The latest additions were published by the Council of the European Union on Wednesday.The news came shortly after Mazepin had told the media that neither he nor his father were subject to sanctions, and thus that couldn’t be used as a reason for the Haas F1 team to cancel both Read more
F1 teams found their first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain last month over shadowed by their cars suffering from excessive bouncing on the straights.The issue, which is a legacy of the switch to more ground effect aerodynamics for 2022, affected all teams to some extent but a few were Read more
The Netflix series has been a resounding success for F1, helping it reach an enormous new audience and broaden the spectrum of its fanbase, from fair-weather followers to diehard ‘stans’.Season 3 marked a new peak for Drive to Survive, hitting #1 worldwide on Netflix and outperforming the first season, which Read more
F1 squads were caught on the hop in the first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain last week with the way the new ground-effect cars bounced down the straights.It was caused by a return of the ‘porpoising’ phenomenon that was experienced in the early 1980s ground-effect era.The cycle is triggered Read more
The reintroduction of ground effect-style aerodynamics for the 2022 season has resulted in the return of a phenomenon known as porpoising, at which the heave movement of the car is excited by the oncoming airflow and causes up-and-down oscillations in the car.This was a problem for F1 cars back in Read more
Ferrari enjoyed a solid start to F1’s pre-season running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last week, completing more laps than any other team.Drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr both featured towards the top of the timesheets throughout the test, prompting Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to talk Read more
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, F1 announced that it would not be racing in Russia later this year, with the race for 25 September being called off.The promoter of the Russian Grand Prix, Rosgonki, claimed at the time that it was still possible the race would go ahead, Read more
Swiss company Geobrugg has used the latest technology to create a debris fence that is strong enough to allow greater gaps between the steel posts that hold the structure up.The requirement for fewer posts will be a bonus for trackside spectators as it should offer greater visibility of the track Read more
The American has lodged a request with the FIA to join the F1 grid from 2024, and is hoping to get an answer by next month so he can start ramping up preparations.But while some current F1 teams believe Andretti’s presence in grand prix racing would be hugely positive, others Read more
F1 teams were caught by surprise at last week’s pre-season Barcelona test by the way that their cars suffered some extreme bouncing down the straights, thanks to the aero properties of the 2022 challengers.The phenomenon, which also occurred the last time ground effect was in F1 in the early 1980’s, Read more