The questions that need answering after F1’s marred second Saudi visit

“I am so happy the weekend is done. I am also just so happy that everyone is safe and I am just looking forward to getting out.” Lewis Hamilton spoke for much of the Formula 1 paddock last Sunday night after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as one of the series’ most turbulent weekends in recent years came to an end.
The missile strike by Houthis on an Aramco oil facility less than 10 miles …Keep reading
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The downforce choices that proved key at the Saudi GP

Red Bull introduced its third rear wing specification in Saudi (bottom, below) as it looked to trim downforce and drag further still for the high-speed street circuit.
The spoon shaping was retained, albeit with a much shallower mainplane and consequently more graduated spoon shaping (dotted green line).
However, this forced the designers to create more of an abrupt juncture with the …Keep reading
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Norris says Saudi Arabian GP result “massive” for McLaren

McLaren has struggled for pace since the Bahrain test, where the main focus was on resolving a brake cooling issue.
After a disappointing Sakhir race saw the orange cars finish 14th and 15th, the team didn’t bring any updates to Jeddah.
However, having qualified a respectable 11th, Norris moved up the field in the race, helped by a pitstop under the safety car and some attrition ahead.
In …Keep reading
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Haas: Only chassis, engine escaped $1 million Schumacher F1 smash

Schumacher had been bidding for a spot in Q3 at Jeddah when he lost control of his VF-22 at the exit of Turn 10 – with the car spinning around and smashing into the concrete wall on the outside of Turn 11.
It then slid down the track before striking the barriers on the other side of the circuit, and eventually came to a halt at Turn 12.
While Schumacher escaped injury in the accident and …Keep reading
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Ferrari has cost cap concern in F1 2022 development war

With teams braced for a major development war as they bid to improve their new 2022 challengers, they are having to carefully judge their spending so they do not bust the $140 million spending limit for the season.
However, with some squads facing up to the reality that the limit means they will not be able to bring all the upgrades they could, there are worries that some squads may try to find …Keep reading
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