The pair first came across each other in karting, although they were in different categories, as the older de Vries moved up the ranks first.However, they raced each other in the 2018 FIA F2 championship, which Russell won ahead of Lando Norris, Alex Albon and de Vries.De Vries was in talks with several F1 teams about a 2022 drive when his appearance as substitute for Albon at …Keep reading
Gasly will join the team next year from AlphaTauri to replace Fernando Alonso, who will link up with Aston Martin.PLUS: Why Red Bull freedom and an Alpine switch can define Gasly’s F1 careerOcon and Gasly have had an uneasy relationship in recent years, however the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix winner insists that the pair can co-operate to help the team progress and overcome any past …Keep reading
The Middle Eastern country already hosts a grand prix at a street circuit in Jeddah, but that was always been viewed as an interim measure before its new state-of-the-art facility at Qiddiya near Riyadh in complete.It is currently projected for Qiddiya to be ready in 2026, and the original plan had been for Saudi Arabia’s F1 race …Keep reading
In Singapore, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel finished sixth and eighth, propelling the team from ninth to seventh in the constructor’s championship, ahead of Haas and AlphaTauri.Then, during the rain-interrupted Japanese Grand Prix, Vettel put in a storming drive to sixth after winning a final-lap tussle with Fernando Alonso, edging the team closer to Alfa Romeo in the constructors’ …Keep reading
Norris has said several times in recent races that he believes Alpine has made heavy weather of the fight that his McLaren squad and its closest rival are having over fourth place in the F1 world constructors’ championship.The Briton reckons that considering the pace Alpine has shown with its A522 car this season, it should have wrapped things up long ago.Speaking at the Japanese GP, where …Keep reading
Palou will take part in FP1 at the United States Grand Prix, taking over Daniel Ricciardo’s car for the 60 minute session at Circuit of the Americas, while O’Ward will drive Lando Norris’s car in opening practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.These outings follow the pair’s driver development tests in the MCL35M and fulfil the team’s two young driver outings, as mandated in the …Keep reading
After a long drought since its last constructors’ championship in 2013, Red Bull is set to secure this year’s title in the coming weeks, after Max Verstappen took his second successive drivers’ crown at Suzuka last weekend.It will be Red Bull’s first constructors’ title of the hybrid era.Horner paid tribute to chief technical officer Adrian Newey, who in 2022 has overseen another title …Keep reading
There seems little doubt that some of F1’s previous great wet weather drives – think Ayrton Senna at Portugal in 1985, Michael Schumacher at Barcelona in 1996 and Damon Hill at Suzuka in 1994 – would not have happened these days because the races would never have been allowed to start.This has led to inevitable criticisms that F1 these days is too risk adverse. With car safety …Keep reading
As part of this continued push, a revised beam wing layout was on the menu for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the team looking to customise its configuration for the demands of the Suzuka layout.This is a subtle change, especially when we consider the scale of the update unveiled in Singapore, but deemed essential nonetheless.Sebastian Vettel, aided by the influx of parts, was able to make …Keep reading
Hamilton spent much of the race chasing the Frenchman, attempting a number of moves at the Hairpin, the exit of Spoon, and into the first corner – but couldn’t find a way through and eventually crossed the line just 0.641s behind in sixth.The seven-time world champion knew before the race that a straight-line speed disadvantage would be a handicap in the race, while the wet conditions meant …Keep reading