The Spaniard has finished third in all three races held thus far in 2023, and he has helped to lift the Silverstone team to second place in the current championship standings.Krack acknowledged that the fact that the Aston Martin mechanics have sung Alonso’s name beneath the podium indicated the esteem in which he had held.“I think it was a confirmation basically, of where he’s standing in …Keep reading
For 2022, F1 switched to a car concept based around exploiting the ground effect from the floor, with the aim of making it easier for drivers to race each other by reducing the turbulent wake.The regulations were also tightened to make it less likely that one team would steal a march on the opposition. Alongside the effects of the budget cap, it was hoped that F1’s new era would produce a grid …Keep reading
The seven-time world champion is in the last year of his current deal and is so far yet to announce a contract extension, despite saying a renewal would come as a formality over the recent off-season. Hamilton has long since stated his ongoing commitment to Mercedes, which first backed him when he was 13 years old and also underpinned his F1 debut as engine partner to …Keep reading
Bottas, who joined F1 in 2013 with Williams, too struggled to get his personality across during his early years, but after leaving the pressure cooker of Mercedes he has now opened up at Alfa Romeo.The Finn has taken a more active approach to social media, has thrown himself at side hustles including gin and coffee brands, and has now also given a particularly revealing interview in GP Racing …Keep reading
Mark Webber could be forgiven for wanting to pinch himself just to make sure that the past year hasn’t been a dream. This is not surprising really, for a driver who, in his quest to become the first Australian in over a decade to hold down a regular place in Formula 1, has managed to attract the patronage of two very different sporting giants – the Aussie Rugby Union star David Campese and …Keep reading
For the fourth consecutive year F1’s Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled as China continues to wrestle with COVID-19 lockdowns.Following the 2023 round’s cancellation last December, F1 decided not to replace the Shanghai round, opening up a four-week gap between Australia and Azerbaijan on an already packed 23-round calendar.A regular fixture on the F1 calendar from its …Keep reading
The double F1 champion has chalked a hat-trick of podiums to kick off the new F1 season. This follows his switch from Alpine to in-form Aston Martin, who Max Verstappen reckons will win grands prix this year. Verstappen has also noted that Alonso should have more than his current tally of 32 F1 victories.This is a figure hurt by the decline of Ferrari at the start of the …Keep reading
The Italian also says that it’s too early to make a judgement on how the year will unfold, and he expects to see stronger competition and “great surprises” before it ends.Some observers have suggested that fans attracted in the ‘Drive to Survive era’ during recent competitive seasons may not enjoy seeing one team dominating the results.However, Domenicali suggests that one …Keep reading
Piastri’s F1 debut was much anticipated after McLaren snatched the 2021 Formula 2 champion away from Alpine in last summer’s standout silly season saga.And the 21-year-old Australian hasn’t disappointed so far. Following a disjointed Bahrain weekend for McLaren, Piastri proved a match for Norris in Saudi Arabia and he also ran his more experienced team-mate close in Melbourne as the pair …Keep reading
Ferrari made the request after Sainz was docked five seconds following his collision with Fernando Alonso after the final grid restart in Melbourne.The contact between the two Spaniards was one of several incidents that occurred at the restart and which led to the third red flag of the race.Sainz received the penalty before the resumption for a one-lap run to the chequered flag behind the …Keep reading