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
Rewind the clock to last year and the Woking-based team had actually been the first to test a 2021 specification floor, when it installed one on its MCL35 at the Belgian Grand Prix.This allowed it to assess the aerodynamic havoc that the changes would wreak at the rear of the Read more
Mercedes entered the 2021 season on the back foot after the changes to the technical regulations over the winter cut its advantage over the field.The margins between Mercedes and Red Bull have been fine through the opening four races, all of which have included at least one wheel-to-wheel fight between Read more
Alonso is still getting up to speed on his return to F1 this year, and has been outqualified in three of the four races so far by his French team-mate.But while Ocon has certainly benefited from being well settled in at Alpine, after a sometimes challenging 2020 campaign with the Read more
The world champion topped second free practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, as main title rival Red Bull had a more tricky day around the Barcelona circuit.With Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ending up as Mercedes’ closest challenger on the timesheets, with Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso Read more
Verstappen finished second for Red Bull in the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday, losing ground on race winner and Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship.Late pitstops for Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas gave Verstappen a window to take a free stop and go for Read more
Two-time world champion Alonso returned to F1 for 2021 with Alpine after spending the last two years exploring categories away from grand prix racing.The Spaniard won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice with Toyota in 2018 and 2019, as well as capturing the World Endurance Championship title.He has twice Read more