日: 2023年7月20日

Ricciardo is making a shock comeback with his old Faenza team from this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix onwards, replacing rookie Nyck de Vries, who was moved aside after 10 races.The Australian’s F1 return came much quicker than he had anticipated after needing to take time off following a difficult two-year spell at McLaren which sapped the 34-year-old of confidence.After Ricciardo returned to …Keep reading

After losing his McLaren drive to Oscar Piastri, the Australian is making his F1 race return at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix as a replacement for the axed Nyck de Vries.Although he is excited about his comeback at the team he last raced for in its Toro Rosso guise in 2013, he is mindful that the AlphaTauri is the slowest car on the grid with the Faenza squad firmly at the bottom of the …Keep reading

De Vries was dropped by the Faenza team last week in favour of Daniel Ricciardo just 10 races into his rookie season.Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Tsunoda says he learned a lot from the 2020-21 Formula E champion despite being the more experienced driver in F1 terms, specifically in terms of how detailed feedback can be.The 2013 Rush movie highlighted Lauda’s acute …Keep reading

The FIA and Formula One Management are currently evaluating which of the two tyre giants should be handed the official F1 tender contract from 2025. Both Pirelli and Bridgestone are highly respected as companies, and F1 teams have so far steered clear of declaring a firm preference for one over the other. Vasseur is equally diplomatic, saying he has “faith” in both companies to be able to …Keep reading

A strike led by the Screen Actors Guild over pay and residuals has disrupted work on a number of movies involving some of the industry’s biggest stars. With Brad Pitt understood to be showing solidarity for the action, there were inaccurate reports last week that production of the new F1 film would be halted until the strike was over. However, while Pitt himself may be absent, filming for the …Keep reading

It follows the more substantial changes that the team made to its front wing’s architecture at the British Grand Prix, signifying the position that this new upper flap design fills in the downforce hierarchy.What has appeared at the Hungaroring is clearly an option that should fall on the higher end of its downforce selection chart.The update introduced at Silverstone incorporated a wider moveable …Keep reading

Grand prix racing has enjoyed a huge expansion under new owner Liberty Media, with the decision to open up social media channels and commit to the Netflix Drive to Survive series seen as pivotal aspects in attracting new fans. But as Domenicali eyes opportunities to make F1 even bigger in the future, especially by tapping into fresh markets, he believes the key to achieving it is more …Keep reading

Far behind sovereign Red Bull, which has won all 10 grands prix so far, Mercedes holds second as F1 heads towards the halfway point the season.But it has been a bumpy road to get there, with the status of second-fastest team changing hands on a week-to-week basis.Surprisingly, Aston Martin started the season in that position, but it has been sliding back in recent weeks on high downforce tracks …Keep reading