Although Max Verstappen stole the headlines for winning the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it was also the weekend Alex Albon out-qualified Williams team-mate Logan Sargeant yet again.It meant the 27-year-old finished the F1 season as the only driver to have out-qualified their team-mate for every race in 2023.Sargeant struggledContinue Reading
Norris ended the campaign berating the “shit job” he had made of qualifying shootouts. This followed a slide in Abu Dhabi that denied him the chance to nick pole off Max Verstappen. The Briton was similarly self-critical of his one-lap performances in Austin and Mexico City.This has led McLaren toContinue Reading
The FIA has been evaluating ways of adding covers to wheels in rainy conditions to help minimise spray being thrown up, which can severely restrict visibility.Trials of an early design tested at Silverstone earlier this year did not deliver the results hoped for, with the conclusion being that the firstContinue Reading
Ferrari finished the 2023 season in third place in the world championship, some 454 points behind Red Bull, who won all but one grand prix last season – with Carlos Sainz interrupting its streak in Singapore.Vasseur stressed that the Maranello outfit has to improve in every area in order toContinue Reading
McLaren’s impressive development across the 2023 Formula 1 season was a timely boost as the legendary team marked its 60th birthday. It’s not taken a title since 2008, but McLaren is still second on two of the most important F1 metrics: grand prix wins and drivers’ titles.To celebrate the team’sContinue Reading
The Frenchman also insists that he will switch to “war mode” next year with an even greater focus on his racing and fewer distractions out of the cockpit.Highlights of Ocon’s year were starting and finishing third in Monaco, and earning fourth place in Las Vegas from 16th on the grid.However, heContinue Reading
Speculation about such a move erupted at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when it emerged that earlier this year Hamilton’s father Anthony had suggested in a conversation with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner that he touch base with the seven-time champion. It is understood that Horner did try to contactContinue Reading
Wolff has found herself in the spotlight after the FIA issued a statement on Tuesday night saying its compliance department had opened an investigation into a potential conflict of interest between an F1 team principal and a member of FOM personnel. It relates to what the governing body says was aContinue Reading
The FIA announced on Tuesday that its compliance department was investigating a potential conflict of interest over the passing of information between a member of FOM personnel and a team principal. “The FIA is aware of media speculation centred on the allegation of information of a confidential nature being passed toContinue Reading
The FIA announced on Tuesday night that its Compliance Department had opened an investigation into potential breaches of the governing body’s regulations.While not naming Susie and Toto Wolff directly, a statement declared that an F1 team principal and member of FOM personnel were to be investigated following a media report. “TheContinue Reading