Tsunoda’s taped-up wing caused black and orange flag ‘overreaction’ from FIA

Following this year’s United States Grand Prix, the FIA took action to change its approach to using black and orange flags – used to instruct a driver to pit when their car is damaged – after complaints from Haas, which felt it had been unfairly penalised earlier in the season.
Haas drivers were told to pit on three occasions in 2022 due to loose front wing endplates, despite the team feeling …Keep reading

Aston Martin first to reveal 2023 F1 car launch date

The Silverstone-based squad will unveil its new AMR23 F1 challenger with a live event from its Silverstone campus on 13 February.
The reveal will take place in front of a small select audience, as well as be broadcast across its digital channels.
Aston Martin is attempting to rebound from a disappointing 2022 campaign, where its AMR22 did not hit ambitious targets.
The team went the wrong …Keep reading

Wolff: Taking away F1 budget cap wouldn’t have solved Mercedes W13’s issues

After winning eight constructors’ titles in a row, Mercedes endured a tricky campaign through 2022 as it struggled to match Red Bull and Ferrari under the new regulations.
Drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were hindered by a porpoising issue through the early part of the season, but as the team moved to fix the problem, deeper issues with the W13 car became apparent.
The squad was …Keep reading

F1 reveals five teams signed up for all-female F1 Academy series

The new category is aimed at providing a stepping-stone for young female racers after karting as they plan to move up the single-seater ladder.
It will run at Formula 4 level, and there will be seven events, each featuring three races. As well as competing, there will be a total of 15 days of official testing to help the drivers gain valuable experience.
The majority of the rounds will take …Keep reading

Brawn: F1 needs another year to end “unacceptable” grid divide

As part of F1 owner Liberty Media’s overhaul of grand prix racing that has included new cars, it made an effort to ensure that the gap between the big spending teams and the others got closer.
This included the introduction of a cost cap, a revamp of F1’s prize money structure and aero testing restrictions that give more development time to the slowest squads.
It was prompted by big …Keep reading