A regular stream of parts were added to the car throughout its campaign, so let’s take a detailed look at some of the MCL60’s finer details and those crucial upgrades in full. Photo by: UncreditedMcLaren MCL60 technical detailA close up of the forward, scrolled section of the MCL60’s edge wing,Continue Reading
Formula 1 has just a handful of drivers left from the early days of the sport, with just two world champions over the age of 80 still alive. The first-ever world championship was recorded in 1950, with Hermano da Silva Ramos, the oldest driver still alive, racing in 1953. Here are theContinue Reading
In Formula 1, all drivers use a fixed race number. The championship introduced this concept in 2014 to increase the recognition of the drivers on the track for the fans. In previous years, the starting numbers were handed out based on the final ranking in the previous world championship standings.NowContinue Reading
Norris finished sixth in the 2023 drivers’ standings, marking his joint-best championship finish in his F1 career, with a personal best of seven podiums. But it was his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri who took one of only two non-Red Bull wins from 28 possible chances, after the Australian won inContinue Reading
One of the most successful engineers in the history of F1, Newey has been a mainstay of Red Bull since he joined in 2006, contributing to the outfit’s 13 world titles – seven in the drivers’ championship with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen plus six in the constructors’. Having taken up differentContinue Reading
The soon-to-be-renamed squad started last season on the backfoot, with a car that regularly left its drivers battling near the bottom of the midfield pack.But an impressive effort to turn things around, which included a major aero revamp and switch to Red Bull’s rear suspension from the Singapore Grand Prix,Continue Reading
Ferrari dropped a place to third in the 2023 constructors’ standings but did enjoy a notably strong end to the campaign thanks to a run of four podium finishes from the final five rounds.Drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled with the SF-23’s unpredictable handling and poor tyre degradation thatContinue Reading
This left it with the responsibility of nipping at the heels of Red Bull during the first few races but, as the order re-established itself, Aston Martin slid back down the standings.But it did finish two places above its 2022 position. Let’s have a look at what made the AMR23Continue Reading
Harman believes Alpine has a good appreciation of what made Red Bull’s car so competitive in 2023 and also understands what made other cars fast.However, he insists that such knowledge should only provide inspiration for the team’s own direction, as it has to make a big step after finishing onlyContinue Reading
The Vantage DTM, one of the five chassis ever built by R-Motorsport with a license from Aston Martin, was bought for an undisclosed amount by Alonso from engine builder HWA.At Alonso’s request, a passenger seat was installed by HWA before the car was sold to him. This was a standardContinue Reading