Alonso qualified fifth at Suzuka and eventually finished sixth, losing out to the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the raceHe managed to stay clear of the Mercedes of George Russell and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in the closing laps of the race.He believes that the Aston Martin AMR24 isContinue Reading
As part of the effort to increase car performance to help accommodate the characteristics of the new turbo hybrid engines that feature a 50/50 power split between the internal combustion engine and battery, the new cars are going to have moveable aero.The idea is that the car’s wings will beContinue Reading
Norris started third and was the first of the frontrunners to pit, but as the race unfolded he lost out to Ferrari pair Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to finish in fifth, while the latter came through to fourth from eighth place on the grid using a one-stop strategy.After the race,Continue Reading
A fortnight on from receiving a penalty for potentially dangerous driving against George Russell during a last-lap battle in Australia, Alonso found himself needing to hold his rivals back once again at Suzuka.In the closing stages of the race, Alonso was at the head of an intense fight for sixthContinue Reading
Was the final result of the Japanese Grand Prix predictable? Ultimately, yes, but how this year’s Formula 1 race at Suzuka unravelled wasn’t entirely typical thanks to the variance in strategies across the field.Max Verstappen chalked up a third win as he embarks upon a seemingly inevitable march towards aContinue Reading
Verstappen had gone into the race in Japan with no guarantees about his long-run form, after not finding the perfect set-up for the high degradation characteristics that are a hallmark of racing at Suzuka during practice.Changes made to his car after a troubled long-run in FP3 had helped improve thingsContinue Reading
The Ferrari driver’s strong run of seven consecutive front-row starting positions ended in Australia where he qualified fifth before a penalty for Sergio Perez gifted him a place.He struggled again at Suzuka, where he couldn’t better eighth after having to use a second set of tyres to guarantee safe passageContinue Reading
The Milton Keynes-based team has a vacant slot for 2025 with Sergio Perez’s contract running out at the end of this season.Perez has shown some improved potential this year and, off the back of finishing runner-up to Verstappen in the Japanese Grand Prix, he currently lies second in the drivers’Continue Reading
The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign where its new car has shown promise but also some key weaknesses that have left Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggling at times.In particular, Mercedes has been chasing answers about why its car is not performing as wellContinue Reading