Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had a qualifying to forget at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver having been dumped out of the session in Q2, following an error-filled afternoon. Hamilton will be starting Sunday’s race from P13 after making a costly error on his final lap in the second part of
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Ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc has taken aim at the FIA for having once again shortened the main DRS zone, just a week after the most uneventful race of the season. The 2.2km main straight at the Baku City Circuit last weekend offered little action, due to the DRS activation zone
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that in order for the field to catch Red Bull the regulations may have to be changed again, unless every team can “do a better job”. Red Bull have dominated the sport since the introduction of the new aerodynamic regulations last season, with the Milton Keynes-based side having
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After performing so well at the Australian Grand Prix, it was back to reality for Mercedes last weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Silver Arrows having been well-adrift of the podium places. In Australia, Mercedes were remarkably second in the pecking order, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton having qualified second and third.
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Formula 1 teams have blocked a last-minute attempt by the FIA to close a tyre loophole ahead of tomorrow’s sprint shootout; a shortened qualifying session to determine the grid for Saturday afternoon’s sprint race. The format for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint is drastically different to any previous sprint race, given that Saturday is
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Ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, reigning World Champion Max Verstappen had his car investigated by the FIA, as part of a random check carried out by the governing body. The FIA revealed on Wednesday that Verstappen’s car had been randomly selected for checks, after the Dutchman finished in the top ten at the
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Ahead of this weekend’s usual chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the FIA have announced that the second DRS zone will be moved 100m further down the 2.2km main straight, making overtaking more challenging. The Baku City Circuit hosts two DRS zones, one between Turns Two and Three, and another between Turns 20 and 1. Last season,
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Following a recent meeting of the F1 Commission, the wording of article 54.4 of the sporting regulations has been changed, after it was thrown into the spotlight at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The FIA came under fire at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit following a penalty which was awarded to Fernando Alonso, after the Spaniard
MoreAfter an agreement was reached by Formula 1 and the FIA, it has been announced that each driver will have an additional number of power unit elements for the remainder of the 2023 season. The initial power unit regulations saw each driver allowed to use up to three internal combustion engines, MGU-Ks, MGU-Hs, and three
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied that rivals tried “stealing sponsors” when the Austrians’ budget cap penalty was announced, but that they instead tried to get them to end their partnership with the team. Formula 1 descended into chaos in the latter stages of last season, after the FIA announced that Red Bull
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