Hamilton had got dumped behind Gasly after the mid-race switch to slicks, having lost some time when Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was released in to his path on the way out of the pits.But despite Hamilton appearing to have an overall pace advantage over Gasly ahead of him, the Mercedes driver Read more
Brawn originally wanted to hold six events this season, but after a debate with the teams about the potential cost of damage within the constraints of the budget cap it was agreed to stick with three sprints, as was the case last year.However sprints are one of the items on Read more
A mechanical problem for Valtteri Bottas on the run out of the Variante Alta had left the Finn’s Alfa Romeo stationary at the side of the track, and brought out the warning flags for drivers.Verstappen was one of the first cars through there, and duly completed his lap to secure Read more
Avalanche Andretti Formula E driver Dennis, who recently extended his deal with Red Bull and shares race support duties with fellow FE racer Sebastien Buemi, says that last year’s car was frequently “in the right place at the right time” following the team’s work to transform its skittish 2020 RB16 Read more
The Frenchman has scored points in two of the first three races of the campaign but is looking for more from his Faenza-based squad after its hugely encouraging 2021.With teams now ready to unleash car developments that could shake up the order, Gasly thinks that the progress AlphaTauri makes with its own Read more
Where once those outfits with the most money could simply write a big fat cheque to spend their way to bigger and better developments, now that is no longer the case.Primarily, the arrival of a cost cap in F1 means that teams are strictly limited in what they can spend.For Read more
Indeed, in Australia the car had a clear edge on the Red Bull RB18, after the two frontrunning machines proved to be evenly matched in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.One of the more intriguing aspects of Ferrari’s season so far is that, in contrast to its main rivals, the team has Read more
As a result the company is set to rely on some Friday FP2 running later in the year in order to trial its prototype tyres for next season.The rules allow for 25 car days of dry and wet tyre testing, focussed on the development for the following season, which this Read more
For fans, the most obvious contrast has been the alternative green and red colours at the front of the field – but it’s been a different story for the F1 drivers themselves.For the out-and-out performance of the two safety cars was thrust into the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix Read more
The Spaniard endured a torrid Melbourne weekend, as a problem getting his car started for his final qualifying lap left him without enough time to warm his tyres up properly and left him ninth on the grid.He then had to have his steering wheel replaced before the start, hit anti-stall Read more