Russell: Copse won’t be flat in 2022 Mercedes F1 car at Silverstone

Russell joined Mercedes for 2022 after spending his first three years in F1 at Williams, but has spent the early part of this season working with the team to ease its car struggles.
Under the new regulations for this year, a number of teams have been struggling with cars bouncing and porpoising, with Mercedes being one of the worst-hit outfits.
It has limited the team to just five podium …Keep reading

Steiner expects $200m F1 dilution fund to be adjusted in the future

F1 is currently attracting interest from American racing marque Andretti Autosport as a potential 11th entry in the near future.
But Andretti’s plans have been met with a lukewarm reaction from most of the F1 paddock amid concern about the financial impact caused by adding another team to the field.
Under the terms of the Concorde Agreement agreed by teams in 2020, any new entry must pay a …Keep reading

Williams to trial updated F1 aero package at British GP

The team had hoped that the advent of the new-for-2022 regulatory framework would help to continue its recovery, after finishing eighth in the 2021 constructors’ championship, but Williams has found it difficult to extricate itself from the back of the field in the nine races so far.
Albon – new to the team this season as a replacement for the Mercedes-bound George Russell – has scored three …Keep reading

Hill: Piquet’s ‘beyond the pale’ racial slur demands apology and action

The F1 paddock has united to show its support for Hamilton over the past 24 hours after an interview with Piquet surfaced in which he used a racist remark in reference to the Mercedes driver.
Both F1 and the FIA issued statements rebuking Piquet’s comments, while Hamilton said it was “time for action” to change “archaic mindsets” within the sport.
Piquet is yet to issue any public …Keep reading

McLaren: Budget cap uncertainty has ‘put handbrake’ on F1 upgrades

Amid ongoing debate among grand prix racing’s chiefs about how best to address problems triggered by rising inflation and the cost of living crisis, teams are reluctant to keep spending on upgrades until they know there is no risk of them potentially being in breach of the spending rules.
Having already admitted that it is on course to break the current $140 million cost cap …Keep reading