Mercedes developing suspension updates to help Hamilton’s ‘disconnect’

Hamilton noted at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he didn’t “feel connected” to the car, and prior to the Australian GP he elaborated by suggesting the car’s cockpit is too far forward, affecting his feel for the steering.
Allison says Mercedes will take advantage of the gap in the schedule before the Azerbaijan GP at the end of April to work on mechanical elements of the W14 F1 car …Keep reading

Williams F1 team hires new commercial boss

Asencio will head up the team’s commercial and marketing operations from New York, starting on 10 April, as the squad looks to grow its financial activities following the takeover by Dorilton Capital in August 2020.
The American’s CV includes five years as UFC’s senior vice president for global partnerships, where he was responsible for all commercial revenue, as well as almost two years in a …Keep reading

Brown: Seidl departure helped with “aggressive” F1 technical review at McLaren

After the Saudi Arabian GP, the team announced that technical director James Key had left and that a new arrangement had been put in place headed by three technical directors, namely Peter Prodromou (aerodynamics), Davide Sanchez (car concept and performance) and Neil Houldey (engineering and design).
Brown says that the changes were motivated by the lack of development of the 2022 car, and …Keep reading

Krack: Too early to draw conclusions on Aston form

Krack conceded that the Silverstone team was encouraged by the strong form shown across the first three tracks on the schedule, but insisted that small margins will make a difference from weekend to weekend.
Fernando Alonso took his third straight third place of the season in Melbourne, but the Spaniard was beaten to the flag by a car other than a Red Bull for the first time, with Lewis …Keep reading

Why Mercedes feels its rapid F1 progress is still not good enough

After rival Aston Martin emerged as Red Bull’s main threat in the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it was Mercedes that took the challenge to F1’s current pacesetter in Melbourne. 
George Russell secured a spot on the front row and led the early stages ahead of the first safety car period, while Lewis Hamilton then briefly took over at the front before Max Verstappen blasted past …Keep reading