The new addition could be found beneath the AMR23’s rear crash structure, as the designers had found a way to utilise a small bowtie-style winglet to work in conjunction with changes that were also made to the surface of the diffuser.While the team did not race the item in the end, its introduction should not be taken lightly. As Aston Martin had gone the extra mile to get the part on the car …Keep reading
At Monza, the SF-23 machine will wear added yellow V stripes across the nose cone and engine cover.This is in deference to the paint job worn by the 499P Hypercar that won the blue-riband World Endurance Championship event earlier this year on the 100th anniversary of Le Mans.PLUS: How Ferrari scored a historic victory at Le MansThe races numbers (#16 for Charles Leclerc and #55 for Carlos Sainz) …Keep reading
During the post podium celebrations at the Hungaroring in July, Norris managed to knock off Verstappen’s trophy as he undertook his trademark tactic of smashing his bottle of Ferrari sparkling wine down to get the bubbles flowing. The tapping down of his bottle on the top step bounced the trophy off, and it toppled over onto the ground, breaking in to several pieces. It emerged after the …Keep reading
Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1’s Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend.But just as F1’s 2023 on-track action is not quite as exciting as last year, so too has grand prix racing’s annual driver …Keep reading
Drugovich has been an Aston junior driver for almost a year – he is also one of its official reserve drivers along with ex-McLaren racer Stoffel Vandoorne – and will take part in the FP1 action at the same Monza circuit where he secured the 2022 Formula 2 title. The Brazilian driver has previous experience of driving the AMR23 as he stood in for Stroll during several sessions of the Bahrain …Keep reading
The two-time world champion lined up fifth on the grid as rain arrived in time for the race start, with the whole field shod with slick Pirellis.Eventual race runner-up Alonso squeezed around the outside of fellow Spaniard and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz through Turn 2 to cement his starting position before diving to the inside of the banked Turn 3 left-hander.As Mercedes racer George Russell and …Keep reading
The Australian has been sidelined by injury three rounds into his F1 return after crashing in second practice at Zandvoort.He locked the front wheels into the banked Turn 3 to shunt into the barrier. The steering wheel moved violently upon impact to result in a broken metacarpal in his left hand.Ricciardo underwent surgery and “metal work” in Barcelona on Sunday and is believed to have been …Keep reading
The incident came just 24 hours after the American crashed heavily on slicks on a drying track having made Q3 for the first time in his rookie season.Sargeant stayed out on slicks in the wet early stages of the race and managed to survive the tricky conditions while losing a lot of time.With the track dry he was running in last place when he speered off the road after touching the inside kerb at …Keep Read more…
The Englishman acknowledged that strategy calls played a role, especially the decision to stay out on slicks at the original start.However, he insisted that the MCL60 simply wasn’t as competitive on Sunday as it was in qualifying, citing the comparison with rivals Aston Martin and Mercedes as “terrible”.“There are times when it’s down to pace and times when it’s down to strategy, and the …Keep reading