日: 2022年7月1日

Vips was suspended by Red Bull last month when he was heard using a racial slur during a gaming live stream, before terminating his contract as its test and reserve driver one week later after completing an investigation.
The Estonian driver is continuing to race in Formula 2 for the rest of the year with Hitech after it opted against cutting ties, a move that F2 itself was “surprised” …Keep reading

After introducing a high downforce rear wing, front wing endplate tweaks and rear brake changes at the Spanish Grand Prix back in May, Alpine has tweaked its A522 design with drag-reducing parts in Azerbaijan and Canada before presenting another substantial development package for this weekend’s Silverstone race.
This includes a new floor with altered underside shape edges to add more suction …Keep reading

The team has made a significant change to the shape of the bodywork where the sidepods and engine cover meet.
This has created distinctive channels for which the airflow will follow, both over the sidepod and from over the shoulder of the halo.
Interestingly, if we compare it to Red Bull’s sister squad AlphaTauri, it’s somewhat of a kindred spirit with the AT03 which has sported this ‘shelf’ …Keep reading

The Alfa Romeo driver was battling the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc for much of the hour-long practice, taking third place with his first attempt, a 1m46.056s.
Leclerc led early on, with Sainz then taking the top spot, before Bottas demoted the pair, setting a 1m42.249s with just five minutes left on the clock.
The session was ended prematurely after Aston Martin’s Lance …Keep reading

The Maranello squad introduced in Canada a new rear wing aimed at boosting its straightline speed – an area where Red Bull has held the edge so far this year.
Due to only having one of the new wing sets available in Montreal, it was decided that in the wet conditions of qualifying it should be given to Charles Leclerc, who was starting from the back anyway, so did not risk losing much if he …Keep reading

F1 has not installed a camera in the footwell of a car since the Belgian Grand Prix in 2000 when it was placed in the Arrows of Pedro de la Rosa, but the technology has roots dating back to 1993, when it was used on Ukyo Katayama’s Tyrrell.
As part of F1’s continued evaluation of new broadcast technology and techniques, first practice at Silverstone on Friday will see pedal cam return …Keep reading

F1 returns to Silverstone this weekend for a British GP expected to be attended by over 400,000 people across the event.
But local police have gained information that demonstrators are planning to disrupt this weekend’s British GP, and have warned of a potential track invasion.
In a statement issued by the Northamptonshire police, Event Commander Chief Inspector Tom Thompson urged …Keep reading

The American-owned outfit has shown consistent speed throughout the 2022 campaign but has squandered a number of opportunities to score more points through a combination of reliability, incidents and poor strategy.
It currently lies in ninth place in the F1 constructors’ championship standings, with just 15 points to its name.
Steiner thinks the team can overcome the combination of factors …Keep reading