Ricciardo chasing answers after struggling to get AlphaTauri F1 car to “bite”

Ricciardo’s second outing with AlphaTauri was a tough ask as he was thrown into a sprint weekend that was impacted by rain, and with only the FP1 session in which to hone the set-up.He made his life more difficult by losing his best time in Q1 to a track limits offence at Eau Rouge, which consigned him to 19th on the grid for Sunday’s main race.In Saturday’s sprint he was encouraged by a …Keep reading
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McLaren pushing to sign off final ‘conceptual evolution’ update for F1 2023 car

Ahead of a landmark moment for the team, as it prepares to put its 2024 car in its new wind tunnel for the first time, the squad still wants to eke out one final effort for its current MCL60.For beyond bespoke low-drag solutions that will be needed for high-speed tracks like Monza and Las Vegas later this year, team principal Andrea Stella says that there are further improvements to come to help …Keep reading
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Abiteboul: Alpine F1’s 100-race plan flawed amid Szafnauer exit

Ahead of last week’s Belgian Grand Prix Alpine dismissed team boss Szafnauer and long-time sporting manager Alan Permane, just a week on from Renault CEO Luca de Meo replacing Laurent Rossi with Philippe Krief as the Alpine brand’s CEO.This move was explained by incoming interim team principal Bruno Famin as Szafnauer “not being on the same timeline” as Alpine on how fast its march to the front of …Keep reading
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F2 frontrunner Vesti to drive in F1 Mexican GP FP1 for Mercedes

As its first of two mandatory rookie runs in Friday first practice sessions, Mercedes has handed the 21-year-old Dane a run in the team’s Mercedes W14 at the Mexico City race at the end of October.”I’m incredibly proud to be doing the FP1 session in Mexico City with the Team, it’s a dream come true,” Vesti reacted to the news.”To think in less than two months that I’ll be doing my first official …Keep reading
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Why Aston and McLaren are testing F1 Pirellis that may never race

The two-day test is the latest step in Pirelli’s programme of no-blanket slick running, although it is set to be compromised by rain.Pirelli’s hope was to introduce the new tyres in 2024, but at last Friday’s F1 Commission it was agreed to postpone the move to remove blankets, and then have another look for 2025.The decision came too late for Pirelli to change its run plan for Spa, and thus …Keep reading
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F1 risks “catastrophe” if engine move ends up in BOP, warns Wolff

As Autosport revealed last week, the FIA tabled discussions at this weekend’s F1 Commission meeting to evaluate whether action needed to be taken in balancing the performance of engines  to help out Alpine supplier Renault. It is understood that the Renault engine could be as much as 30hp down on the best of the opposition, with no prospect of closing the gap because of F1’s engine …Keep reading
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