Aston Martin has been fifth in F1 2024’s pecking order so far both in terms of race performance and results, heading to Miami 12 points behind fourth-placed Mercedes.But while it has struggled to match the likes of Ferrari and McLaren over a race distance, the Silverstone team’s qualifying performances haveContinue Reading
Mercedes’ performance has been up and down since the introduction of new ground-effect regulations in F1 two years ago, and the 2024 season has exemplified this issue so far.Hamilton branded his W15 “an amazing car” after the first two grands prix in 2024, before admitting to being “the least confidentContinue Reading
The Australian has had a challenging start to the 2024 campaign as he has not found himself as confident with the handling of the VCARB 01 as team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.His struggles even prompted speculation that he could be dropped before the end of the campaign if things did not improveContinue Reading
While the introduction of a spending limit for teams in 2021 has helped compress the field, with the front to the back of the grid having never been closer, this season has witnessed an interesting split among the competitorsThe top five squads – made up of Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren,Continue Reading
Amid F1’s ongoing preparations for new engine and chassis rules from 2026, there have been some early concerns from teams about the regulations delivering unintended consequences.There were worries about drivers needing to change down gears on the straights to help charge batteries, while recent findings from simulators about cars spinningContinue Reading
McLaren rolled out several major sets of upgrades at last year’s Austria and Singapore rounds that completely turned around its fortunes, going from a midfield struggler to a team that could fight for podiums with Ferrari and Mercedes over the second half of the campaign.In the early races of 2024,Continue Reading
The Maranello squad has generally been the stronger team in the first five races of the 2024 season, being the only non-Red Bull winner in the Australian GP thanks to Carlos Sainz’s victory.But McLaren’s Lando Norris had the upper hand in the last race in China, where he was MaxContinue Reading
Haas has made considerable progress on the issue that blighted its F1 campaign last year, which was caused by a fundamental aerodynamic imbalance that meant the VF-23 could get its tyres working well for qualifying, but would then chew through them in races.In preparing its VF-24 2024 challenger in pre-seasonContinue Reading
Red Bull crushed the 2023 season by winning 21 out of 22 grands prix, with its early dominance allowing the team to hold off on producing many in-season car upgrades.Instead, the team focused most of its resources on 2024, producing a car that looks substantially different despite its predecessor’s successes.ItsContinue Reading
The Shanghai round was the first event where F1’s latest sprint format has been deployed –with the parc ferme restrictions on car adjustments relaxed between the two Saturday sessions.This opened the possibility for teams to run very experimental set-ups in the shorter races – especially for cars starting outside theContinue Reading