AlphaTauri progress due to “less lazy” F1 car

Pierre Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the 2021 F1 season, qualifying in the top six on six occasions and only missing the Q3 shootout once.
The pace of the AlphaTauri AT21 has helped the Frenchman hold eighth in the drivers’ championship after the Styrian Grand Prix, partly thanks to a shock podium in Baku.
After a strong start to the season, the Faenza outfit had a wobble …Keep reading

Russian GP not ruling out alternating F1 race between Sochi and Igora Drive

F1 announced last week that the Russian Grand Prix would be leaving Sochi following the 2022 race and move to the Igora Drive track on the outskirts of St Petersburg from 2023.
Despite the change in location, the race will continue to be run by race promoter Rosgonki, which has the contract to hold the Russian Grand Prix until the end of 2025.
Sochi debuted on the F1 calendar in 2014 and …Keep reading

How secret cosmetics chemical is helping Red Bull’s F1 charge

In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda’s second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about why it can no longer keep up.
Red Bull has brushed off any talk that Honda’s newer power unit features any performance upgrades, which would not be allowed in the regulations.
Instead, it points to other factors that have …Keep reading

Mercedes still planning car and engine upgrades to boost F1 hopes

While team boss Toto Wolff said after its defeat in last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix that the outfit’s development focus was fully on 2022’s rules, it has clarified that it does not mean that developments to the current W12 have stopped completely.
Technical director James Allison has revealed that Mercedes still has upgrades that have been under development for some time, plus the …Keep reading

‘Mazespin’ gift shows Mazepin not ‘miserable young man’ says Haas

With the young Russian driver having taken on the nickname of ‘Mazespin’ inside the team after his run of incidents this year, Steiner made a surprise presentation on race morning at last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix.
He handed Mazepin a special spinning top and base, and then joked: “It’s the Mazespin game. You spin this one: it is better than spinning the car!”
Mazepin laughed as he …Keep reading