Steiner says Schumacher’s Suzuka F1 crash was “self-inflicted”

The track rookie went off on his way back to the pits after conducting a practice start on the grid, badly damaging the front of the car.
The team opted to switch him to the spare chassis for Saturday, so he was obliged to miss the whole of FP2, costing him a valuable opportunity to log more miles.
Schumacher said that a combination of spray from the car ahead, a loss of tyre temperature …Keep reading
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Friday Favourite: The Renault F1 car that dazzled an FE racer-turned-team boss

At a time when Alpine considers the future of its driver academy, following its somewhat maladroit handling of Oscar Piastri and subsequent ill feelings towards his McLaren-bound scarpering, it’s coincidental that one of its former products is also hunting around for a new job.
The Alpine Academy lineage traces back to the Renault young driver programme, which brought through the likes of …Keep reading
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Sainz: Ferrari needs another F1 win to boost confidence for 2023

Ferrari started F1’s new era as the main challenger to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, but through various errors and reliability issues, Sainz and Charles Leclerc are stuck at just four wins combined.
Ferrari’s last win came in July’s Austrian Grand Prix courtesy of Leclerc, while Verstappen continued to run riot and is poised to seal his second world title in this weekend’s Japanese Grand …Keep reading
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What we learned from Friday practice at F1’s 2022 Japanese GP

Two sodden practice sessions ahead of the returning Japanese Grand Prix heavily disguised the true competitive order at Suzuka. However, while it was Mercedes that set the pace as George Russell led Lewis Hamilton, enough evidence suggests Max Verstappen is keeping plenty in reserve for the dry as the Red Bull ace seeks to wrap up his second Formula 1 world title this weekend.
The story of the …Keep reading
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Schumacher blames spray for F1 Japanese GP practice shunt

Like others, Schumacher did a practice start from the grid after the chequered flag at the end of first practice, but lost control of his Haas going through Turn 7 as he made his way back to the pits.
Schumacher wiped both corners off the front of the car and had to sit out FP2 while his team made a precautionary chassis change for the remainder of the weekend so it can properly investigate the …Keep reading
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