As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship.According to the document, Massa’s legal team alleged the Brazilian was “the victim of a conspiracy” over …Keep reading
The striking one-off look, featuring gold ascents and highlights on an Italian flag tricolore that adorns the engine cover, will be used throughout the Monza weekend by Alfa Romeo duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.The Sauber-run squad, which has run a handful of sponsor-led livery tweaks this year, will end its F1 partnership with Alfa Romeo at the conclusion of the 2023 season – the Italian …Keep reading
Lando Norris qualified second for last week’s Dutch Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen, the latest evidence of the giant leap McLaren has made with its B-spec upgrade it deployed before the summer break.That overhaul allowed it to challenge Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin in the ever-fluctuating fight behind Red Bull, with no team being able to consistently claim the status of second-fastest …Keep reading
The Scuderia endured a dismal Zandvoort outing, with Sainz classifying fifth as team-mate Charles Leclerc retired due to floor damage. This came after the Monegasque crashed in qualifying, with both drivers complaining that the SF-23 machine was skittish on the limit and they had “zero idea” how it would behave.Ferrari has promised an all-new car concept for 2024 and is confident the issues are …Keep reading
The small bowtie-shaped device was located under the rear crash structure, in an area that has not previously been exploited by teams, and was designed to work in conjunction with the latest floor updates.Positioned exactly where the rear of the car is lifted in the pits meant Aston had to redesign the jack in order to ensure that the new part couldn’t be damaged.However during practice last …Keep reading
The new addition could be found beneath the AMR23’s rear crash structure, as the designers had found a way to utilise a small bowtie-style winglet to work in conjunction with changes that were also made to the surface of the diffuser.While the team did not race the item in the end, its introduction should not be taken lightly. As Aston Martin had gone the extra mile to get the part on the car …Keep reading
At Monza, the SF-23 machine will wear added yellow V stripes across the nose cone and engine cover.This is in deference to the paint job worn by the 499P Hypercar that won the blue-riband World Endurance Championship event earlier this year on the 100th anniversary of Le Mans.PLUS: How Ferrari scored a historic victory at Le MansThe races numbers (#16 for Charles Leclerc and #55 for Carlos Sainz) …Keep reading
During the post podium celebrations at the Hungaroring in July, Norris managed to knock off Verstappen’s trophy as he undertook his trademark tactic of smashing his bottle of Ferrari sparkling wine down to get the bubbles flowing. The tapping down of his bottle on the top step bounced the trophy off, and it toppled over onto the ground, breaking in to several pieces. It emerged after the …Keep reading
Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1’s Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend.But just as F1’s 2023 on-track action is not quite as exciting as last year, so too has grand prix racing’s annual driver …Keep reading
Drugovich has been an Aston junior driver for almost a year – he is also one of its official reserve drivers along with ex-McLaren racer Stoffel Vandoorne – and will take part in the FP1 action at the same Monza circuit where he secured the 2022 Formula 2 title. The Brazilian driver has previous experience of driving the AMR23 as he stood in for Stroll during several sessions of the Bahrain …Keep reading