In a ruling that was made on Wednesday, the European Union said that it could not justify the ex-Haas F1 racer remaining on a list of individuals that have had sanctions imposed on them as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.At the time, Mazepin and hisContinue Reading
The Australian Grand Prix will take place at the Albert Park circuit this weekend and Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has revealed that Ollie Bearman will be on hand to jump into Sainz’s car if needed. The F2 driver was called up to the F1 team at the Saudi ArabianContinue Reading
With the current ground effect cars performing best when they run low and stiff, there have been mounting concerns voiced by drivers about the physical battering they are facing out on track.It is understood that the issue has been discussed in meetings of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), withContinue Reading
F1 is a truly global motorsport championship, as a season typically covers five continents within a 10-month period.This means the paddock is constantly on the move and F1 drivers need to get comfortable with a new time zone at short notice.Australia is a particularly difficult one as Melbourne – hostContinue Reading
That’s the challenge Williams team principal James Vowles and chief technical officer Pat Fry have taken on as they try to get the Grove outfit up to speed, on and off the track.The team made decent progress last season during Vowles’s first year in the job, securing seventh place in theContinue Reading
Moss, widely regarded as the greatest driver never to win the F1 championship, passed away in April 2020 at the age of 90.But, amid the lockdown restrictions that were imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Moss’s family was unable to arrange any memorial ceremony at the time.The opportunity to celebrateContinue Reading
As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their performance.But one of the consequences of this is that it is getting much harder for drivers to follow each other, and that means tyres canContinue Reading
Resta has been signed as strategic development director and will work directly with technical director James Allison to push forward with car-related projects.Also joining Mercedes is Enrico Sampo, who is joining as head of performance software applications.Sampo has been Ferrari’s driver simulator team leader for the past few years, andContinue Reading
When teams embark on such a change of direction, it is inevitable that they endure a learning phase in understanding how to extract pace out of their new platform.In Alpine’s case, however, the revamp for this year has not yet delivered any of the progress hoped for – and hasContinue Reading
Aston Martin came out of the gates flying last year, with Fernando Alonso scoring six podiums across the first eight grands prix in a car that raced better than it qualified.The team then found it harder to keep up the development of its 2023 machine compared to the steeper curveContinue Reading