Launch Gallery: Alpine A524
Alpine has gone all-in for its 2024 F1 contender, with a bold design approach that has resulted in…
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Alpine pulls the covers off ‘bold’ 2024 F1 car
Alpine rolled out its 2024 F1 contender on Wednesday at Enstone, a car that will be raced once…
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Alpine’s 2024 F1 car “new front to back” after maxing out 2023 design
Alpine slid back from fourth in 2022 to sixth last season, being stuck in no man’s land some distance away from rivals McLaren and Aston Martin.The Enstone team found it tough to continue adding significant performance to last year’s A523, so Harman’s technical team has opted to complete redesign the car ahead of 2024.As well as running into the ceiling of how far it could develop the 2023 car …Keep reading
Alpine takes covers off 2024 A524 F1 car
In a season launch at its Enstone headquarters, that also included the unveiling of its hypercar for the World Endurance Championship, Alpine revealed the challenger that it hopes will return it to the front after dropping from fourth to sixth in 2023.Alpine’s livery, which was designed in collaboration with artist Felipe Pantone, sticks to its familiar combination of blue, pink and naked carbon …Keep reading
Sauber’s rotating Stake identity could face legal challenge
Swiss outfit Sauber says it will continue this season its strategy of alternating its identity between primary sponsor…
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What Sauber sees in its ’inside-out, back-to-front’ pull-rod F1 suspension
As part of a push to be more aggressive with its 2024 C44 design, Sauber has made some extensive changes to the car that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will race this season.One of the most intriguing design shifts is in its suspension layout, with the squad changing to the pull-rod front suspension layout that Red Bull and McLaren have exclusively put to good use in the current ground-effect …Keep reading
Vowles: Mercedes F1 “will come back stronger” after losing Hamilton
Last week Mercedes announced the bombshell news that seven-time world champion Hamilton would be departing the team at the end of 2024 to join his former GP2 team boss Fred Vasseur at Ferrari.According to Vowles, Hamilton’s shock departure will inevitably be a blow to Mercedes, but he believes all parties will come out stronger.”I actually think it’s good for the sport,” he said at the launch of …Keep reading
Sargeant strengthens body and mind for sophomore F1 season
Logan Sargeant is determined to make his sophomore season in Formula 1 with Williams a roaring success, acknowledging…
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Hamilton back behind the wheel in Jerez
Day after last week’s media frenzy over his transfer from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025, Lewis Hamilton made…
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The complications associated with F1’s new sprint format
The clock is ticking as the first sprint of 2024 is in China on 19-21 April, to be followed by events at the Miami, Austrian, US, Qatar and Brazilian GPs.While sprints have ramped up interest on Fridays, the fact that the FIA and F1 are still tinkering with the format is an indication that they do not have unanimous support from fans or drivers.Various options for 2024 have been discussed in …Keep reading