The Maranello squad introduced in Canada a new rear wing aimed at boosting its straightline speed – an area where Red Bull has held the edge so far this year.Due to only having one of the new wing sets available in Montreal, it was decided that in the wet conditions Read more
F1 is currently attracting interest from American racing marque Andretti Autosport as a potential 11th entry in the near future.But Andretti’s plans have been met with a lukewarm reaction from most of the F1 paddock amid concern about the financial impact caused by adding another team to the field.Under the Read more
Amid a dramatic rise in inflation and a cost of living crisis, a number of squads are struggling to stay below the $140 million budget cap limit sent for this year.Some outfits, like Ferrari and McLaren, have already admitted in public that they are on course to break the cap Read more
The new generation of ground effect machinery have marked a departure in aero concept from previous grand prix challengers, and have resulted in different characteristics.One of the consequences of the shift, allied to an increase in weight triggered by extra safety features, is that they are more prone to understeer Read more
The new generation of ground effect F1 cars have proved to be a headache for some teams in terms of controlling their bouncing at high speed. Mercedes in particular has faced a big challenge in dialling out the phenomenon on its W13.As well as the porpoising being triggered by the Read more
Max Verstappen scored his sixth victory of the 2022 season in the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday, opening up a 46-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship.It marked Red Bull’s sixth win in a row and seventh in the nine races so far this year, giving it a Read more
While a safety car paved the way for a late-race crescendo in the Canadian Grand Prix last weekend, Max Verstappen again took charge to claim his sixth victory of the 2022 Formula 1 season and further strengthen his title defence.Currently operating in white-hot form, Verstappen now sits some 46 points Read more
Red Bull’s world champion Verstappen looked in control in the early stages of the race, but a late safety car for Yuki Tsunoda’s off in Turn 1 spiced things up.Sainz, who was still due a stop, used the safety car to slot in behind Verstappen for the restart on hard Read more
Valtteri Bottas led the field out at the start of Friday’s second one-hour practice session, although he immediately pitted at the end of his first lap, and remained there for the next 20 minutes as Alfa Romeo worked on his car.That meant Bottas’ team-mate Zhou Guanyu went through to set Read more
The two words have generally been interchangeable when used by teams and drivers this year, but Vowles says they are not the same and are generated differently.Mercedes appeared to have got on top of its porpoising issue with the W13 at the Spanish Grand Prix, but Vowles says the problems Read more