日: 2022年7月22日

Starts have been a particular issue for Alfa Romeo this year, while the works team has also had issues.
A Ferrari spokesperson told Autosport said that the clutch was not new as such, but featured “just a technical detail we’ve updated”.
The team wouldn’t comment on which Ferrari-powered cars might be trialling it this weekend.
However, Carlos Sainz confirmed that the works team has had …Keep reading

As part of the FIA’s intervention on safety grounds to limit bouncing following driver complaints, it outlined recently the measures it was going to implement.
As well as enforcement of an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) and a clampdown on flexi floors from the Belgian Grand Prix, it also decided that changes to the technical regulations were required for 2023.
Following discussions …Keep reading

Leclerc surged to the top of the times in the final third of the hour-long FP1 to eclipse his chief championship rival by a slender 0.09s as Carlos Sainz completed the top three.
George Russell, meanwhile, ran to fourth in the Mercedes W13 – which this weekend debuts a revised nose cooling duct – as track temperatures crept towards 60 degrees Celcius.
His seven-time champion team-mate Lewis …Keep reading

Sainz registered a Red Bull Ring DNF when his F1-75’s engine expired spectacularly towards the end of the race team-mate Charles Leclerc went on to win, which ended his glittering run of second place in Canada, winning the British GP and taking third in the Austria sprint race.
That run of form came after a hydraulics problem had put Sainz out in Baku following his strong showing in the …Keep reading

Sainz was forced to retire from the Austrian Grand Prix while running third in the closing stages two weeks ago after a fire emerged on his car following an engine failure.
The issue and fire left Ferrari weighing up whether or not to change Sainz’s power unit and take a grid penalty at Paul Ricard this weekend. Ferrari F1 boss Mattia Binotto said after Austria that it was “very likely” a …Keep reading

While the majority of teams in F1’s midfield have already debuted a significant update for their cars this season, AlphaTauri has taken a more conservative approach, favouring subtle tweaks instead of large overhauls.
But it caused the team to lose ground on its midfield rivals lately, failing to score points in any of the last three races – a feat only matched by Williams, which sits at the …Keep reading

McLaren has found itself fighting to lead the midfield teams so far this season despite its form tending to fluctuate from track to track. It currently sits fourth in the constructors’ championship, tied on points with Alpine in fifth.
The team opted to debut its first major upgrade package of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix in May, and has since only opted for refinements to its MCL36 …Keep reading

Following a two-week break since the last event in Austria, teams have made use of the time to green light a series of tweaks that they hope will further boost their competitive form.
Ferrari’s revised front/mid floor and tweaked diffuser had already been spotted in the Paul Ricard pitlane on Thursday.
The team explained that the changes were part of a normal development cycle, and would be …Keep reading

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The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa is facing the axe from the F1 calendar and is one of a number of traditional events under threat as series owners Liberty Media look to expand into new territories.
In recent years, F1 has added more street venues to its calendar in Jeddah, Baku and Miami, while in 2024 a street contest in Las Vegas will join the fray alongside mainstays Monaco and …Keep reading