The early running in 2024 seemed to indicate a relatively clear pecking order. Red Bull is on top, followed by Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren. Aston Martin was the clear fifth-best team, not quite able to hang with the rest of the top five on race pace, but still easily clearContinue Reading
Grand Prix racing’s key stakeholders have begun discussions to frame the next Concorde Agreement, the document by which F1 is run, that is set to cover the period 2026 to 2030.History has shown that the Concorde discussions are often extremely fraught, as teams vie for greater commercial rights income fromContinue Reading
Early season feedback from television images, especially in the night races, has highlighted the fact that it has become hard to distinguish some of the cars from certain angles.In particular it is understood that the Aston Martin and Mercedes liveries, plus the Williams and RB, have been singled out forContinue Reading
Italian outlet Corriere della Serra and French newspaper L’Equipe have reported that the 74-year-old has been tapped up by Renault CEO Luca De Meo to become a special advisor to help the squad turn around its fortunes.Reportedly, his role would entail helping the team’s recruitment drive to bolster its EnstoneContinue Reading
The Champions Edition of F1 24 has been released and, alongside the launch, EA Sports has announced the new driver ratings for this season’s F1 drivers. Unsurprisingly, Max Verstappen is leading the ratings after securing 19 out of 22 wins in 2023 and a further five so far this year.TheContinue Reading
Aston Martin brought an upgrade package to Imola, alongside many of its direct rivals, which meant that in the relative game of in-season development, the Silverstone-based squad hasn’t been able to make much progress.The AMR24 has also proven harder to set up and drive, with both Alonso and team-mate LanceContinue Reading
Sunday’s 78-lap cruise through the Monaco streets was hamstrung by a heavy first-lap crash involving Sergio Perez and Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.Under the resulting red flag, all drivers were allowed to change tyres, negating the need for mandatory pitstops later on.The rule stops disadvantaging drivers who areContinue Reading
Hamilton raised some eyebrows at the Monaco Grand Prix when he suggested he would be unable to ever outqualify Russell again this season – and was at pains to point out his team-mate had exclusive use of a new front wing for Monte Carlo.INSIGHT: Why Russell got new Mercedes F1Continue Reading
Verstappen qualified and finish sixth in Monaco, while team-mate Sergio Perez was eliminated in Q1 and then caught up in a lap-one accident.It followed an already challenging weekend at Imola, where Verstappen and Red Bull had to dig deep to fix their car handling issues between free practice and qualifying,Continue Reading
The incident, where Ocon tried to barge his way past Gasly, proved terminal for the aggressor as his car became briefly airborne and caused damage that could not be repaired during the red flag. It very nearly took Gasly out of the race too, as he sustained a puncture andContinue Reading