The revised floor and diffuser package was used by Nyck de Vries from FP2 onwards in Melbourne, while Yuki Tsunoda had to revert to the original version after damaging his new parts in an off in FP1.Tsunoda’s switch inadvertently gave the Italian team an unplanned back-to-back comparison between the two specs Read more
Lo emerged last year as a potential investor in the sport, although initially he was coy on whether he wanted to join forces with an existing team or become involved in a new project.He now seems to prefer the route of joining forces with one of the potential new teams Read more
The phenomenal efficiency of Red Bull’s DRS overtaking aid has been on full display this season, with Max Verstappen slashing through the field in Saudi Arabia to climb from 15th to second.Verstappen’s DRS pass on Lewis Hamilton in the Australian Grand Prix also raised eyebrows, flying past the Mercedes driver Read more
Mercedes has openly admitted that its 2023 W14 has failed to live up to expectations, prompting a course change on its development programme to recoup some of the performance that it had expected to make up on its rivals this season.However, it has become clear that the car also harbours Read more
Ocon was hit with a five-second time penalty in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for lining up too far to the right of his grid box.In the following race in Saudi Arabia, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso similarly copped a penalty after he lined up to the left.In the wake of those penalties, the Read more
The two parties co-operated with a temporary arrangement last year and have now expanded that in a deal that reflects F1’s efforts to extend its relationships in the TV world, especially in the American market.The rights to broadcast races in the USA are held by Disney-owned ESPN until the end Read more
Aston Martin has been the surprise package of 2023’s opening trio of races, with Fernando Alonso taking three consecutive podiums in a much improved car after the team struggled in 2022.While the Silverstone squad’s progress has been a blow to every other team that has been thumped down the pecking Read more
Russell said in Melbourne that Red Bull has been “holding back” and not showing its full pace at the moment out of fear that rivals might find a way to rein it in through rule changes.Red Bull has won all three races held so far in 2023, with the first Read more
For the six sprint rounds this season, starting in Azerbaijan later this month, the Saturday races are expected to transition to become standalone events with no bearing on the main Sunday showpiece. Previously, the finishing order of the shorter sprint race set the grid for the following grand prix. But drivers Read more
After the disappointing start to life for the limited W14 machine, the successor to the porpoising 2022 car, there was speculation that Allison had resumed a more hands-on role at Brackley.The former Lotus and Ferrari technical boss joined Mercedes in 2017 and after four years at the helm of the Read more