Tag: Formula 1

The busy nature of the Formula 1 calendar in the early part of the European season means that the circuit’s attention has quickly shifted to this weekend’s race in Spain. But the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix produced a number of talking points during a very busy Formula 1 weekend, along with plenty of questions from our readers. The rain enhanced the proceedings of the race which, by offering little action, gave more ammunition to those who question the suitability of the historic circuit for modern Formula 1 racing. With Fernando…

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The Monaco Grand Prix is ​​supposed to be a special weekend, and the 2023 edition has been delivered so far. The weekend is the epitome of Formula 1 with glitz and glam and rich history, even revamped (to some extent) to keep up with the times. But it’s a notoriously technical track given how narrow it is – so much so that a centimeter could end a driver’s weekend. Red flags flew in all three practice sessions thanks to crashes by Nico Hulkenberg, Alex Albon and Lewis Hamilton. All before…

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During the past 18 months of Red Bull’s dominance it was rare to hear Max Verstappen shocked or breathless on the radio. However, after his incredible laps to clinch pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix, capping off one of Formula 1’s fiercest qualifying battles for quite some time, you could hear in his voice how much he pulled out of it on the last lap. “Haha! I touched the wall a few times!” he said. “We needed to get that out of the bag, but it’s so beautiful!” He…

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It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the United States, but in these parts of the world the athleteWe don’t need Monday off to have a reason to celebrate. That’s right, it’s time for the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. On Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be covering Free Practice 3, Qualifying, and the Grand Prix itself live, and while we have a lot of questions we’ll be looking for an answer, we want to know what you want to know, you know? Wondering if Charles Leclerc has a real chance of finally…

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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed on Thursday that the team had petitioned the FIA ​​to review Carlos Sainz’s five-second penalty. Here’s what you need to know: The Spaniard tagged Fernando Alonso during the second restart of the Australian Grand Prix with just a few laps to go. That lap was red flagged due to a chaotic restart – several other drivers suffered separate crashes behind Ferrari and Aston Martin. The stewards awarded Sainz a five-second penalty for spinning off Alonso. As the race restarted under a safety car and…

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chaos. Chaos. drama. These are just a few words to describe the bewildering series of events that took place during the Australian Grand Prix, which saw two safety cars and three red flags. But despite all the madness, the craziest moment came with only a few laps to go. (Oh and also another victory for Max Verstappen.) On lap 54 of 58, Kevin Magnussen lost his right-rear tire after clipping the wall, which triggered a safety car that eventually turned out to be the race’s second red flag two laps…

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Going into the Australian Grand Prix, the third race of the 2023 Formula One season, we had plenty of questions. Would the apparent tension between Red Bull’s drivers turn into a problem? Could Ferrari take a proper step forward? Who from the midfield could snag points? And how sloppy might things get, given the state of Friday and Saturday’s free practice sessions? We’ve now got answers to all those queries and more, but we’re not revealing anything yet. That’s because while we stayed up all night watching the race in…

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McLaren technical chief James Key has left the Formula 1 team as part of a behind-the-scenes reshuffle following his poor start to the season. Here’s what you need to know: McLaren failed to score any points in the first two races of the Formula 1 season after missing development targets with its new car for the season. Al Muftah oversaw the car’s design and development in his capacity as McLaren’s Technical Director. McLaren has restructured its Formula 1 technical team to include three specialist technical director positions, including a new…

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The Jeddah Corniche circuit in Saudi Arabia is known as one of the tracks where drivers have to be on the spot due to the very small margin for error, and Saturday’s qualifying session saw a few close calls – and one driver who ended up on the wrong side of a “fault.” Lando Norris headed into the final corner during Q1 and simply tapped the concrete wall with his left front tire. This connection broke his steering arm, disabling his steering and landing the ML60 in the garage for…

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