Sanchez, who has effectively been in charge of the design and development of Ferrari’s F1 cars for the past two seasons, has been at Maranello for more than 10 years.He originally joined the squad from McLaren in October 2012 as principal aerodynamicist, before replacing Dirk de Beer as chief aerodynamicist Read more
The former world champion squad endured a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend as it found itself behind main opposition Red Bull and Ferrari, and it was also leapfrogged by Aston Martin.Its struggles have left the German car manufacturer pondering a complete change of car concept as it believes it Read more
After testing, Williams was regarded even by Albon himself as the slowest team in the 2023 field. However, over the race weekend the conditions, including a lack of wind, appeared to favour the car.Albon sailed through Q1 in ninth place and was then left frustrated after front wing damage meant Read more
Hulkenberg was quick throughout practice on his full-time comeback, finishing the second practice session in an encouraging fifth place. Having made it through to Q3, he eventually qualified in 10th.However he tumbled down to 14th on the first lap after a touch with the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, reporting to Read more
With former Red Bull head of aerodynamics chief Dan Fallows as its technical director, Aston Martin rolled out a 2023 challenger that looked conceptually similar to last year’s Red Bull.Pre-season testing confirmed that Aston had hit its ambitious aero targets with the AMR23, and in the Bahrain race Fernando Alonso Read more
After the AMR23’s promising testing pace raised eyebrows in the F1 paddock, Aston Martin confirmed its leap forward by taking third and sixth in the Bahrain GP with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.As Aston grabbed headlines by helping Alonso claim his first podium in two years, the Silverstone team’s former Read more
The two-time champion ran early in Q3 last weekend to qualify in fifth place before losing out to former McLaren team-mate Hamilton on the run into Turn 4 on the opening lap of the grand prix.But, after Charles Leclerc had retired, Alonso came alive on his hard compound Pirellis to Read more
Mercedes was looking to make a big step with its new W14, which unlike its predecessor is no longer crippled by porpoising, but Bahrain’s season opener soon established that the gap to Red Bull has increased again.And with Aston Martin, which has closely followed Red Bull’s design philosophy, also proving Read more
Three days prior to the test, Aston Martin announced that Stroll would be sidelined after sustaining injuries during a training ride in Malaga the previous weekend. His injuries were later revealed to include fractures in both wrists as well as a broken toe.While reserve driver Felipe Drugovich took over Stroll’s Read more
Having seen that Max Verstappen could not be challenged for overtakes on the straights, and found it fairly easy to breeze past other drivers if he needed to, Red Bull’s opposition set about improving the efficiency of their cars and wings to reduce drag.Mercedes found it needed a pretty big Read more