Tost not too worried about De Vries’ F1 rookie crashes

De Vries crashed during Friday qualifying for last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and then suffered another incident in the race when he tapped the inside wall at Turn 5, having to retire with a bent front-left toe link.
The 2020/21 Formula E champion is still chasing his maiden points, with fellow rookie Logan Sargeant the only other driver yet to score as 2023’s tight midfield battle has …Keep reading

Ferrari’s Red Bull F1 signings could hold key to Mekies release

AlphaTauri announced ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that it has signed Mekies as its new team principal replacing Franz Tost, who will stand down at the end of this season.
However, no date has been set for Mekies’ arrival at the Faenza-based squad because he remains under a long-term contract at Ferrari.
Tost suggested that the exact timing was something that would need to be sorted out …Keep reading

Norris “has even more faith” in McLaren F1 after technical revamp

After realising too late it was pursuing a concept that would lead to a less efficient car design, the MCL60’s draggy launch spec hamstrung the Woking team both in lap time and in its ability to overtake other cars.
In the meantime, it prepared a tweaked floor approach that saw the light of day at last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Behind the scenes new team boss Andrea Stella received a …Keep reading

Verstappen, Perez warn overtaking will become even harder in F1

The new-for-2022 regulations were established specifically to improve the spectacle and increase overtaking by reducing the turbulent wake of the cars, with an emphasis on generating downforce from the floor.
But while the gaps between teams have closed up since last year, producing one of the most competitive midfields in recent history, the on-track spectacle remains a point of concern.
A …Keep reading

Wolff: Mercedes F1 car revamp under cost cap a “painful process”

After missing its performance targets for the start of the 2023 F1 season and falling further behind to Red Bull, Mercedes made the drastic decision to change its W14 car’s layout.
A new floor and sidepod concept, as well as a suspension re-design, are being readied in time for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola later this month.
Under F1’s restrictive budget cap, set at a base limit of …Keep reading

Red Bull reveals fan-designed Miami Grand Prix F1 livery

Red Bull announced before the start of the season that it would race with three one-off liveries at F1 2023’s three American-based races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas, with a so-called Make Your Mark competition set up for fans to design the colour schemes.
Argentina’s Martina Adriano came up with the winning design for this weekend’s second running of the Miami Grand Prix.
The graphic …Keep reading
F1 – 2023 MIAMI GP SCHEDULE OF PRESS CONFERENCES

F1 – 2023 MIAMI GP SCHEDULE OF PRESS CONFERENCES

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THURSDAY, 04 MAY 

Press Conference: 

1500hrs

Nyck De Vries (AlphaTauri)
Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
George Russell (Mercedes)
Logan Sargeant (Williams)

1535hrs

Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)
Lando Norris (McLaren)
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

TV Pen: 

1500hrs

Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
Alex Albon (Williams)

1535hrs

Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull)

 

FRIDAY, 05 MAY

1530hrs

Franz Tost (AlphaTauri)
Toto Wolff (Mercedes)
Christian Horner (Red Bull)

1600hrs

Otmar Szafnauer (Alpine)
Guenther Steiner (Haas)
Zak Brown (McLaren)

SATURDAY, 06 MAY

Post-Qualifying

Three fastest drivers

 

SUNDAY, 07 MAY

Post-Race

First three finishing drivers

FIA Formula One World Championship

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The floor changes defining F1’s best-of-rest battle

So, it’s no wonder that both McLaren and Alpine, who are vying for honours at the head of the chasing pack, are pushing on hard with car developments
Both teams brought similarly sized upgrades to Azerbaijan, which appear to have improved the overall performance of their cars relative to the rest.
As part of both update packages, there were changes made to the design of their floors, with …Keep reading