Six days on from Mercedes’ 1-2 finish in Brazil led by George Russell, Mercedes failed to put up a fight to Red Bull and Ferrari at the head of the field as it finished six-tenths of a second off the pace.Hamilton took fifth place on the grid, finishing three-thousandths of a second ahead of Russell in sixth as the Yas Marina Circuit layout hit the weaknesses of the Mercedes W13 …Keep reading
A week on from its difficult and controversial Sao Paulo Grand Prix, where Verstappen refused a late second race team order to let Perez by, the team had arranged things so Verstappen would aid Perez in qualifying at the Yas Marina track.But at the start of Q3, Verstappen was left shaking his head in his pitbox while Perez queried the Dutchman’s problem over his team radio, which was later …Keep reading
Leaving behind the inevitable distractions of his last race weekend before entering retirement, Vettel was sixth fastest in Q1 and showed great commitment as he weaved his way through slow moving cars at the end of the lap.He was then eighth in Q2, having he felt he’d lost a little time after following a Red Bull across the line in both sessions.In Q3 he had a clean lap on his way to …Keep reading
As the 2022 Formula 1 season comes to its conclusion, focus shifts towards 2023 and what intriguing storylines and battles will unfold.After one of the biggest overhauls in technical regulations F1 has ever seen, a sense of stability will greet next season, but it hasn’t stopped plenty of changes elsewhere to enable the upcoming campaign to stand out.Key driver market changes will come …Keep reading
De Vries was catapulted into the limelight during the Monza weekend when he was thrust into the Williams FW44 as a substitute for Alex Albon, who was sidelined with appendicitis.The Dutchman, who had already conducted an FP1 session for Aston Martin that weekend, got into Q2 at the first time of asking to outqualify team-mate Nicholas Latifi.Grid penalties moved de Vries up to eighth on …Keep reading
Under Andreas Seidl’s leadership, McLaren enjoyed an upturn in fortunes and took third in the 2020 championship, followed by fourth place last year.It is set to slide another place backwards this year, however, needing a miracle to overturn Alpine’s 19-point lead in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale.Chasing four manufacturer outfits, Seidl admitted it would be difficult for McLaren to …Keep reading
The Dane had been spun out of last weekend’s Interlagos race by Daniel Ricciardo on the opening lap, with his damaged Haas left stranded by the side of the track.And while the medical car stopped to check on him and his McLaren rival, there was only enough space to take one of them back to the garages – and Ricciardo had quickly jumped in. That left Magnussen alone out on the track with no …Keep Read more…
Vettel will retire from F1 after this weekend’s race at the Yas Marina Circuit, having announced back in July that he would be calling time on his career.It brings to an end 15 years in F1 for Vettel that saw him win four world titles, 53 grands prix and establish himself as one of the series’ all-time greats.At the height of his success with Red Bull, Vettel regularly found himself …Keep reading
The incident happened on the first flying lap after a safety car period triggered by a clash between Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo just after the original start. Norris had passed Leclerc, who was on medium tyres, off the line.At the safety car restart, Leclerc was trying to re-pass Norris on the outside of Turn 6 when he was tipped into a spin by the McLaren driver.Leclerc struck …Keep reading
McLaren launched Driven by Change with one of its key sponsors, Vuse, at last year’s race in Abu Dhabi, giving a platform to underrepresented creatives for the race weekend.For this season’s final round at the Yas Marina Circuit, McLaren has worked with Lebanese artist Anna Tangles to bring a fresh look to the MCL36 car.Retaining the papaya and blue colours of the team, Tangles’ work …Keep reading