The Frenchman pulled off an impressive charge from 16th on the grid in Las Vegas to finish fourth on Saturday in what was one of his best race performances of the year. But it was not without some intrigue after television footage showed him making an overtake on Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly just moments after he had received a radio message from the pitwall telling him to ‘hold …Keep reading
F1’s inaugural race around the Strip’s casinos provided an enthralling spectacle on Saturday night, vindicating the series’ decision to chase a race in the gambling capital.PLUS: What F1 could do to make 2023’s best race even betterWhile drivers and teams were all pleased with how the event was run, the punishing schedule was one outstanding piece of feedback.As teams travelled eight timezones …Keep reading
According to a report on leading Hollywood website Deadline, CBS is in the ‘early stages of developing a single-camera workplace comedy’ with Steiner, who will be a non-writing executive producer of the show.The fictional series will be set in the world of sports, with the central character being a ‘Steiner-esque’ boss at the head of the team.Steiner became a household name when …Keep reading
A disappointing qualifying for the Woking team saw the Australian start only 18th, but after avoiding the first corner mayhem he made good progress up the order and even ran in third place.However, the strategy of running the opening two stints on hard tyres after a clash with Lewis Hamilton triggered a premature first pit visit and obliged him to make a late pitstop for mediums under green flag …Keep reading
Red Bull has produced one of the most dominant seasons in Formula 1 history, with Max Verstappen having cruised towards a third drivers’ world championship in 2023.He and team-mate Sergio Perez have a combined 20 victories this year with the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, won by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the only time Red Bull has not stood on the top step at the time of writing. Red Bull’s race …Keep reading
SAP previously had a long involvement with McLaren that ran between 1997-2020 and saw the company involved in F1 world championship titles for Mika Hakkinen in 1998 and 1999, and Lewis Hamilton in 2008.The company was also a supporter of the now defunct Mercedes Formula E outfit, in an arrangement that began in 2018.While it hasn’t had a commercial deal, the Mercedes F1 team has been an SAP …Keep reading
Formerly known as Toro Rosso, the organisation was rebranded in honour of Red Bull-owned clothing company AlphaTauri in 2020, but with that deal set to end, it has been searching for a new name for a complete relaunch in 2024.Rather than be committed to the branding of a sponsor as is currently the case the team wants to return to having a generic name along the lines of Toro Rosso, with Racing …Keep reading
Ricciardo qualified 15th and eventually finished 14th of the 17 cars still running at the chequered flag, having struggled for grip for much of the race.With his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda retiring, the race was the first time in four events that the Faenza outfit failed to score, having previoulsy narrowed the gap to seventh-placed Williams to just seven points.“I was coming into the race …Keep reading
Just one seat is officially vacant for the 2024 Formula 1 season, with many teams opting to keep their driver line-up for next year.Williams are yet to confirm the re-signing of rookie Logan Sargeant, who in 2023 has scored just one point compared to the 27 of team-mate Alex Albon, but looks the favourite to be retained.It has been a much quieter driver market than 12 months ago, where six of the …Keep reading
Sainz had to take his third energy store of the season after it was damaged when he ran over a water valve cover in FP1.The change automatically triggered a 10-place penalty, and there was widespread sympathy for Ferrari in the paddock given that the incident was outside the control of the team and driver, and was caused by a fault with the circuit.“Something that we could change is the …Keep reading