Its logos will be seen on the Swiss team’s C44 and on the overalls of drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu at the Miami and Las Vegas GPs, while its parent company Energy Transfer will be featured in Austin.Sunoco has a long history of involvement in US motorsport and isContinue Reading
Alonso reckons the new AMR24 marks an improvement over last year’s car, but he is reluctant to say that the team will repeat its flying start from 2023 – due to the winter progress made by rival teams.However, the two-time champion believes that reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull will beContinue Reading
Sainz’s 1m31.247s set on the C3 tyres headed the times by 0.236s from Sergio Perez in the Red Bull, who also set his best time on the C3 compound, on another stalled morning of testing.The final day of testing was halted after only 27 minutes when a drain cover cameContinue Reading
The three-day test at the Sakhir International Circuit has been stopped twice due to the drain cover on the approach to the track’s Turn 11 coming loose.This is due to the powerful underfloor aerodynamics of the new ground-effect machines straining drains and their concrete surrounds as the cars pass overContinue Reading
The three-day test at the Sakhir International Circuit has been stopped twice due to the drain cover on the approach to the track’s Turn 11 coming loose.This is due to the powerful underfloor aerodynamics of the new ground-effect machines straining drains and their concrete surrounds as the cars pass overContinue Reading
The Italian said that, thus far, the car has performed as it was expected to and stressed that adding more overall grip remains the priority as the team embarks on a busy development programme.McLaren has enjoyed an encouraging two days of testing in Bahrain so far, although it lost someContinue Reading
The Milton Keynes-based outfit opted to pursue a different direction in an attempt to stay ahead of the opposition, and early lap times in Bahrain testing have indicated that tactic has yielded a significant step forward – Verstappen topping the leaderboard on the opening day.PLUS: What Bahrain trackside viewing revealsContinue Reading
The four-hour morning session was halted after only 27 minutes after a drain cover came loose on the outside kerbs on the approach to the Turn 11 uphill left-hander.This appeared to be triggered by Red Bull driver Sergio Perez running over the strip – although the Mexican did not exceedContinue Reading
Binotto has been out of the spotlight since he left Ferrari at the end of the 2022 season, following a difficult campaign for the Maranello-based squad.He had been linked with several opportunities in F1, including with Alpine and Audi, but has elected to switch focus to the automotive world instead.BinottoContinue Reading
Are drainage covers becoming a problem in the Venturi-tunnel ground effect era of Formula 1? Has Red Bull found some mechanical issues with their RB20?And which teams are looking short on form as testing develops?Steph Wentworth chats with Autosport’s Alex Kalinauckas in the Bahrain media centre and Haydn Cobb toContinue Reading