日: 2023年10月5日

As part of its return to the F1 calendar following an inaugural event in 2021, Qatar race organisers have undertaken a massive overhaul of the Lusail venue.On top of a complete resurfacing, the first time that has happened since the venue was built in 2004, all the kerbs around the track have been revised.This was initially viewed as a positive step, because back at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix there …Keep reading

Following his seven-year stint with McLaren, Hamilton joined the Silver Arrows for 2013 and has led the team to its record-breaking title success while winning a further six drivers’ crowns.Although Mercedes excelled upon the arrival of 1.6-litre turbo hybrid V6s in 2014, Hamilton scored a win for the team during their first year together. He triumphed in the 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix.The car he …Keep reading

Hawkins tested the Silverstone team’s two-year-old AMR21 in Hungary a fortnight ago, becoming the first woman to drive a near current car since 2018.Team principal Mike Krack has praised Hawkins for the job she did on the day, while noting that “Jess is 28, so she’s realistic about her career direction.”Hawkins accepts that the chances of going through the F3 and F2 ranks and eventually …Keep reading

With testing so limited in F1, teams have often had to use filming days as a way of shaking down new cars prior to any official group running.Previously, teams were limited to 100 kilometres of running on such filming days – which amounts to less than 20 laps of a typical track.Following a vote at the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council, however, this mileage allowance has been doubled with …Keep reading

The Australian became only the second driver to commit to a team for that season after Max Verstappen, whose arrangement with Red Bull runs to 2028.For all other drivers on the current grid their deals end in 2024 or 2025, and thus 2026 is a blank page for them.The significance is that the ’26 season will see a major chassis rules package introduced, and more importantly, a new power unit …Keep reading

F1 chiefs have been clear for a while now that one must-do element of new rules for 2026 is dropping car weight. While work continues on the all-new active aerodynamics that will be needed to complement the latest generation of F1 turbo hybrid engines, an over-arching desire to change the trend for ever-heavier cars has emerged. Speaking to Motorsport.com last month, the FIA’s head of single …Keep reading

The inaugural event in 2021 came towards the end of the thrilling campaign as the title battle intensity between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen ramped up. Since then F1’s cars have changed dramatically, with the new generation of ground effect machinery having little in common with the older era of machines.But if teams had hoped to be able to fall back on some old data to help them out …Keep reading

Aston came flying out of the gates in Bahrain, with its lead driver Fernando Alonso racking up five podiums in the first six races.But over the summer the going got tougher for the Silverstone squad, with it especially slipping back on mixed corner circuits where aerodynamic efficiency comes at a premium, as Alonso was restricted to just one more podium in eight races.In the meantime, it has also …Keep reading