Avalanche Andretti Formula E driver Dennis, who recently extended his deal with Red Bull and shares race support duties with fellow FE racer Sebastien Buemi, says that last year’s car was frequently “in the right place at the right time” following the team’s work to transform its skittish 2020 RB16 into a regular winner.Although the 2022 RB18 has proven to be quick and has provided a baseline …Keep reading
The Frenchman has scored points in two of the first three races of the campaign but is looking for more from his Faenza-based squad after its hugely encouraging 2021.With teams now ready to unleash car developments that could shake up the order, Gasly thinks that the progress AlphaTauri makes with its own updates will offer a true indication of what its prospects are like for the …Keep reading
Where once those outfits with the most money could simply write a big fat cheque to spend their way to bigger and better developments, now that is no longer the case.Primarily, the arrival of a cost cap in F1 means that teams are strictly limited in what they can spend.For top manufacturer outfits, it is a battle to keep within the current $140 million spending limit that has been …Keep reading
Indeed, in Australia the car had a clear edge on the Red Bull RB18, after the two frontrunning machines proved to be evenly matched in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.One of the more intriguing aspects of Ferrari’s season so far is that, in contrast to its main rivals, the team has done very little to the car since that first test, and there has been no package of upgrades.There are several …Keep reading
As a result the company is set to rely on some Friday FP2 running later in the year in order to trial its prototype tyres for next season.The rules allow for 25 car days of dry and wet tyre testing, focussed on the development for the following season, which this year will be conducted with current machinery rather than the mule cars used in 2021.The only realistic dates available are at …Keep reading
For fans, the most obvious contrast has been the alternative green and red colours at the front of the field – but it’s been a different story for the F1 drivers themselves.For the out-and-out performance of the two safety cars was thrust into the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix when drivers took aim at the speed of the Aston Martin Vantage.Frustrated that it was not lapping …Keep reading
The Spaniard endured a torrid Melbourne weekend, as a problem getting his car started for his final qualifying lap left him without enough time to warm his tyres up properly and left him ninth on the grid.He then had to have his steering wheel replaced before the start, hit anti-stall off the grid and dropped down the order, before then spinning out on the second lap.His nightmare weekend …Keep reading
Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen were both sidelined in the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix last month by a fuel pump issue, costing the team P2 and P4.A separate fuel system problem emerged on Verstappen’s car with 20 laps to go in last Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, forcing him to retire and leaving the reigning world champion 46 points off early standings leader Charles …Keep reading
Last weekend in Australia Leclerc took his second win from the first three grands prix of 2022, as nearest rival Max Verstappen suffered a second retirement in the Red Bull.That opened up a gap of 34 points for Leclerc on Mercedes’ George Russell, with Verstappen in sixth on 25 points. In the constructors’ championship Ferrari leads the way with a 39-point advantage over Mercedes, as Red Bull …Keep reading
But rather than this being some funky idea for his W13 to look better, the light was actually a working sensor, and the result of the ongoing push by Mercedes to get to the bottom of its porpoising problems.Mercedes believes that if it can understand what’s needed to stop its 2022 F1 car bouncing on the straights, then that can help it run it in a better set-up window, which will deliver an …Keep reading