F1 vs F2: Top speed, car sizes, race weekends and more compared

Formula 1 has always relied on junior categories to feed it with the next generation of drivers, and its teams are eager to snap up the brightest talents within them.The “old” Formula 2, a ruleset rather than its own separate entity, would sometimes share grids with F1, before a change in regulations made the two their own distinct championships.The second-tier category was rebranded in 1985 …Keep reading
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Hungary masked AlphaTauri F1 car weakness that could yet hurt Ricciardo

Ricciardo joined his old team on loan from Red Bull from Budapest onwards to replace the ousted Nyck de Vries.One area de Vries struggled with in the AT04 was its corner entry weakness, an issue that also hurt Ricciardo during his troubled time at McLaren.Ricciardo said he quickly felt at home in the car following his eight-month sabbatical, as he out-qualified team-mate Yuki Tsunoda and finished …Keep reading
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Pirelli “where we want to be” ahead of 2024 blanket F1 tyre call

However, the consensus in the paddock is that blankets will ultimately be kept for slicks next season, with only wets and possibly intermediates running without them.The matter will be discussed at the F1 Commission in Spa on Friday after Pirelli submitted a report on its testing programme to the FIA.The 2024 regulations currently state that blankets will be used next year, and the FIA has to …Keep reading
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Alonso says Aston Martin fifth fastest F1 team after Hungarian GP

Alonso finished in that position in Hungary last weekend, a place ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll.The Spaniard was as high as seventh on the first lap, but he lost out to Sergio Perez and George Russell, both of whom were coming through the field after poor qualifying sessions.Alonso, who logged six podium finishes in the first eight races of 2023, has accepted that Aston has now slipped down the …Keep reading
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Mercedes joins in with Formula 1’s latest rear wing trick

They have utilised a feature that connects the rear wing endplate and upper flap’s tip section differently in a bid to help manipulate airflow in this area of the car. It is the result of teams clearly poking and prodding to try to reverse the impact of changes made by the FIA to reduce wake turbulence created by cars, which then improves their ability to follow one another more closely. The …Keep reading
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