How Ferrari’s F1 upgrades have boosted Leclerc’s confidence

Last weekend Leclerc took pole for Austin’s United States Grand Prix, but was unable to convert that into a podium after losing the lead at the start and going the wrong way on strategy.He ended up dropping back to sixth at the finish, but was later disqualified for excessive wear on his floor plank.The end result masked what has been a stronger spell for Leclerc as both he and team-mate Carlos …Keep reading
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Mexico test gives Pirelli last chance to modify 2024 F1 tyre range

The Italian company has already decided that its other tyres will remain unchanged for next year, and the Mexican running is the only opportunity to prove the worth of the revised C4.Pirelli undertook a similar test with a new C2 on the Friday of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend last month but decided that it didn’t represent any improvement.The decision to carry over unchanged tyres from one …Keep reading
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Tyre strategy not reverse grids best way to spice up F1 sprints – Stella

A lacklustre sprint race at the United States Grand Prix has prompted discussions about what F1 needs to do to ramp up the entertainment factor with the Saturday events. As Autosport revealed, F1 chiefs are believed to be considering a raft of radical ideas – including reverse grids and a standalone championship – as part of an effort to change things for the future.While calls for an …Keep reading
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Red Bull F1’s Abu Dhabi FP1 invitation a “welcome surprise” for Dennis

Dennis will make his first official grand prix weekend appearance for Red Bull when he drives the team’s RB19 in FP1 at the Abu Dhabi season finale next month.The 28-year-old, who won the Formula E title last season with Andretti Global, has been a Red Bull simulator driver since 2018 and completed two test session outings that year in Spain and Hungary at the wheel of the RB14.The call-up for …Keep reading
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FIA: Simply “impossible” to check every part on every F1 car

Hamilton and Leclerc were excluded from last weekend’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas after their floor planks were found to have worn away beyond the allowed amount. But while both teams accepted their cars did not comply with the regulations, there was a fair deal of intrigue prompted by the fact that the FIA had not checked the planks on all the cars. Beyond the two …Keep reading
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The major updates that three Formula 1 teams are still chasing answers from

At Mercedes, its new floor appeared to have delivered some good potential, but there remains a degree of uncertainty about what we actually saw following Lewis Hamilton’s post-race disqualification for plank wear. Meanwhile at Aston Martin, its latest developments were clouded by the team suffering major brake problems in FP1 that left it unable to get a proper feel for things. It took the …Keep reading
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