Aston Martin: “Not playing the lottery” key to run of F1 podiums

Alonso clinched his fourth podium in five races in Miami after what he described as a lonely race to third behind Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, such was his advantage over fourth-placed George Russell’s Mercedes and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in fifth.
With the form of both Mercedes and Ferrari fluctuating wildly from race to race and from qualifying laps to long runs …Keep reading
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Steiner: Performance in F1 traffic is big Haas weakness

In Miami, the American team introduced its first major upgrade of the season in the form of a revised floor.
Helped by issues for others and a red flag in Q3, Kevin Magnussen qualified a surprise fourth.
The Dane made a bad start and, after doing his best to make it hard for rivals to pass – notably Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc – he eventually finished 10th.
Meanwhile, his team-mate Nico …Keep reading
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Ricciardo’s AlphaTauri F1 seat fitting fuels De Vries rumours

However, while de Vries is facing some tough times in his rookie season, Ricciardo’s presence in Faenza does not mean a driver change is definitely on its way.
Instead, Ricciardo’s visit was nothing out of the ordinary. As part of his arrangement with Red Bull for this year, where will be reserve driver at some races, the Australian will also fulfil that role for AlphaTauri, so a seat …Keep reading
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Red Bull surprised by how F1 rivals have “underdelivered” in 2023

Red Bull has dominated the season so far, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez sharing in four one-two finishes, and only missing out on another in Australia, where problems for the Mexican in qualifying saw him recover to fifth at the flag.
Horner says that Red Bull made the progress “that you would expect” from its 2022 model to this year’s car, while rivals – essentially traditional …Keep reading
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Ferrari’s “main focus” remains eliminating F1 car “peakiness”

The SF-23 debuted an upgraded floor design with revised geometry in front of the rear wheels for the Miami Grand Prix, which was conceived to make the car more “benign”.
Then Leclerc crashed in Q3 before he and team-mate Sainz bemoaned “zero flexibility” in the package that meant they were unable to manage their tyres to swap strategies mid-race.
Leclerc finished where he started in …Keep reading
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