Krack: Aston Martin F1 team progressing after “catastrophic” start to 2022

Although Aston lies only ninth in the F1 world constructors’ championship, the team has scored points in eight of the last nine races, only missing out in Austria.
Encouragingly Lance Stroll made Q3 at Zandvoort last weekend, although the Canadian couldn’t take part in the final session due to a hydraulic issue. In the race he gained two places at the start to run eighth initially, before …Keep reading

Ferrari adds yellow to celebration F1 livery for Italian Grand Prix

Ferrari teased adding more yellow to its car for the race on social media earlier this week, as well as posting a picture of drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in yellow team kit.
The livery was revealed on Wednesday, adding a yellow engine cover and rear wing endplates to the existing design, as well as featuring the famous ‘F lunga’ on the rear wing in yellow on the rear …Keep reading

Steiner: Haas has to “swallow the frog” after pitstop disasters

Having started eighth Mick Schumacher had an eight-second first pitstop that put him out of contention for points, while his second stop was also slow.
After miraculously surviving a second-lap hit with the barrier Kevin Magnussen also had a poor pitstop. The two Haas drivers eventually finished 13th and 15th, with Schumacher ahead.
“The front jack just got stuck, didn’t go down …Keep reading

Tsunoda unsure of stepping into Gasly’s shoes as team leader straight away

Gasly looks poised to leave AlphaTauri and the Red Bull family at the end of the year amid interest from Alpine as a replacement for Fernando Alonso.
Talks are ongoing between Red Bull and Alpine about the terms of Gasly’s release, but the deal hinges on whether IndyCar race winner Colton Herta can be signed as a replacement and a possible exemption for an FIA superlicence. 
Should he …Keep reading

Herta surprised Red Bull F1 wants him for AlphaTauri

The IndyCar frontrunner has found himself thrust in to the centre of F1’s driver market silly season in the wake of Fernando Alonso’s shock move from Alpine to Aston Martin for 2023.
Alpine’s hunt for a replacement for Alonso had initially been pinned on Oscar Piastri, but it subsequently emerged that the young Australian had signed for McLaren.
That move shifted Alpine’s focus on to …Keep reading