thursday in Bahrain, costing the team half a day of […]
The Swiss outfit endured a difficult time in the first pre-season F1 test as its car was hampered by excessive porpoising that could not be fixed on location in Spain. But after extensive work back at its factory, Alfa Romeo made improvements to its car and set-up that allowed it to complete a full day […]
The first day of F1’s final pre-season test began with a change of schedule for the Woking team as Daniel Ricciardo, who was due to run in the morning, did not feel well. Norris thus had to step in and complete the full day on his own. His best time placed him sixth overall, some […]
As the F1 season-preview issue of GP Racing magazine hits the shelves, GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher join host Stuart Codling to examine the unexpected controversies already embroiling a season which promised to be revolutionary. Whenever F1 adopts new rules there are winners and losers – and unexpected twists. Our panel […]
The German manufacturer revealed a radical new concept ahead of the start of the Bahrain test, using the Side Impact Structures (SIS) as separate fins to help shrink its sidepod bodywork further back to be much smaller than anyone else.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was quoted as saying by German publication Auto Motor und […]
The German was the most outspoken at the Barcelona test a fortnight ago over Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, as he made clear he would boycott the country’s race if it went ahead. In the end, F1 and the FIA acted swiftly to drop the Russian Grand Prix from the calendar and cancel its contract under […]
While having no sidepods at all is somewhat detached from reality, there’s good reason to suggest that Mercedes will introduce a new package that shrinks the car’s sidepods considerably more those the team benchmarked for performance in Barcelona. In order to imagine the direction Mercedes might be travelling in, we only have to look as […]