The American-owned outfit is bringing a major upgrade to its VF-23 for the Austin weekend which it hopes will help it make some progress after a challenging 2023 campaign so far. But as well as the shift towards a Red Bull-style concept, the cars of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg will also be painted in a special edition livery, which includes the tagline ‘We The People’ from the opening …Keep reading
After several seasons where Norris has been the de facto team leader at McLaren, the Briton has faced an increasingly tough challenge this season from rookie Piastri.And the Australian’s potential was made clear in Qatar when he took pole and the victory in the sprint race before finishing runner-up in the grand prix itself.Norris was left kicking himself afterwards over what happened in Qatar …Keep reading
The FIA has vowed to evaluate the ways that extreme temperature and humidity meant that drivers had to take themselves to the physical limit in Qatar. The excessive heat and flat-out nature of the tyre stint-limited race at Losail left drivers facing one of the biggest challenges of their careers, which some described as “hell” and “torture”. Logan Sargeant had to retire with …Keep reading
Pirelli identified microscope failures in the tyre sidewall at the Losail International Circuit last weekend, a problem triggered by drivers running protractedly over new kerbs with a 50mm raised edge.As a result, the tyre manufacturer and the FIA imposed a maximum stint length of 18 laps for the 57-lap grand prix, which compelled drivers to run a three-stop strategy.However, this was met with …Keep reading
Hamilton was pitched out of the race at the Losail circuit after clashing with team-mate George Russell as they jostled for position on the run away from the start-line.While Russell’s car escaped serious damage in the incident and he was able to continue, Hamilton was out on the spot and ended up in the gravel trap.He swiftly jumped out of his Mercedes car and crossed the circuit as he tried to …Keep reading
Bottas and team-mate Zhou Guanyu finished eighth and ninth at Losail, with the latter jumping the penalised Sergio Perez in the final results.The six points earned move the Hinwil outfit above Haas to eighth place in the constructors’ table, leaving it just seven behind Williams.Alfa has brought a stream of new parts over recent races, culminating in a beam wing that was introduced in Qatar, and …Keep reading
Three teams took the plunge in making modifications to their cars, with Alfa Romeo becoming the seventh F1 team to modify its rear wing endplate to feature an upwashing swage line on the external face. It is a design that was first implemented simultaneously by Aston Martin and Alpine at the start of the season. Since then, Williams, McLaren, AlphaTauri and more recently Mercedes have all …Keep reading
McLaren started the season off the pace but following a change of concept and personnel reshuffle it has produced an impressive B-spec that turned the MCL60 into a reliable podium contender.PLUS: How McLaren has revamped its F1 team to become a contender againNorris and team-mate Oscar Piastri became the closest challengers of Red Bull’s dominant Max Verstappen in Japan and Qatar, taking a double …Keep reading
The governing body had announced on Tuesday – four days after Stroll appeared to shove his trainer Henry Howe after throwing his steering wheel out of his cockpit following his elimination from GP qualifying at last weekend’s event – that its compliance officer was in discussion with Lance Stroll in relation to several incidents that may have contravened the FIA’s rules, policies and …Keep reading
Norris saw both of his Q3 laptimes deleted in Friday’s qualifying at Losail, meaning he would start the race from 10th rather than second behind polesitter Max Verstappen.In Saturday’s sprint shootout, Norris then went off track in the final corner of his second flyer while on a pole-worthy run, instead getting demoted by team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri duly won Saturday night’s sprint race from …Keep reading