The 2023 F1 season has drawn to a close after Max Verstappen capped off a championship-winning year with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but has the 2023 season actually finished? Teams and drivers have not packed up just yet, as they are staying in Abu Dhabi for this week’s post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit. It will take place on Tuesday 28 November and gives teams the opportunity …Keep reading
The 2023 Formula 1 season has come to its conclusion in Abu Dhabi, with many eyes now turning to the start of 2024. The year was dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, with a few teams such as McLaren and Ferrari starting to improve their car towards the end of the year.Alfa Romeo is set for a name change in 2024 after its current title sponsorship will come to an end. The team is Read more…
Tsunoda added that such a scenario couldn’t even have been thought about earlier in the season when the Faenza team was struggling for form.Helped by floor updates to the AT04, he qualified sixth at the Yas Marina track and held onto the position in the early laps, rising up the order as the frontrunners pitted.When Charles Leclerc came in Tsunoda took over the lead for five laps, before making …Keep reading
The Italian outfit went into the race four points shy of Mercedes, but while Charles Leclerc took second place behind Max Verstappen, his team-mate Sainz failed to log any points.With George Russell earning third and Lewis Hamilton taking ninth, the Brackley team stayed in front by three points.After a frustrating Q1 session saw Sainz qualify 16th, Ferrari put the Spaniard on hard tyres at the …Keep reading
The Grove-based outfit had gone into the F1 finale in Abu Dhabi hoping to head off a late-season surge from closest rival AlphaTauri in the fight for seventh in the teams’ battle. Although Williams failed to score any points at a track that was not particularly well suited to its car, Yuki Tsunoda’s eighth-placed finish was not enough for its Italian rival to overtake it. Speaking after the …Keep reading
Max Verstappen takes yet another win, proving the RB19 to be the most dominant car in F1 history, while Mercedes snaps up second in the constructors’ championship from Ferrari.But why did Carlos Sainz finish in the pits? Could Leclerc’s strategy to let Perez pass him have worked? And what was the issue with the F1 teams pit mechanics’ visors?Martyn Lee chats with Matt Kew and Sam Hall to discuss …Keep reading
Perez was on the receiving end of a five-second penalty for hitting McLaren’s Lando Norris when he tried to overtake the Briton.The Red Bull driver argued Norris was to blame as he felt he was ahead, while Norris said he was actually making room to let Perez pass on purpose, although the Mexican crashed into him anyway.At the time, Perez vehemently disagreed with the penalty, which demoted him …Keep reading
The Aston Martin driver secured fourth place in the drivers’ championship with a seventh place finish at the Yas Marina Circuit, but was noted by the stewards for an incident following his second pitstop in the season finale.As he rejoined the circuit, with Hamilton’s Mercedes closing behind, Alonso moved to the right-hand side of the road on the approach to the Turn 5 left-hand hairpin, then …Keep reading
Perez earned a five-second penalty for clashing with Lando Norris at Turn 6, where the Red Bull driver appeared to block off the corner to stop Norris from turning in.This ensured a frantic showdown between Russell, Perez, and Charles Leclerc – who was hoping to deliver a swing in the constructors’ championship to help Ferrari beat Mercedes.Leclerc hoped to help Perez claim third in the race, and …Keep reading
Perez finished second on the road in the season finale but was bumped down to fourth, having earned a five-second penalty for banging wheels with Lando Norris on lap 47 of 58 at Yas Marina.The Mexican had been set for a third place, only for Charles Leclerc to pull over and let Red Bull claim a 1-2 at the line.The Ferrari driver had been attempting to let Perez create a late 5s gap to George Read more…