In late 2022, the Grove team tied down lead driver Alex Albon on a multi-year contract, but uncertainty surrounds the future of his stablemate Logan Sargeant for next season.Ex-Mercedes head of strategy Vowles has publicly backed the American, who is yet to score a point during his rookie term but Read more
While its race form hasn’t been able to match that due in essence to excessive tyre usage, that one-lap pace has been impressive and it has been sustained even in the context of a tight development race, with all teams regularly bringing new parts.Haas hasn’t always been able to keep Read more
Starting from sixth at Spa-Francorchamps, Verstappen took the lead from team-mate Sergio Perez on lap 17 and won the race at a canter, putting Perez 22 seconds behind, with Red Bull’s nearest challenger Charles Leclerc 32 seconds in arrears.While Red Bull has demolished the competition in 2023, its RB14 winning Read more
In a rare offering, Schumacher’s 2002 Australian Grand Prix-winning Ferrari F2001b will be available to purchase with Sotheby’s Sealed.Chassis 215 is one of very few F1 chassis to have never finished outside the podium positions during its competition career, presenting a remarkable opportunity to acquire an outstanding machine of the Read more
Norris generally races with his long-time race engineer Will Joseph manning the radio, but on occasion, Joseph has been swapping roles with Norris’ performance engineer Jose Manuel Lopez, including in various sessions over the last couple of race weekends.When asked about the plan behind rotating race engineers, which is not Read more
Off the back of a successful first two events for the Miami Grand Prix, the Hard Rock Stadium event is expanding capacity next year, which includes extra grandstands on the start/finish straight.But despite feeling that the demand is there to attract more fans, race organisers are not resting on their Read more
After an uneven rookie season, Zhou was afforded the room to grow at the Hinwil squad for a second year. The Chinese driver has rewarded that faith with more consistent and confident performances across the first half of the 2023 season.Even if Alfa’s disappointing car performance meant it has been tough for Zhou to Read more
From testing in 2022 until May’s Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes pioneered the use of its ‘zeropod’ car architecture. It then switched the W14 to run a downwash philosophy, as favoured by Red Bull, but with the addition of a ‘waterslide’ akin to that of McLaren and Aston Martin.With the upgrade Read more
With Fernando Alonso having helped breathe some excitement into the early races, as he emerged as the shock main challenger to Red Bull, the squad even came close to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. But after an impressive six podium finishes out of the first eight races, including seconds in Read more