McLaren pursues concept behind Red Bull’s F1 DRS supremacy

The Woking-based team has openly acknowledged that aero efficiency has been one of its core weaknesses this year – and this has often manifested itself in a lack of top speed. The squad has also been mindful that this is an area where Red Bull has been particularly strong, especially when its DRS is in use. But having understood where Red Bull’s DRS advantage comes from – which relates to …Keep reading

F1 safety car: What is the safety car and how does it work?

The Formula 1 safety car is an important part of a race and can be frequently seen if there is a crash or an incident on the track. There are two types of safety car, including a physical car on the track or a virtual safety car (VSC), which can be deployed to control the cars whilst vehicles are recovered, or debris is removed from the track. Compacting the field can produce added excitement to …Keep reading

Vasseur: Sainz F1 grid penalty after Vegas incident a “huge hit” for Ferrari

Sainz’s car suffered severe damage after running over a water valve cover early in the opening session of practice.The team had to rebuild the car around the spare chassis, and also swap the power unit and gearbox.Unfortunately for the Spaniard, one of the damaged items was the energy store, and by taking a third example for the season he automatically triggered a grid penalty.Vasseur tried to …Keep reading

F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying – Start time, how to watch & more

On a frustrating day for F1, the opening action at the Las Vegas GP was ended after eight minutes of running in first practice after a water valve cover was dislodged by the cars.The debris saw Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari and Esteban Ocon’s Alpine suffer serious damage, with the Spaniard controversially given a 10-place grid penalty for having to use an extra energy store for his Ferrari that was …Keep reading