Verstappen clinched his second F1 title with four races to spare, and went on to score a record 454 points in single season with 15 victories to his name.It meant Verstappen ended the year 146 points clear of Leclerc in the final standings despite the Ferrari driver initially looking like Read more
Colapinto, 19, made his debut in FIA Formula 3 last year with Van Amersfoort Racing, taking pole on debut in Bahrain before scoring sprint race victories at Imola and Monza. The Argentinian finished ninth in the drivers’ standings with three further podiums to his name.Williams announced on Monday that Colapinto Read more
After months of facing a cold shoulder from rival outfits and F1 owners Liberty Media, it appeared on the face of it he had got all his ducks in a row.FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem had gone public in his desire to get more teams on the grid, and the Read more
For while Vasseur is wise enough to know there is no magic switch he can flick that will automatically propel Ferrari to the front, he’s equally aware that he has been drafted in for one thing: world championship glory.With Ferrari chiefs John Elkann and Benedetto Vigna having lost patience with Read more
After Ben Sulayem revealed at the start of this week he wanted the FIA to explore starting the process to get a new team on the grid, Andretti announced a new partnership with US auto giant General Motors with the intention of entering F1.The plan would see Andretti race in Read more
The new ground-effects cars that were finally introduced for the 2022 season are the heaviest in the championship’s history at 798kg. That figure is actually 3kg up on the minimum weight target number for F1’s latest rules reset, but this was increased to incorporate the metal floor stays several teams ran Read more
Albon made his F1 return with Williams last year after spending 2021 in a reserve and development role at Red Bull, and quickly emerged as the team leader at Grove.The Anglo-Thai driver recorded a best finish of ninth in Miami along with points finishes in Australia and Belgium, and won praise Read more
Zhou graduated to F1 last year with Alfa Romeo, forming an all-new line-up at the Swiss-based squad alongside Bottas, who joined from Mercedes.While Bottas was responsible for 49 of Alfa Romeo’s 55 points in 2022, Zhou drew praise for his performances through his rookie campaign, scoring a best result of eighth place at Read more
Following the audit of the first year of F1’s financial regulations in 2021, Red Bull was found to have exceeded the $145 million budget cap by 1.6%, resulting in a $7m fine and a 10% reduction in its aerodynamic testing for 12 months.The sanction drew mixed reactions from the F1 Read more