Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman evolved from hopeless backmarker to potent giant-killer in grand prix racing, across five seasons in which it gave a host of key personalities their F1 break, including drivers Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi and Stefan Johansson – but most notably Ayrton Senna and the man whoContinue Reading
As the FIA continues its efforts to finalise the new car regulations from 2026, Autosport revealed earlier this week that some alarming simulator findings have prompted a rethink about how the active aero elements of the new F1 challengers will work.Whereas initial investigations focused on only having the rear wingContinue Reading
After Bahrain, the AMR24 appeared benchmarked as the fifth fastest car in the leading group on race pace, finishing ninth and 10th.Fernando Alonso subsequently finished fifth in Saudi Arabia and sixth on the road in Australia, prior to receiving a penalty.In Japan, the Spaniard earned sixth after what he claimedContinue Reading
The pair touched at the restart following the early red flag, with Gasly losing what the team later estimated as around 33 points of downforce, which equates to a potential lap time impact of up to 0.7-0.9 seconds.Ocon also suffered some damage and thereafter both drivers had an even trickierContinue Reading
Andretti has begun a move into a new facility on the Silverstone Park estate as its F1 project continues to progress, and the plan is to also occupy an adjacent larger building.Assuming that the team’s F1 entry eventually gets a green light, it will base F3 and F2 programmes atContinue Reading
The team was granted an entry by the FIA last October but failed to pass the second stage of the process when its bid was rejected by F1 in a statement issued on January 31. The project thus remains in limbo while discussions continue behind the scenes.The team continues toContinue Reading
The Japanese driver has qualified in the top 10 for the last three races, outpacing his more experienced team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.He secured a seventh-place finish in Australia, helped by the retirements of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton and a penalty for Fernando Alonso.Tsunoda then followed up with 10th on meritContinue Reading
However, according to information gathered in recent weeks, any possible sale of the outfit would likely be on the condition that any new owner would continue to use Renault engine power for the foreseeable future.The opening four races of the 2024 season have confirmed Alpine is in a difficult spot, withContinue Reading
Ferrari was praised for its sharp strategic decisions at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, in which Charles Leclerc made a rare one-stopper work to move up from eighth to fourth.Meanwhile, Sainz was able to cash in a longer second stint on medium tyres, ensuring he had fresher hard tyres inContinue Reading
The design centres around how the flaps connect to the endplate and how that can be used to amplify the outwash effect that’s being generated.This is something that the regulations for this newer generation of cars was supposed to limit, in order to improve wheel-to-wheel racing by means of reducingContinue Reading