Haas lodged a complaint in the aftermath of the Melbourne event after feeling that the regulations had not been correctly applied in determining the order for the final safety car restart that decided the finishing positions.A chaotic second red flag restart had brought about another stoppage, and F1’s race control Read more
After George Russell and Lewis Hamilton grabbed second and third on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, both drivers said the result was far beyond expectations after Mercedes’ difficult start to the season.But Alonso, who has qualified fourth in Melbourne, sees things very differently and believes that Mercedes has Read more
What had been a consistent 0.4-second deficit in the dry to pacesetter Max Verstappen across Friday and Saturday morning practice in Melbourne was suddenly slashed in half right when it counted.At the start of a second season of ground-effect struggles for the eight-time constructors’ champion, George Russell hustled the limited Read more
After an intriguing silly season saga last summer Brown snapped up 2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri to replace fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who had struggled to match Norris in his two challenging years with the team.While Piastri was a highly regarded prospect in the paddock, the decision still carried some Read more
The Australian Grand Prix has a long tradition that pre-dates its arrival on the Formula 1 schedule as a fully-fledged world championship round in 1985. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton’s two wins in 2008 and 2015 mean he’s still one behind Roberto Moreno’s treble at Calder Park between 1981 and 1984!From the streets Read more
However, the Spaniard says that the direction the team has taken has also made him more comfortable with the car over one lap.Both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc faded badly in the Saudi Arabian GP after pitting for the hard tyres and eventually finished sixth and seventh.The team has Read more
After Friday’s rain-affected FP2, Saturday’s final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend.Due to the Friday disruptions, most teams wasted little time taking Read more
On Thursday, Perez stressed that he now feels he has an equal opportunity to succeed at Red Bull and is supported by the team.However, the Saudi Arabian GP winner added that before he arrived at Red Bull in 2021 “they were just going racing with two cars because they had Read more
Gasly departed the Red Bull stable, swapping AlphaTauri for Alpine, to replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso as part of the 2022 driver market ‘silly season’.The 2020 Italian Grand Prix victor kicked off his Alpine tenure by qualifying last for the Bahrain opener after exceeding track limits but recovered to ninth Read more
Ricciardo had stepped away from a full-time race seat following the 2022 season, after he and McLaren agreed to part company in the wake of a frustrating two years.While the Australian had initially considered moving to another team, he ultimately felt a year helping out as Red Bull’s third driver Read more