Red Bull “never stopped believing” in chase for first hybrid era teams’ title

With Max Verstappen having already secured his second drivers’ crown at Suzuka, the Milton Keynes team finally won the constructors’ version in Austin, ending an eight-year run by Mercedes since the new power unit rules were introduced in 2014.
The success came just a day after the team was rocked by news of the death of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
Prior to the race the Austrian …Keep reading
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Alonso: US GP protest decision will dictate if F1 is heading in “right direction”

The Alpine driver was handed a 30-second penalty after the Austin race when the FIA stewards deemed his car had been running in an unsafe condition during the event following a protest from rival squad Haas.
Alonso was involved in a scary accident with Aston Martin rival Lance Stroll early on, the Alpine going airborne before hitting the wall after being launched by the Aston’s left rear …Keep reading
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Red Bull’s F1 straight-line advantage is “good protection”, says Ferrari

Red Bull clinched its first F1 constructors’ championship since 2013 after winning Sunday’s United States Grand Prix courtesy of Max Verstappen.
It marked Verstappen’s 13th win of the year, matching the record shared by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, and the team’s 15th of the season after a dominant charge to both titles.
Verstappen fought back from a wheel gun failure in …Keep reading
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F1 Paddock Packdown: How close did Mercedes get to victory in Austin?

A wheelgun failure in the Red Bull pitstop cost Verstappen nine seconds and dropped him out of the lead, giving Hamilton the chance to try and pick up another victory at the Circuit of The Americas.
In the end, Verstappen managed to fight back and overtake Hamilton with seven laps to go en route to a record-equalling 13th victory of the 2022 season.
But just how close did Mercedes get to …Keep reading
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How McLaren uses high-tech to make race-deciding strategy calls

This team is connected directly to the circuit thanks to some incredible technology from McLaren’s partner Cisco. They receive data from the car in as little as 18 milliseconds – that’s literally less than the blink of an eye – then analyse it to feed crucial strategy calls back to the track.
“Mission Control is a bit like Apollo 13, just no waistcoats and cigars,” begins Ed Green …Keep reading
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