A close associate of Vijay Mallya, Fernley held the role at the Silverstone team from its first season under the Force India name in 2008 until the summer of 2018, when Lawrence Stroll bought the assets of the company and relaunched it as Racing Point. A native of Stockport, Fernley had an initial involvement with F1 via the Ensign team in the early 1980s, helping close friend Jim Crawford to ... Keep reading
A close associate of Vijay Mallya, Fernley held the role at the Silverstone team from its first season under the Force India name in 2008 until the summer of 2018, when Lawrence Stroll bought the assets of the company and relaunched it as Racing Point. A native of Stockport, Fernley had an initial involvement with F1 via the Ensign team in the early 1980s, helping close friend Jim Crawford to ... Keep reading
Norris dropped from ninth place to 13th and out of the points in Montreal after receiving the sanction for what the FIA deemed was unsportsmanlike behaviour. This was in relation to what the FIA believed was a deliberate attempt during a safety car period to hold back rivals and get a buffer between himself and team-mate Oscar Piastri, who was ahead of him on track, so he did not lose time ... Keep reading
The Dutchman had been summoned to see the stewards at the Red Bull Ring for holding up Kevin Magnussen in Q1. The Red Bull driver had secured pole position during a frenetic qualifying which was overshadowed by a spate of track limit penalties. But nearly two hours after the chequered flag, the FIA stewards announced that Verstappen was under investigation for an incident with the Haas ... Keep reading
We could be in for some slightly challenging weather conditions for the Sprint events tomorrow, so it's good to have a solid starting position on the board as we look ahead to Sunday's race.
The Red Bull driver secured pole position during a frenetic qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring, which was overshadowed by a spate of track limit penalties. But nearly two hours after the chequered flag, the FIA stewards announced that Verstappen was under investigation for an incident with Magnussen. According to a short statement issued by the FIA, Verstappen is alleged to have held up ... Keep reading
The Red Bull driver failed to make it into Q3 at the Red Bull Ring after failing to set a clean lap during the session. And while being clearly outside the white lines in the first two runs, Perez thinks it's unfair that he was also penalised on his final effort when he felt he had been disturbed by the Williams of Alex Albon. "There's so many things I can control and unfortunately, with ... Keep reading
With margins tight on the short Red Bull Ring, Russell qualified in 11th when his best Q2 time was deleted for crossing the track limits in the final corner, a recurring theme in qualifying for Sunday's grand prix. But even without having lap times taken away, Russell appeared to be struggling for pace, which he doesn't have an answer for. "Just not quick enough today," he said. "I think ... Keep reading
The Red Bull driver failed to make it into Q3 at the Red Bull Ring after failing to set a clean lap during the session. And while being clearly outside the white lines in the first two runs, Perez thinks it's unfair that he was also penalised on his final effort when he felt he had been disturbed by the Williams of Alex Albon. "There's so many things I can control and unfortunately, with ... Keep reading
The Red Bull driver secured pole position during a frenetic qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring, which was overshadowed by a spate of track limit penalties. But nearly two hours after the chequered flag, the FIA stewards announced that Verstappen was under investigation for an incident with Magnussen. According to a short statement issued by the FIA, Verstappen is alleged to have held up ... Keep reading
With margins tight on the short Red Bull Ring, Russell qualified in 11th when his best Q2 time was deleted for crossing the track limits in the final corner, a recurring theme in qualifying for Sunday's grand prix. But even without having laptimes taken away Russell appeared to be struggling for pace, which he doesn't have an answer for. "Just not quick enough today," he said. "I think from ... Keep reading
As revealed by Autosport earlier, F1 teams have been asking the FIA to conduct a more thorough analysis of the impact of the new 2026 cars and engines amid concerns about how they will perform on track. There are worries that plans for increased reliance on batteries – with a 50/50 split between combustion engine and electric power production – could backfire and leave cars unable to run ... Keep reading
The defending two-time champion landed his fourth pole position in a row courtesy of a 1m04.391s effort at the Red Bull Ring. He led Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.048s. But the Friday qualifying session for the grand prix on Sunday was most notable for the number of lap times deleted for drivers exceeding track limits through the final two corners. A total of 47 lap times were deleted ... Keep reading
As revealed by Motorsport.com earlier, F1 teams have been asking the FIA to conduct a more thorough analysis of the impact of the new 2026 cars and engines amid concerns about how they will perform on track. There are worries that plans for increased reliance on batteries – with a 50/50 split between combustion engine and electric power production – could backfire and leave cars unable to ... Keep reading
The defending two-time champion landed his fourth pole position in a row courtesy of a 1m04.391s effort at the Red Bull Ring. He led Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.048s. But the Friday qualifying session for the grand prix on Sunday was most notable for the number of lap times deleted for drivers exceeding track limits through the final two corners. Red Bull driver Sergio Perez failed ... Keep reading
World champion edges out Leclerc by just 0.048s in a session marred by track limits misdemeanours, one of which sees Sergio Perez fail to make it out of Q2.
Ferrari brought a revised floor and front wing to the sprint weekend at the Red Bull Ring as part of its strategy to fast-track plenty of smaller upgrades this year. The upgrade appeared to give Leclerc and Sainz an immediate boost after just a single free practice session to dial them in on Friday, as the pair qualified in the top three behind Red Bull's polesitter Max Verstappen. "I don't ... Keep reading
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. As this is a sprint weekend format, these sessions set the grid for Sunday’s race and have no impact on Saturday’s sprint event. Austrian Grand Prix ... Keep reading
Ferrari brought a revised floor and front wing to this weekend's Red Bull Ring sprint event as part of its strategy to fast-track plenty of smaller upgrades. The revised package appeared to give Leclerc and Sainz an immediate boost after just a single free practice session to dial them in on Friday, as the pair qualified in the top three behind Red Bull's polesitter Max Verstappen. "I don't ... Keep reading
Under cloudy skies and in stronger winds compared to Friday’s earlier practice session, the drivers found themselves incurring multiple track limits penalties – particularly in Q2. Verstappen led the way in all three segments and after the first runs in Q3, where Leclerc trailed by 0.206s behind the world champion for Ferrari. On the second and final Q3 goes, Verstappen led the pack ... Keep reading
Under cloudy skies and in stronger winds compared to Friday's earlier practice session, the drivers found themselves incurring multiple track limits penalties, particularly in Q2. Verstappen led the way in all three segments and after the first runs in Q3, where Leclerc trailed by 0.206s behind the world champion for Ferrari. On the second and final Q3 goes, Verstappen led the pack around ... Keep reading
Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. As this is a sprint weekend format, these sessions set the grid for Sunday’s race and have no impact on Saturday’s sprint event. Read Also: F1 ... Keep reading
Red Bull was hit with a 70% allowance of wind tunnel and CFD time as part of F1's Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions, a table which awards less development time the better a team performs in the constructors' championship. As the reigning champion Red Bull therefore received the smallest allowance of all 10 teams, which comes on top of an additional restriction as a punishment for breaching the ... Keep reading
Red Bull was hit with a 70% allowance of wind tunnel and CFD time as part of F1's Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions, a table which awards less development time the better a team performs in the constructors' championship. As the reigning champion Red Bull therefore received the smallest allowance of all 10 teams, which comes on top of an additional restriction as a punishment for breaching the ... Keep reading
The Swiss team has been bringing new parts to the track on a regular basis at recent races, but the Silverstone update is seen as particularly valuable as it is aimed at improving the performance of the C43 in fast corners, an area where the car has been lacking. Bottas says that previous upgrades have already had a positive impact, but that has to some degree been disguised by disappointing ... Keep reading
The Thai driver has put himself back in the spotlight after some impressive drives for Williams this season, including a brilliantly executed seventh place in Canada as he held off intense pressure from chasing cars. That performance earned him the F1 Driver of the Day Award, which is voted for by fans. Having also been singled out for praise from his former Red Bull boss Christian Horner ... Keep reading
After a difficult start to the 2023 season, the team began its pursuit of a different concept when it introduced the first tranche of upgrades to the current W14 model in Monaco. The revised car subsequently showed signs of good progress in Spain and also performed well in the Canadian Grand Prix, at a venue that wasn’t expected to play to its strengths. Hamilton made it clear that he’s ... Keep reading
It's the ninth round of the season, the first of four European races this coming month where the updates should flow thick and fast. McLaren MCL60 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited McLaren has a large package of updates available in Austria as it looks to return to the front of the midfield pack. And, whilst there are no changes on the front wing at this race, it will ... Keep reading
Ricciardo is currently serving as a reserve driver for Red Bull and AlphaTauri, and inevitably he has been mentioned in connection with a seat at the latter in 2024. However, the team has always been seen in the Red Bull camp as a training ground for young drivers, and Tost says that won’t change unless it’s deemed that none of the youngsters are ready for F1. “The philosophy is quite ... Keep reading
On a warm and sunny afternoon in the Styrian hills, Lewis Hamilton opened the session with a 1m09.021s, but Max Verstappen's 1m08.094s soon blew that into the reeds as the current championship leader made the most of the session's early phases. Sergio Perez turned up the pace with a 1m07.595s lap to go top and, although Verstappen closed off the opening five minutes with a 1m07.145s, the ... Keep reading
Ricciardo is currently serving as reserve driver for Red Bull and AlphaTauri, and inevitably he has been mentioned in connection with a seat at the latter in 2024. However, the team has always been seen in the Red Bull camp as a training ground for young drivers, and Tost says that won’t change unless it’s deemed that none of the youngsters are ready for F1. “The philosophy is quite ... Keep reading
On several occasions this season, including most recently at the Canadian Grand Prix, Haas has seen high grid spots turn into lowly finishing positions as a result of its problem, which is exacerbated running in traffic in race situations. Nico Hulkenberg qualified second in Montreal and then started fifth after being hit with a penalty for driving too fast under the Q3 red flag, but came ... Keep reading
On a warm and sunny afternoon in the Styrian hills, Lewis Hamilton opened the session with a 1m09.021s, but Verstappen's 1m08.094s soon blew that into the reeds as the current championship leader made the most of the session's early phases. Sergio Perez turned up the pace with a 1m07.595s lap to go top and, although Verstappen closed off the opening five minutes with a 1m07.145s, the Mexican ... Keep reading
Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited A look at the internal brake disc fairing and caliper design on the Red Bull RB19 without the outer brake drum in place. Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited A closer look at the brake caliper and the tube-like fins used to help manage temperatures. Red Bull Racing ... Keep reading
Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited A look at the internal brake disc fairing and caliper design on the Red Bull RB19 without the outer brake drum in place. Red Bull Racing RB19 technical detail Photo by: Uncredited A closer look at the brake caliper and the tube-like fins used to help manage temperatures. Red Bull Racing ... Keep reading
On several occasions this season, including most recently at the Canadian Grand Prix, Haas has seen high grid spots turn into lowly finishing position as a result of its problem, which is exacerbated running in traffic in race situations. Nico Hulkenberg qualified second in Montreal and then started fifth after being hit with a penalty for driving too fast under the Q3 red flag, but came ... Keep reading
As F1 gears up for an overhaul of both the power unit and chassis regulations, concerns have emerged about the potential for a negative impact on the spectacle if elements of the new package do not work as hoped. Motorsport.com has learned that at the regular team principals' meeting at the Canadian Grand Prix with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, fresh fears were raised specifically about the power ... Keep reading
As F1 gears up for an overhaul of both the power unit and chassis regulations, concerns have emerged about the potential for a negative impact on the spectacle if elements of the new package do not work as hoped. Autosport has learned that at the regular team principals' meeting at the Canadian Grand Prix with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, fresh fears were raised specifically about the power unit ... Keep reading
On Thursday Hamilton suggested that Red Bull's dominance is likely to continue despite the budget cap as the huge gap it enjoys affords it to shift its development efforts to next year's car earlier than its rivals. The seven-time world champion, therefore, suggested implementing a summer deadline, which would be the earliest point from which any team could switch attention to its car design ... Keep reading
On Thursday, Hamilton suggested that Red Bull's dominance is likely to continue despite the budget cap as the huge gap it enjoys affords it to shift its development efforts to next year's car earlier than its rivals. The seven-time world champion, therefore, suggested implementing a summer deadline, which would be the earliest point from which any team could switch attention to its car design ... Keep reading
McLaren realised even before the season started that it had dropped the ball on its MCL60 concept and changed its floor philosophy for April's Baku round, which set a new development baseline rather than delivering an immediate performance improvement. The raft of upgrades McLaren is introducing over the three July rounds represents the first true upgrade push for the season, which the Woking ... Keep reading
Alonso has proved to be one of the stars of the 2023 campaign after bagging six podiums, while Stroll has endured a more challenging time with his best result being fourth place at the crash-hit Australian GP. And although Stroll has singled out Alonso as the "best team-mate" he has ever had in F1, he says that is no excuse for not lifting his own performances to try to match him. "In terms ... Keep reading
McLaren realised even before the season started that it had dropped the ball on its MCL60 concept and changed its floor philosophy for April's Baku round, which set a new development baseline rather than delivering an immediate performance improvement. The raft of upgrades McLaren is introducing over the three July rounds represents the first true upgrade push for the season, which the Woking ... Keep reading
Alonso has proved to be one of the stars of the 2023 campaign after bagging six podiums, while Stroll has endured a more challenging time with his best result being fourth place at the crash-hit Australian GP. And although Stroll has singled out Alonso as the "best team-mate" he has ever had in F1, he says that is no excuse for not lifting his own performances to try to match him. "For sure ... Keep reading
Norris was penalised in Montreal for slowing down too much behind the safety car from the hairpin to the pitlane, thereby purposefully opening a gap to team-mate Oscar Piastri so McLaren could perform a double pitstop without Norris risking losing a position to Charles Leclerc. Norris was slapped with a five-second penalty which perplexed him at the time, and two weeks on the Briton says he is ... Keep reading
Norris was penalised in Montreal for slowing down too much behind the safety car from the hairpin to the pitlane, thereby purposefully opening up a gap to team-mate Oscar Piastri so McLaren could perform a double pitstop without Norris risking losing a position to Charles Leclerc. Norris was slapped with a five-second penalty which perplexed him at the time, and two weeks on the Briton says he ... Keep reading
After a difficult start to the 2023 season, the team began its pursuit of a different concept when it introduced the first tranche of upgrades to the current W14 model in Monaco. The revised car subsequently showed signs of good progress in Spain and also performed well in the Canadian GP at a venue that wasn't expected to play to its strengths. Hamilton made it clear that he's waited a long ... Keep reading
Last year, several protestors from the Just Stop Oil group got onto the circuit at the start of the Silverstone race, just before it was red-flagged for Zhou Guanyu’s accident. Seven people were subsequently arrested, and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali called their actions “completely irresponsible and dangerous” and said their actions “put lives in danger”. Similar protests have ... Keep reading
The Thai driver has put himself back in the spotlight after some impressive drives for Williams this season, including a brilliantly executed seventh place in Canada as he held off intense pressure from chasing cars. That performance earned him the F1 Driver of the Day Award, which is voted for by fans. Having also been singled out for praise from his former Red Bull boss Christian Horner ... Keep reading
As part of the sprint weekend format, qualifying for the Austrian GP will take place on Friday after just a single practice session. The grid for the sprint race will be decided by a separate qualifying shootout that will take place on Saturday morning. The results of the sprint race will have no impact on the grand prix itself, unlike in previous years. The drivers will line up on the grid ... Keep reading
Red Bull Racing goes to his home race on the back of eight consecutive wins, with the team yet to be beaten in the 2023 season. Although its rivals have brought numerous updates to recent races, Red Bull is expected to continue its winning streak to Spielberg, with reigning champion Max Verstappen the favourite to take the top honours on Sunday. The Austrian GP will mark the return of the ... Keep reading
Today's press conference with Zhou Guanyu, Pierre Gasly, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Logan Sargeant, Nyck de Vries, Nico Hulkenberg, Oscar Piastri, George Russell and Max Verstappen.
The Red Bull Ring lap is the fifth-shortest on the 2023 calendar at 2.68 miles. However, its high-speed nature means that in a dry session it is likely to produce the quickest time. Max Verstappen claimed pole at the circuit last season in 1m04.984s. The next-fastest was his 1m10.342s run at Zandvoort. In previous years, this has led to congested out-laps as drivers seek clear air for their ... Keep reading
The Red Bull Ring lap is the fifth shortest on the 2023 calendar at 2.68 miles. However, its high-speed nature means that in a dry session, it is likely to produce the quickest time. Max Verstappen claimed pole at the circuit last season in 1m04.984s. The next-fastest was his 1m10.342s run at Zandvoort. In previous years, this has led to congested out-laps as drivers seek clear air for their ... Keep reading
Hamilton is part of a Mercedes team that dominated the series and won seven drivers’ titles from 2014-2020. He admits that such a position gives teams the option to stop developing their current car and make an early move to the next model – thus helping to perpetuate their level of success and creating periods of dominance. He says that If teams were prevented from switching their ... Keep reading
Hamilton is part of a Mercedes team that dominated the series and won seven drivers’ titles from 2014-2020. He admits that such a position gives teams the option to stop developing their current car and make an early move to the next model – thus helping to perpetuate their level of success and creating periods of dominance. He says that If teams were prevented from switching their ... Keep reading
There has been intense speculation about Leclerc’s Ferrari future after his and the team’s title challenge in 2022 fell apart. The Scuderia’s SF-23 package this year has been running well adrift of Red Bull’s class- leading RB19. During the early rounds of the season, Leclerc was linked with Mercedes as the German manufacturer is yet to sign Lewis Hamilton to a new deal alongside ... Keep reading
There has been intense speculation about Leclerc’s Ferrari future after his and the team’s title challenge in 2022 fell apart. The Scuderia’s SF-23 package this year has been running well adrift of Red Bull’s class leading RB19. During the early rounds of the season, Leclerc was linked with Mercedes as the German manufacturer is yet to sign Lewis Hamilton to a new deal alongside ... Keep reading
In bid to prevent teams running tyre strategies that could see them using Inters in a dry Shootout session, the FIA has tweaked the rules ahead of this weekend's Austrian Sprint.
Hill got a taste of motorsport’s potential future at Daytona’s Sandown circuit, when he became the first person to drive a kart powered by fully synthetic fuel, produced by former F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe’s company Zero. The carbon neutral fuel, which Zero makes from air and water using renewable energy, can be dropped directly into any engine. Once available at ... Keep reading
Ocon has already made contact with the Hollywood star and is planning to visit him on the set of the next Deadpool 3 film in London. Reynolds and his colleagues Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan are part of a consortium of three US-based entities that have combined to acquire 24% of the Alpine team. When asked by Motorsport.com about the team’s new Hollywood connections, Ocon said ... Keep reading
Ocon has already made contact with the Hollywood star and is planning to visit him on the set of the next Deadpool 3 film in London. Reynolds and his colleagues Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan are part of a consortium of three US-based entities that have combined to acquire a 24% stake of the Alpine team. "I think it's fantastic," said Ocon when asked by Autosport about the ... Keep reading
The tweaks were trialled at a filming day Ferrari conducted at Fiorano earlier in the week where its F1 challenger ran alongside its Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Hypercar. This was a shrewd move by the Scuderia, given that teams have less time to evaluate parts during free practice at the Red Bull Ring because it is a sprint event. The changes that Ferrari have made are pretty extensive but ... Keep reading
The tweaks were trialled at a filming day Ferrari conducted at Fiorano earlier in the week where its F1 challenger ran alongside its Le Mans-winning Hypercar. This was a shrewd move by the Scuderia, given that teams have less time to evaluate parts during free practice at the Red Bull Ring because it is a sprint event. The changes that Ferrari have made are pretty extensive but mainly focus ... Keep reading
Strategy is a major talking point of an F1 grand prix weekend, with teams formulating initial plans well in advance of arriving at the track. Strategy is ultimately dictated by tyre life, with each driver limited to 13 sets of dry rubber to last the three days. This number is made up of eight sets of the designated soft compound, three of the medium, and two of the hard. Many factors are ... Keep reading
De Vries has faced a rough first third of his rookie season, struggling to get on Tsunoda's pace as a lack of consistency has held him back across the first eight races. He is one of two drivers yet to register points, alongside fellow rookie Logan Sargeant, although that is also partly due to an underperforming AT04. Pressure on De Vries has already started mounting, with Red Bull advisor ... Keep reading
As the rules were originally written, drivers were obliged to use new medium tyres in Saturday’s SQ1 and SQ2 sessions, and then new softs on SQ3. Teams realised that they didn’t have to save a set of new softs for SQ3 if they felt that those tyres would be more useful earlier in the weekend, either in FP1 or Friday’s qualifying session for the grand prix. In Baku, Yuki Tsunoda and ... Keep reading
De Vries has faced a rough first third of his rookie season, struggling to get on Tsunoda's pace as a lack of consistency has held him back across the first eight races. He is one of two drivers yet to register points, alongside fellow rookie Logan Sargeant, although that is also partly due to an underperforming AT04. Pressure on De Vries has already started mounting, with Red Bull advisor ... Keep reading
The change means that teams won't pursue clever tyre usage strategies that could see them running intermediate tyres in a dry session. As the rules were originally written, drivers were obliged to use new medium tyres in Saturday’s SQ1 and SQ2 sessions, and then new softs on SQ3. Teams realised that they didn’t have to save a set of new softs for SQ3 if they felt that those tyres would ... Keep reading
Red Bull goes to his home race on the back of eight consecutive wins, with the team yet to be beaten in the 2023 season. Although its rivals have brought numerous updates to recent races, Red Bull is expected to continue its winning streak to Spielberg, with reigning champion Max Verstappen the favourite to take the top honours on Sunday. The Austrian GP will mark the return of the sprint ... Keep reading
The Japanese manufacturer recently announced an official return to F1 with Aston Martin for 2026, with it having originally intended to quit the series entirely so it could focus on electric road car development. The U-turn marks another step in the stop-start nature of Honda in F1, with it having had four official eras so far – 1964-68, 1983-92, 2000-08 and 2015-21. Since 2022, it has ... Keep reading
The Japanese manufacturer recently announced an official return to F1 with Aston Martin for 2026, with it having originally intended to quit the series entirely so it could focus on electric road car development. The U-turn marks another step in the stop-start nature of Honda in F1, with it having had four official eras so far – 1964-68, 1983-92, 2000-08 and 2015-21. Since 2022, it has ... Keep reading
The orange flares were out in support of Max Verstappen in Austria last year but his hopes of victory were foiled. This year, he arrives having won all three of the last Grands Prix from pole position. It is hard to bet against him. Charles Leclerc got the better of Verstappen on F1’s last visit after a tight battle, but with Ferrari under new management – Mattia Binotto was replaced ... Keep reading
The idea was logical that if there was less disturbed air thrown up by cars then this should allow some closer racing. The subsequent simplification of car's upper surfaces, with more reliance on the underfloor to generate downforce, certainly seemed to achieve some of these goals initially. But, as the teams now have a more sound understanding of the fundamentals, they are ... Keep reading
The idea was logical that if there was less disturbed air thrown up by cars then this should allow some closer racing. The subsequent simplification of car's upper surfaces, with more reliance on the underfloor to generate downforce, certainly seemed to achieve some of these goals initially. But, as the teams now have a more sound understanding of the fundamentals, they are ... Keep reading
Revealing an anomaly of the budget cap rules, and how they were first implemented, Williams boss, James Vowles claims a rethink is needed if a genuinely level playing field is to ever happen.
The start of F1’s new ground-effect era witnessed some interesting variation in sidepods, with Red Bull one of many to adopt what is known as a downwash design. Elsewhere on the grid, Ferrari had its in-wash bathtub solution and Mercedes went with its zeropods. But as teams have come to better understand what is needed to extract the best performance from the current ... Keep reading
The start of F1’s new ground effect era witnessed some interesting variation in sidepods, with Red Bull one of many to adopt what is known as a downwash design. Elsewhere on the grid, Ferrari had its in-wash bathtub solution and Mercedes went with its zeropods. But as teams have come to better understand what is needed to extract the best performance from the current ... Keep reading
When is the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix? This year’s race takes place on Sunday 2 July at 9.00am ET at the Red Bull Ring near Spielberg. This is a sprint format weekend, so qualifying takes place on Friday after a single practice session, and the sprint event happens on Saturday after a sprint shootout qualifying. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari Photo by: Ferrari What happened ... Keep reading
The FIA introduced spending limits for the 2021 season with the long-term goal of making the series more tightly contested by working to limit the leading teams’ ability to outspend the rest of the grid. It was also hoped that closing the resource gap would allow for more underdog winners. However, Red Bull has dominated the ground-effects era and is enjoying a perfect win record so far in ... Keep reading
Ganassi heads into this weekend’s halfway IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio holding a 1-2 in points with Palou leading Ericsson by a whopping 74 points. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden is the best non-Ganassi driver, a further seven points behind. Palou has already equalled his win tally from his title year with CGR in 2021. Meanwhile Ericsson, the winner of the season-opener in St Petersburg, came ... Keep reading
The FIA introduced spending limits for the 2021 season with the long-term goal of making the series more tightly contested by working to limit the leading teams’ ability to outspend the rest of the grid. It was also hoped that closing the resource gap would allow for more underdog winners. However, Red Bull has dominated the ground-effects era and is enjoying a perfect win record so far in ... Keep reading
This weekend, both cars will have the upgraded parts that only Alex ran in Canada. We have also been able to make some minor adjustments to gain a little more performance from the new floor package.
Our main focus has been on ensuring that our drivers can get the most out of the SF-23 package, as indeed they were able to do in the race in Montreal.
Ganassi heads into this weekend’s halfway IndyCar round at Mid-Ohio holding a 1-2 in points with its Spanish stallion Palou leading its Swedish sensation Ericsson by a whopping 74 points. Palou has already equalled his win tally from his title year with CGR-Honda in 2021. Ericsson is best of the rest, and the winner of the season-opener in St Petersburg came within less than a tenth of a ... Keep reading
AlphaTauri is in-line for a management restructure as long-serving team boss Franz Tost will step aside at the end of the campaign to be replaced by respected Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies. Marko has now said that this extensive overhaul will extend to the AlphaTauri name. Speaking to Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, the 80-year-old explained: “AlphaTauri will have two new leaders in ... Keep reading
AlphaTauri is in-line for a management restructure as long-serving team boss Franz Tost will step aside at the end of the campaign to be replaced by respected Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies. Marko has now said that this extensive overhaul will extend to the AlphaTauri name. Speaking to Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, the 80-year-old explained: “AlphaTauri will have two new leaders in ... Keep reading
Aston Martin brought a new package to the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, featuring a heavily revised sidepod and floor. The update enabled Fernando Alonso to take second after a more difficult Spanish Grand Prix, albeit on a low-downforce Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that was more suited to the AMR23. Its update was mainly focused on efficiency, with the team admitting that Red Bull's ... Keep reading
Norris acknowledged that the team has had to be patient after making few changes thus far this year while waiting for a major package to come through the system, with elements set to arrive in stages over the next three races. After deciding on a change of philosophy the team brought a first step to Azerbaijan back in April, but that was never expected to provide a significant improvement in ... Keep reading
The recent celebration of its 150th race may be well behind Ferrari’s tally of 1060 but, if the calendar keeps going the way it is, then by 2025 it should be ready to eclipse March and BRM’s tally of 197 starts. Considering more than 160 teams (either individual entities or names) have raced in F1, that Haas has done so much but still remains the new kid on the block says ... Keep reading
The recent celebration of its 150th race may be well behind Ferrari’s tally of 1060 but, if the calendar keeps going the way it is, then by 2025 it should be ready to eclipse March and BRM’s tally of 197 starts. Considering more than 160 teams (either individual entities or names) have raced in F1, that Haas has done so much but still remains the new kid on the block says ... Keep reading
With Verstappen dominating the current era, F1 viewers regularly listen into the in-race conversations between the Dutchman and his engineer. But even before Red Bull’s current wave of success increased coverage of their team radio exchanges, Lambiase had forged a reputation for keeping Verstappen in check with a no-nonsense demeanour his driver responded to positively – even teasing ... Keep reading
Norris acknowledged that the team has had to be patient after making few changes thus far this year while waiting for a major package to come through the system, with elements set to arrive in stages over the next three races. After deciding on a change of philosophy the team brought a first step to Azerbaijan back in April, but that was never expected to provide a significant improvement in ... Keep reading
With Verstappen dominating the current era, F1 viewers regularly listen into the in-race conversations between the Dutchman and his engineer. But even before Red Bull’s current wave of success increased coverage of their team radio exchanges, Lambiase had forged a reputation for keeping Verstappen in check with a no-nonsense demeanour his driver responded to positively – even teasing ... Keep reading
Aston Martin brought a new package to the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, featuring a heavily revised sidepod and floor. The update enabled Fernando Alonso to take second after a more difficult Spanish Grand Prix, albeit on a low-downforce Circuit Gilles Villeneuve that was more suited to the AMR23. Its update was mainly focused on efficiency, with the team admitting that Red Bull's ... Keep reading
For the Canadian GP earlier this month, Aston Martin debuted more aggressive sidepod bodywork and a revised floor design for its AMR23 which Alonso used to secure his sixth podium result of the season, finishing second to Max Verstappen. But the Spaniard says Aston Martin’s push to fully understand its update risks being stymied by this weekend’s Austrian GP, which will run as the second ... Keep reading
For the Canadian GP earlier this month, Aston Martin debuted more aggressive sidepod bodywork and a revised floor design for its AMR23 which Alonso used to secure his sixth podium result of the season, finishing second to Max Verstappen. But the Spaniard says Aston Martin’s push to fully understand its update risks being stymied by this weekend’s Austrian GP, which will run as the second ... Keep reading
F1 sprint races are into their third year, with the latest changes aimed at improving the spectacle. After the latest changes debuted at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the F1 sprint race is back for the Austrian GP. Here’s what you need to know about the F1 sprint race. What is a sprint race and why are they in F1? In 2021, sprint races were introduced into F1 as a way to ... Keep reading
Newey has been a central figure in Red Bull’s rise from F1 newcomer when it took over the Jaguar team in 2005, to the super team status it achieved in the years following its first race victory in the championship back in 2009. With Red Bull having become the fifth F1 team to reach 100 race wins with Max Verstappen’s victory in the recent Canadian Grand Prix – after Ferrari ... Keep reading
The Grove-based outfit had initially planned to hold its celebrations at next month’s Silverstone race, but the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix meant that its 800th GP shifted back to Hungary. To not let down its British fans, with home support having played such an important part in its history, Williams has announced plans to commemorate its historic landmark across both ... Keep reading
The Grove-based outfit had initially planned to hold its celebrations at next month’s Silverstone race, but the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix meant that its 800th GP shifted back to Hungary. To not let down its British fans, with home support having played such an important part in its history, Williams has announced plans to commemorate its historic landmark across both ... Keep reading
Former team owner, Eddie Jordan has hit out following yesterday's announcement of a €200m investment in Alpine which values the French F1 team at $900m.
The Spaniard and his team-mate Charles Leclerc have struggled for much of this season with their SF-23 proving to have a lack of consistency, especially on Sundays. This has left the duo unable to take the fight to Red Bull in grands prix, even though in qualifying the car has often shown itself to be quite close to the RB19. Ferrari has seen signs of progress in recent weeks ... Keep reading
This weekend's Austrian Grand Prix will see the paddock, pitlane and F1 broadcast area trialling a new energy generation system aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 90%.
It also reflects an intriguing move by Renault to boost the profile of its sportscar brand and eventually generate more income around the F1 project, helped by the involvement of Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and his associates Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan. To recap a consortium of three financial entities, Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments ... Keep reading
As part of the championship’s push to be net carbon zero by 2030, F1’s chiefs have been looking at areas where more sustainable solutions can be introduced. One idea, which is now being rolled out at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, is a central power generation farm that it is hoped can cut emissions by around 90%. The farm, which will be located at the inside of the final corner ... Keep reading
As part of the championship’s push to be net carbon zero by 2030, F1’s chiefs have been looking at areas where more sustainable solutions can be introduced. One idea, which is now being rolled out at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, is a central power generation farm that it is hoped can cut emissions by around 90%. The farm, which will be located at the inside of the final corner ... Keep reading
As part of the championship’s push to be net carbon zero by 2030, F1’s chiefs have been looking at areas where more sustainable solutions can be introduced. One idea, which is now being rolled out at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, is a central power generation farm that it is hoped can cut emissions by around 90%. The farm, which will be located at the inside of the final corner ... Keep reading
It also reflects an intriguing move by Renault to boost the profile of its sportscar brand and eventually generate more income around the F1 project, helped by the involvement of Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and his associates Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan. To recap a consortium of three financial entities, Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments ... Keep reading
After a one-week breather following Canada, F1 charges into a run of races in July before the summer break, starting at the Red Bull Ring before trips to Silverstone, the Hungaroring and Spa-Francorchamps. Fresh from celebrating its 100th F1 grand prix victory, Red Bull goes into the first of its two home races as strong favourites given the defending champions have won every race so far in ... Keep reading
As reported by Motorsport.com last week, the FIA has closed off a potential loophole that some teams may have been using in getting personnel outside of their main F1 team to help work on car design and development projects. The fear was that some squads were employing staff outside of the cost cap to work on separate special projects, such as designing road cars, yachts and bicycles, but ... Keep reading
As reported by Autosport last week, the FIA has closed off a potential loophole that some teams may have been using in getting personnel outside of their main F1 team to help work on car design and development projects. The fear was that some squads were employing staff outside of the cost cap to work on separate special projects, such as designing road cars, yachts and bicycles, but then ... Keep reading
The Spaniard and his team-mate Charles Leclerc have struggled for much of this season with their SF-23 proving to have a lack of consistency, especially on Sundays. This has left the duo unable to take the fight to Red Bull in grands prix, even though in qualifying the car has often shown itself to be quite close to the RB19. Ferrari has seen signs of progress in recent weeks ... Keep reading
Newey has been a central figure in Red Bull’s rise from F1 newcomer when it took over the Jaguar team in 2005, to the super team status it achieved in the years following its first race victory in 2009. With Red Bull having become the fifth F1 team to reach 100 race wins with Max Verstappen’s victory in the recent Canadian Grand Prix – after Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes ... Keep reading
Red Bull’s rivals were delighted over the Monaco Grand Prix weekend when images of the Red Bull floor design were obtained in the wake of Sergio Perez’s crash in qualifying. A number of outfits made sure to conduct a deep analysis of the Red Bull design to try to better understand how the RB19 is such a dominant car. But while some may be tempted to copy elements of the Red Bull floor in ... Keep reading
Pierre Gasly caused an early red flag during first practice for the recent Canadian Grand Prix when he stopped with what he reported to be a driveshaft failure. But it has since transpired that the “freak” fault came with the steering wheel losing its power supply and engaging the clutch. The 2020 Italian GP victor was also stymied by an Azerbaijan FP1 hydraulics leak that led to an engine ... Keep reading
Pierre Gasly caused an early red flag during first practice for the recent Canadian Grand Prix when he stopped with what he reported to be a driveshaft failure. But it has since transpired that the “freak” fault came with the steering wheel losing its power supply and engaging the clutch. The 2020 Italian GP victor was also stymied by an Azerbaijan FP1 hydraulics leak that led to an engine ... Keep reading
With only one practice session, we will look to try and be ready straight away and be competitive at a track in which we had positive results in previous years.
The team is currently embarking on its Red Bull Powertrains project, which was formed in the wake of Honda’s decision to pull out of F1 in an official capacity back in 2021 – a decision the Japanese manufacturer has since reversed and by 2026 will supply the Aston Martin squad with engines as a part of a new works deal. Although Red Bull has been a de facto works F1 outfit at various points ... Keep reading