Hamilton/Russell wing choices explained as Mercedes experiments continue
Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend […]
Vettel: Eighth place "like a victory" for troubled Aston Martin F1 team
From 13th on the grid he jumped up to ninth on the first lap, later gaining a spot when Fernando Alonso retired. He moved up another place when he jumped Kevin Magnussen in the pits after being among the first to switch to slicks, leaving him in seventh for much of the race. He gained […]
How Hamilton is facing up to Mercedes' harsh new reality
Having qualified only 13th after struggling to get temperature into his Pirellis, it was logical to expect to see the seven-time F1 world champion make some progress, and at least get himself into the top 10 for the start of the main race on Sunday. In fact, he lost a couple of places at the […]
Emilia Romagna GP: Russell tops FP2 from Perez, Leclerc
The Briton, having qualified in 11th for the first sprint race of the season, which will take place on Saturday afternoon, remained at the top of the leaderboard with his 1m19.457s. That gave him a slender 0.08s cushion to Perez, while Ferrari’s Leclerc was 0.2s in arrears. Perez comfortably led the way in the first […]
Ferrari switches Sainz’s F1 engine after Australian GP off
The Spanish driver endured a tough Australian GP due to a series of problems, the culmination and frustration of which resulted in him spinning off while trying to attack Haas driver Mick Schumacher, having made a poor start to the race due to his replacement steering wheel not being set with the correct torque map. […]
How AlphaTauri tries to avoid F1 development "banana skins"
Everyone has been obliged to learn quickly about their new cars, with data from the track fed back to factory, and assessed alongside the numbers from the wind tunnel and CFD. The added complication is the porpoising characteristic with which most teams are still struggling, and which is not easy to model back home. Throw […]
