However, despite some clearly more prescriptive regulations, there were distinct differences between each machine, with the sidepods, in particular, offering a wide variety of design solutions.Now, a year and a half into this regulatory era, we have started to see a wholesale shift towards one of these concepts – the Read more
You couldn’t make this up, because if you did you’d simply get laughed at. Just over 12 months after his contractual future between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren blew up, a second explosion has been detonated by the likely two-time IndyCar champion.After final practice at Indianapolis on Friday evening, a Read more
Williams looked set for another difficult campaign as incoming team principal James Vowles embarked on a huge rebuild of the long-time backmarker.PLUS: How Williams’ new leader forged his data-driven F1 ethosWhile that process will take several years, Williams is fighting over scraps with its FW45, which is lacking aerodynamic load compared Read more
Hulkenberg’s hiring by Haas to replace the crash-prone Mick Schumacher in late 2022 reignited an F1 career that had appeared over when he was dropped by Renault (now Alpine) in favour of Esteban Ocon for 2020. He has since shone in qualifying for Haas – making six 2023 Q3 appearances and Read more
The Frenchman joined the Enstone-based squad at the start of this year, and hoped it would be able to improve on its fourth-place finish in the 2022 constructors’ championship standings. However, Alpine has endured a turbulent campaign beset by incidents and internal politics. Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon have accidentally driven into Read more
The Silverstone-based squad started the year as Red Bull’s main challenger, but has since had to face an increased threat from Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren which have all made gains during the campaign. A recent dip in form was blamed on the side effects of an upgrade path that the team Read more
The team has made a major step with its car after releasing the first part of its anticipated upgrade package at the Austrian GP. Benefitting from the updates, Norris has subsequently finished second in both the British and Hungarian GPs.However, Norris insists that the way the car has to be Read more
The Finn has an option to stay at the current Alfa Romeo titled team into 2024 as part of an original two-plus-one-year contract that he signed with the squad ahead of the 2022 campaign.But despite some early promise after his switch from Mercedes, Alfa Romeo has slipped down the midfield Read more
This latest contractual saga follows a protracted legal battle over his services for 2023, when Ganassi filed a lawsuit against its own driver after he signed a contract with McLaren in the summer of 2022.A legal mediation led to him staying with Ganassi for this season, in which he seems Read more
Despite F1 enjoying a rise in popularity around the world, triggered by its expansion on social media and Netflix’s Drive to Survive series, not all countries have gone through the same thing. One place where F1’s popularity has stalled is Germany. The nation has not hosted an F1 race since the Read more