The developments of cars throughout the 2022 campaign have been different to previous years, with teams having to balance the desire for update steps against the costs of building new parts.Some outfits like Alpine have elected to bring small changes to every race, while other squads have chosen instead to Read more…
AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost had indicated for some time the plan was always to keep Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly – confirmation of whom was given back in June – pending sign-off from Red Bull.Tsunoda said a few weeks ago that his future depended on “things in the background”, but Read more…
Amid all the dominant form that means he could capture the crown at next weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, it is easy to forget the dramas that overshadowed the start of the campaign.In fact, early on in the year, it appeared that his championship challenge could be over before it started, Read more…
F1 is currently enjoying a boom in popularity in the United States, with three American races announced on the calendar for 2023 as Las Vegas joins Austin and Miami.But it has been over 15 years since an American last raced full-time in F1. A recent push by Red Bull to Read more…
Tsunoda, 22, made his F1 debut with AlphaTauri in 2021, and was widely expected to be retained by the team for a third season heading into next year.The Japanese driver said at the end of last month that his future was dependent on “things in the background”, but any doubt Read more…
For those working in the paddock, it was the first sign of just how many weekends would be spent away from home next year. People joked about the upcoming boom in business for divorce lawyers around Oxfordshire, where most F1 teams are based, and shuddered at the copious amount of Read more…
F1 introduced all-new rules for 2022, aimed at both improving the racing and giving more teams a chance of success through closing the gap between the front and the back of the grid.This is being helped by a combination of a cost cap plus an aerodynamic handicap system that allows more windtunnel Read more…
2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri will make his F1 debut with McLaren next year after finding himself at the heart of a contract saga in recent weeks involving both McLaren and Alpine.Piastri rose through the junior ranks as part of Alpine’s academy, but the team was found not to have Read more…
Although Szafnauer has endured some difficult weeks, after finding himself at the centre of F1’s driver market silly season when Alpine lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin and Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Rossi has nothing but praise for him.Rossi says that despite what happened on the driver front, with the Read more…
The Brackley-based squad is still hunting for its first F1 victory this season, with it having been on the back foot against Red Bull and Ferrari throughout much of the 2022 campaign.The design of its current challenger has proved to be not ideal for the new ground effect regulations, with Read more…