Fresh from victory at the French GP, Red Bull’s Verstappen topped both free practice sessions on the opening day at the Red Bull Ring, setting the fastest time in FP2 of 1m05.412s to lead former team-mate Ricciardo.Lewis Hamilton would have taken top spot for Mercedes but his 1m05.335s lap time Read more…
With speed gains in any area now being enough to swing form one way or another, the two teams have been locked in a game of cat and mouse about set-up approaches.Of particular focus has been downforce levels, and especially rear wing configurations, as both balance the right level of Read more…
Max Verstappen pulled off a surprise pole position at Paul Ricard on a track where Mercedes has been dominant in the past.The Dutchman’s form was helped by Red Bull electing to run its low downforce rear wing configuration, which helped boost its speed on the straights.But while Mercedes acknowledged that Read more…
Williams entered the 2021 season looking to continue the progress it showed last year with the updated FW43 car, while also pushing more resources to the new car designs planned for 2022.The team said last month that it was in the “final throes” of developing its car for this year as Read more…
While it was widely known that he had experienced health issues, having undergone two lung transplants in 2013, few knew that his situation had recently become more serious.Ojjeh was a fixture in the sport for 43 years, known first as a sponsor of Williams, then as the backer of the Read more…
Stroll and Verstappen both suffered huge accidents on the straight after experiencing what appeared to be similar failures while running Pirelli’s C3 tyre, which was the hard compound in Baku.Isola said a cut found on the left rear that came off Lewis Hamilton’s car after the red flag indicated that Read more…
Ferrari spent the first four races of the season largely battling McLaren to lead the F1 midfield, but enjoyed a surprising upswing in form around the low-speed Monaco layout.Leclerc scored Ferrari’s first pole position since the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix, but failed to start the race due to damage sustained Read more…
F1 announced in April that it would be holding ‘sprint qualifying’ at three events this year, running a 100km race on Saturday afternoons to set the grid for the grand prix on Sunday.Silverstone will stage F1’s first sprint race in July at the British Grand Prix, rejigging its weekend schedule Read more…
Alonso’s compatriot, Carlos Sainz Jr, matched the best result of his F1 career by finishing second in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, picking up his first podium finish for Ferrari.Sainz is the first Spanish driver to score a podium for Ferrari since Alonso, who raced for the team between 2010 and Read more…
A number of outfits, including Red Bull, Ferrari, Alpine and Alfa Romeo, have been using clever aero designs to flex their wings at high speed for a straightline boost.However, the FIA is concerned that their designs could be in breach of rules that outlaw moveable aerodynamic devices, so are introducing Read more…