Las Vegas Grand Prix weather forecast – how cold will it be for the F1 race

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is just days away and many are anticipating a race unlike anything else on this year’s F1 calendar. The weekend event is a unique point of 2023 with the event taking place between Thursday and Saturday instead of the usual Friday to Sunday format. Drivers will be taking to the street circuit late into the night so that the true bright lights of the city can be enjoyed …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo embracing Las Vegas F1 chaos to catch “too fast” AlphaTauri

The Sauber-run team is embroiled in a battle for eighth in the constructors’ championship after finding it hard to stay on par with its midfield rivals in 2023’s development race.It brought a stream of upgrades to recent races, in particular Singapore and Qatar, but saw its direct rival for eighth, AlphaTauri, find much bigger gains. The Faenza squad scored 16 points over the past three race …Keep reading

Why F1 in America “feels different” now to previous eras

F1’s previously piecemeal approach to America is reflected in the fact that the United States Grand Prix has been held over 50 times but at 10 different locations.The Indianapolis 500 used to count for F1 points in the 1950s; the first US GPs were held at Sebring and Riverside before settling in Watkins Glen for a couple of decades. After a brief comeback at Phoenix, and a couple of years on the …Keep reading

Why Red Bull’s all rookie F1 Abu Dhabi FP1 line-up has value

All teams have to field a rookie in each car in one FP1 session during the year.While other teams have also waited until the last possible opportunity at the season finale for their second runs, only Red Bull will run a rookie in both of its cars, leaving Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez as spectators for that session.Formula E champion and long-time Milton Keynes sim driver Jake Dennis will have …Keep reading

Krack: ‘Lights never went off’ at Aston Martin factory during F1 slump

Thanks to Fernando Alonso, the Silverstone squad earned a podium finish in six of the opening eight grands prix this season to emerge as the most regular threat to Red Bull.However, aside from a second place in the Netherlands, the results tailed off from the Austrian GP as Aston slipped to the fringes of the top 10 and ultimately failed to score points in Singapore and Mexico.This dip continued …Keep reading

F1 teams reveal special Las Vegas GP liveries

With interest in F1 having been fanned by the return of grand prix racing to Las Vegas, several teams have announced plans to race in different colours.Last week Ferrari revealed it was switching to a red-and-white colour scheme that paid homage to what it had raced with during the 1970s – the last era when F1 enjoyed such a boom in the USA.Now, Red Bull has revealed the third of its ‘Make Your …Keep reading

McLaren: 2024 F1 car changes have to go beyond just aero

The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger in recent races, with the squad having finished on the podium five times in the last six races.Having made impressive progress this year, it is aware that it still has more work to do before it can think about challenging the dominant Red Bull squad in pure pace terms.Speaking at the Brazilian Grand Prix, McLaren team …Keep reading