Williams team principal Jost Capito revealed over the United States Grand Prix weekend that Formula 2 driver Sargeant would be getting a race seat for next year, so long as he gained the required FIA superlicence points.It left Sargeant facing pressure to get over the 40-point threshold with his F2 Read more
The first stage of the team’s new £200 million factory is due to open in May, acting as a big shot in the arm for its push to grow, while the arrival of Fernando Alonso is also set to be a major storyline through 2023. Year three of five is Read more
But an early headstart on its 2022 car, allied to it being helped out by F1’s aero development handicap system, did just the trick in allowing it to impress a few times this season.The C42 was one of the shortest cars on the grid and also one of the first Read more
News that the FIA had updated its International Sporting Code to restrict ‘political’ statements in Formula 1 and other series has rightly been met with disappointment.It comes after weeks of debate about FIFA’s intervention throughout the World Cup in Qatar on the highlighting of social issues, preferring to “stick to Read more
Alonso and Ocon concluded two seasons racing together at Alpine in the Abu Dhabi season finale at the end of last month, ahead of Alonso’s switch to Aston Martin for the 2023 season.The year saw Ocon finish ahead of Alonso in the final points standings, outscoring him 92-81, meaning he Read more
In an updated version of the FIA’s International Sporting Code, which governs the running of all sanctioned motorsport competitions from the start of 2023, the governing body outlined a new offence.A new Article 12.2.1.n states that drivers will be deemed to have committed a breach of the rules if they Read more
Mercedes saw its streak of eight consecutive constructors’ championship victories come to an end this year as it struggled to get to grips with the new technical regulations.The team was blighted by a porpoising issue through pre-season testing before deeper problems with the W13 car emerged in the early part Read more
GP Racing columnists Mark Gallagher and Matt Kew join editor Stuart Codling to debate the hot topics of Vettel’s life in F1. How did the cheeky young hotshot who liked to quote Monty Python become a four-time world champion – and become public enemy number one after publicly shunning team Read more
I’ve never hung on to the steering wheel of a car so much as I am now lapping Barcelona’s Formula 1 track.As the left-hand wheels touch the kerb on the flat-out run up to Turn 9, both the deep rumbling noise and the vibrations that rattle the cockpit smash your Read more
Mercedes found itself as one of the worst-hit teams by the porpoising issue that impacted most of the grid when the new-design cars for 2022 debuted in February.The problem escalated to a level that prompted the FIA to intervene on safety grounds and introduce aerodynamic rule changes for 2023, a Read more