Ocon and Alpine announced prior to the Canadian Grand Prix that they would part ways at the end of 2024, in the wake of his first-lap clash with team-mate Pierre Gasly at Monaco.Although Ocon and Gasly have a well-publicised fractious relationship, the two vowed to work together for the good of the team when partnered together at the start of 2023.However, they have both contributed to various …Keep reading
The three-time Formula 1 world champion has voiced his desire to contest the prestigious endurance race on a number of occasions in the past and has taken part in the virtual version as part of the Team Redline line-up.But ahead of this year’s race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Verstappen has pointed to approaches from teams looking to recruit him for a tilt at a future victory.”Of course, you get …Keep reading
Toto Wolff has all but confirmed Andrea Kimi Antonelli would be driving in Formula 1 next season – but is it not a big gamble for Mercedes?Wolff has had nearly six months to ponder his selection on who would partner George Russell after Lewis Hamilton activated an early exit clause in his contract to join Ferrari in 2025.Speaking during the Canadian GP, the Mercedes boss inadvertently admitted the …Keep reading
The Hinwil-based outfit is the only team not to score points in the current campaign, having seen its qualifying performances drop since the start of the season.Bottas had been running well in mixed conditions in Montreal before pitting “one lap too early” to switch to slicks as the track surface dried, eventually finishing 13th, 10 seconds adrift of Pierre Gasly in the last of the points-paying …Keep reading
From 14th on the grid, Magnussen found the extreme wet tyre particularly potent in the first six laps when the circuit was at its most slippery, and carved his way up to fourth by the end of lap three.That put him in touching distance of the top three but, as the circuit began to dry out, the crossover point between intermediates and wets began to close in.In measuring Magnussen’s early tours …Keep reading
The Brackley-based squad enjoyed a much more fruitful Canadian Grand Prix compared to other races this campaign, with George Russell securing pole position before finishing in third, one place ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Mercedes’ cause was assisted in Montreal by the recently repaved track surface, which provided a smooth platform for the team to dial the car into – a common theme at …Keep reading
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and his friendship with Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has become noticeable to the point they are revelling in each other’s successes.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris of McLaren are separated by just seven points in the drivers’ championship as they hunt down leader Max Verstappen.It is a unique feel-good story between two of motorsport’s oldest and most …Keep reading
Amid the backdrop of the FIA admitting that its draft 2026 technical rules are going to need refining to make cars faster, one possibility that has emerged to help things is in tweaking the engines.As part of a push to secure the headline 50-50 split of power input from the ICE and electrical energy, fuel flow limitations have been imposed.So, one easy way to deliver more power and reduce the …Keep reading
The semi-detached rear wing tip solution is one example of this right now – as rivals clearly saw the potential on offer when Aston Martin and Alpine simultaneously debuted original versions of the two slightly different solutions in Monaco last year.All teams have been in search of means to recover some of the losses that the regulations imposed on them at the rear, as the endplate and flap …Keep reading
The Milton Keynes-based team has faced a pair of challenging outings in Monaco and Montreal with its 2024 challenger proving not to be especially comfortable in handling kerbs and bumps.It is understood that the problem relates to its aero platform requiring the RB20 to be run with stiff suspension settings than cannot be softened up much without it triggering downforce losses.Red Bull is working …Keep reading