The Frenchman earned a good reputation in junior categories by winning the 1981 French Formula 3 championship for the Motul Nogaro team and also taking fourth that year in the European series.He stepped up to the European F2 championship for 1982, claiming his first podium finishes in 1983.Streiff also made Read more
Ocon picked up the majority of Alpine’s points this year as it finished fourth in the F1 world constructors’ championship, beating McLaren at the final race of the season.Although Ocon failed to record a podium finish through 2022, he said it had been his best season to date in F1, a feeling supported Read more
In a post on social media on Friday, AlphaTauri revealed a render of an F1 car under branded covers on the famous Brooklyn Bridge.It stated “Save the Date” with “February 11 NYC” made clear. A hashtag emphasised that this would be a livery launch rather than a reveal of its Read more
Making the most of improved resources at Enstone, and a much-improved power unit from Viry-Chatillon, the team ended up being one of the surprises of the campaign.That was partly the result of it adopting an aggressive development push compared to other teams – with it bringing updates to almost every Read more
Albon was dropped by Red Bull after a difficult 2020 saw him struggling to match team-mate Max Verstappen.He spent last year racing in the DTM before joining Williams as a replacement for Mercedes-bound George Russell for this season.He made the points on three occasions, earning ninth place in Melbourne and Read more
After struggling to overcome early-season porpoising problems, Mercedes faced a number of false dawns with its W13 when it appeared that updates had resolved the majority of their issues.Encouraging weekends in Spain, Silverstone and Hungary were all followed by disappointments, prior to the squad finally making a breakthrough at the Read more
However, it all went very wrong at the start as brake problems in pre-season testing and the opening round in Bahrain left it struggling for pace. While it managed to make a recovery, the team openly admitted that the ‘aftershock’ of the Sakhir troubles was felt for months.Tracking McLaren’s car Read more
Team owner Lawrence Stroll has ambitions to challenge for the world championship in the coming years, which would mean beating the works Mercedes team with the same engine.Traditionally top teams prefer to be in charge of their own destiny by having control over power unit development and the capability for Read more
Red Bull will take part in the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener with an off- and on-track activity.That will include an RB7, used during the 2011 F1 world championship season, running demonstration laps of the iconic Bathurst circuit.The driver of the car for the demo will be officially unveiled in the Read more