As Autosport’s exclusive images show, the idea has been incorporated at Turn 12 – the second part of the Hans Ernst chicane.Prompted by problems at last year’s GP of cars running wide across the kerbs there and dragging gravel on to the circuit – which caused red flags in support Read more…
The outfit that, like Ferrari, manufactured its own parts including the engine, scored 17 wins and 11 poles between its world championship debut in the 1951 British Grand Prix and its final proper F1 start, as Stanley BRM, in 1977.Some of the era’s best drivers appeared for BRM and seven Read more…
After seeing Verstappen romp home to victory from P14 on the grid Mercedes team boss Wolff suggested that “we are in a situation where the championship will be concluded in Europe, probably”.While technically not possible, Wolff’s hyperbolic comment was perhaps a factor of just how soul-destroying Verstappen’s pace was for Read more…
Ocon charged from 16th on the grid to finish seventh for Alpine in the Belgian Grand Prix, calling the performance “our best weekend of the year so far, and probably since I joined the team”.The key to Ocon’s charge up the order was the Alpine car’s impressive straightline speed, which Read more…
Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers’ points?Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen scored a maximum 26 points at Spa-Francorchamps and his lead in the World Championship is up to 93 over team-mate Sergio Perez, who moves into second over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari driver suffered another troubled race Read more…
The world champion has been in sensational form over the Spa-Francorchamps weekend, despite knowing that he was heading into the race with a back of the grid penalty for an engine change.But that has not hindered his pace, as the Red Bull driver ended up qualifying over six-tenths of a Read more…
Following resistance from teams about an original idea to lift the floor edges by 25mm for 2023 to help limit bouncing problems many have experienced, the FIA agreed to a compromise solution over the summer break.It has settled on a 15mm raising, which is 5mm higher than a 10mm change Read more…
The Woking-based team announced on Wednesday that it was parting ways at the end of the season with Ricciardo, after a disappointing time since they joined forces at the start of 2021.While Ricciardo had another year to run on his original contract, McLaren felt it needed to make a change Read more…
Talks took place behind the scenes between McLaren and Ricciardo over the summer to agree the terms of his departure at the end of the season, with one year remaining on his contract.It is a low-key ending to one of the most high-profile F1 moves in recent memory, bringing to Read more…
Never one to hold back on his true feelings, Steiner can sometimes be pretty brutal when it comes to speaking out about any errors that he, his team and especially his drivers have made in the heat of competition. It’s part of his personality and, far from a boring corporate Read more…