Pirelli’s tyres have been on the cautious side in recent seasons, responding to the sport’s fastest generation of cars with more durable compounds that offer less grip but also don’t fall off a performance cliff like its early offerings did.But the Italian manufacturer’s safe approach has progressively hamstrung the teams’ Read more
Amid the backdrop of teams having started to unlock dramatic gains in downforce with the 2023 cars, Pirelli feels it makes sense to intervene and introduce stronger tyres in time for the Silverstone race in July.The move is not being made because of safety concerns, but more as a bid Read more
Alonso clinched his fourth podium in five races in Miami after what he described as a lonely race to third behind Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, such was his advantage over fourth-placed George Russell’s Mercedes and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in fifth.With the form of both Mercedes Read more
However, while de Vries is facing some tough times in his rookie season, Ricciardo’s presence in Faenza does not mean a driver change is definitely on its way.Instead, Ricciardo’s visit was nothing out of the ordinary. As part of his arrangement with Red Bull for this year, where will be Read more
In Miami, the American team introduced its first major upgrade of the season in the form of a revised floor.Helped by issues for others and a red flag in Q3, Kevin Magnussen qualified a surprise fourth.The Dane made a bad start and, after doing his best to make it hard Read more
Red Bull has dominated the season so far, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez sharing in four one-two finishes, and only missing out on another in Australia, where problems for the Mexican in qualifying saw him recover to fifth at the flag.Horner says that Red Bull made the progress “that Read more
The SF-23 debuted an upgraded floor design with revised geometry in front of the rear wheels for the Miami Grand Prix, which was conceived to make the car more “benign”.Then Leclerc crashed in Q3 before he and team-mate Sainz bemoaned “zero flexibility” in the package that meant they were unable Read more
The biggest challenge for any new Formula 1 promoter is always its second race. A brand-new event on the calendar always attracts a huge buzz and fans can be in a rush to get hold of tickets for the latest grand prix on the schedule.But it doesn’t take long for Read more
Brundle was coming to the end of his usual pre-race grid walk when he reached a roped-off section at the front of the starting grid which was only open to selected VIPs.Among them was tennis legend Roger Federer, who had been one of Brundle’s targets from a list of attending Read more
Alonso secured his fourth podium of the 2023 season in last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after claiming a front-row starting spot, just losing out to an unstoppable Red Bull 1-2 led by Max Verstappen who won the race from ninth.His fourth podium in five races prompted the Spaniard to start Read more