As part of the FIA’s intervention to rid F1 of porpoising, it intends to change the technical regulations for next season to help raise the cars off the floor.But its plans, which currently set out a 25mm lifting of the floor edges, have not gone down well with all competitors, Read more
His team-mate Charles Leclerc was fastest in FP1 but Sainz set the fastest lap of the day in FP2, with Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen in third.French Grand Prix FP1 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen ClaDriverLapsTimeGapIntervalkm/h 1 Charles Leclerc 23 1’33.930 …Keep reading
The 43 track limits infractions that occurred over the recent Austrian GP led drivers to suggest that more leniency was needed at certain corners to avoid repeat dramas in the future.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner feared that track limits would be a bigger controversy in France than it had Read more
Verstappen enters this weekend’s French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard leading the F1 drivers’ championship by 38 points from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, and has six race wins to his name.But the Dutchman has seen his points advantage reduce in the past two races as Ferrari scored back-to-back wins at Silverstone Read more
Ever since it first teamed up for a partnership with the Sauber team in 2018, Alfa Romeo has always been adamant that its ongoing relationship would be decided with yearly assessments.In spite of the value and interest around Alfa Romeo and F1 being greater than ever, and other manufacturers knocking Read more
As F1’s owner Liberty Media is seeking to expand the calendar with new races outside Europe, Spa’s Belgian Grand Prix is one of the traditional European races under severe threat.The Belgian GP organisers are making a last-ditch effort to save the historic race and seal a new contract with FOM, Read more
So far in 2022 Russell has logged three third places with Mercedes, with his only non-finish coming in his home race at Silverstone. He has scored 128 points, 19 more than seven-time world champion team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Norris says that Russell has had to take a more serious approach at Mercedes compared Read more
While F1’s shift to ground effect cars this year has made it much easier for drivers to follow each other, Steiner thinks the technical regulations alone are not the only reasons there have been such exciting battles in 2022.In particular, he cites some of the ultra-closing fighting behind the leading Read more
Lewis Hamilton will become the sixth driver to reach the 300 F1 races milestone when he starts the 2022 French GP. Fernando Alonso is the only active driver to have more than 300 starts to his name, though Sebastian Vettel is on course to join the exclusive club if he Read more
In Austria, Fernando Alonso failed to start the Saturday sprint event after his car shut down on the grid.At the time, the team pinpointed a failure of the ECU, which is a standard supply component or SSC used by all teams.However, following further investigations back at Enstone this week, it Read more