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The mystery car problem that left Charles Leclerc only 19th on the Spanish Grand Prix grid was so bad he was not at all surprised when told he had been eliminated in Q1. While Carlos Sainz put one of the ...

Alonso: Front row was on even with ‘completely destroyed’ floor

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso said his own performance in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying was “disappointing” as he rued a pair of costly mistakes. The first one conditioned his entire qualifying, as Alonso went off at the very ...

Everything that happened in rain-hit final Spain F1 practice

Max Verstappen topped the final Formula 1 practice session before Spanish Grand Prix qualifying as rain and crash for Williams’s Logan Sargeant limited running. Key moments: > Early red flag as Sargeant beaches his Williams > Verstappen fastest prior to ...

Steiner summoned by FIA over F1 stewarding comments

Haas Formula 1 team boss Guenther Steiner has been summoned to a hearing for the comments he made regarding FIA stewards in which he called for full-time “professional referees”. Steiner has called for F1 to use full-time stewards who are ...

Gary Anderson explains Aston Martin’s Barcelona wing upgrade

Aston Martin arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix with a new front wing assembly that ran for the first time during the Friday Formula 1 free practice sessions. It’s quite a different package but is designed to suit the downforce ...

The awkward move Mc Laren had to make for ‘unmissable’ signing

McLaren had to move a newly promoted Formula 1 technical leader into a supporting role for new Red Bull recruit Rob Marshall because the opportunity to sign Marshall was “quite unmissable”. The technical director of engineering and design job that ...

The Ferrari-style design Red Bull admits inspired its upgrade

Red Bull is usually the trendsetter when it comes to the current generation of Formula 1 cars, but the team made an unusual admission in its submission for inclusion in the official FIA upgrade document released on Friday at the ...

Aston’s pessimistic theory for why Red Bull could lose F1 races

What’s arguably been Red Bull’s most convincing start to a 2023 Formula 1 weekend has revived questions – and fears of neutral fans – of Red Bull completely sweeping the board and winning every race this season. While the prospect ...

Mark Hughes: Red Bull is humbling its upgraded rivals

Back at a conventional race track with long fast corners where F1 cars can really stretch their legs, the Red Bull RB19 was running free at its magnificent best – and Max Verstappen was going with it every step of ...

Where Hamilton’s deficit came from as he fears Q3 absence

Lewis Hamilton admits that Friday practice leaves him with a potential “struggle” to get into the top 10 in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite Mercedes’ upgraded Formula 1 car. Mercedes introduced a major update package last week in ...

Gary Anderson: Ferrari update doesn’t look a Red Bull-beater

Ferrari arrived in Barcelona with its long-awaited upgrade package, with the focus on the visually-different sidepods as well as a few details around the rearview mirror and floor edge detail tweaks. When I first saw Ferrari’s first stab at the ...

‘Not gamblers’: Aston defiant despite realising Monaco win was on

Aston Martin F1 team boss Mike Krack has acknowledged the team’s own analysis suggests it could’ve taken a late Monaco Grand Prix lead – but is not interested in re-assessing strategy priorities as a result. Aston had brought in second-placed ...

Spain F1 upgrades: Red Bull ‘copies’ rival, big Ferrari changes

Ferrari’s changes headline the list of upgrades announced by Formula 1 teams ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, but a slightly cheeky remark by Red Bull about a change it’s made has caught the eye as well. Mark Hughes runs ...

Ferrari reveals upgraded F1 car with new-look sidepods

Ferrari’s new-look sidepods have been revealed in full as the team displayed its upgraded Formula 1 car ahead of Spanish Grand Prix practice. Included in the new package are significantly revised sidepods, a new rear wing and updated floor. The ...

What Steiner’s ‘don’t knows’ say about Haas-Alfa Romeo reports

Any expectations that Alfa Romeo will team up with Haas once its title sponsorship deal with Sauber concludes at the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season have had cold water poured on them by Guenther Steiner – at least ...

From devastation to defiance: Perez claims title still alive

Sergio Perez has shaken off his crestfallen Monaco Grand Prix demeanour and come out swinging ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, insisting his Formula 1 title hopes are still alive. Perez crashed in qualifying in Monaco, setting him up for ...

What Ferrari’s Spanish GP F1 upgrades are meant to improve

The significant upgrade package Ferrari will use at the Spanish Grand Prix is intended to achieve more than just increase the peak performance of its Formula 1 car. Ferrari has been a consistent front-row challenger this season, and scored pole ...

Steiner’s impassioned rant on F1’s ‘laymen’ stewarding

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner is desperate for Formula 1 to turn to full-time, officially employed stewards, in the aftermath of a penalty given to Nico Hulkenberg in the Monaco Grand Prix. The Haas driver received a five-second penalty in ...

Hamilton wouldn’t want F1 to lose ‘classic’ Barcelona for Madrid

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton admits he would not want to see “classic” Spanish Grand Prix venue Barcelona make way for the mooted street circuit in Spain’s capital city Madrid. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been a pillar of ...

‘He doesn’t lack pace’ – Alonso laments ‘easy’ Stroll headlines

Fernando Alonso says his Aston Martin Formula 1 team-mate Lance Stroll isn’t “lacking any pace” – and hints the Canadian is being short-changed by the way he’s covered by media. Alonso is currently outscoring Stroll by 66 points – comfortably ...

The technology crucial to Aramco’s vision for future fuels

Formula 1 partner Aramco has drop-in technology at the heart of its vision for the future of fuels in motor racing and the wider road transport sector. From its display of advanced fuel formation at Goodwood Revival to the start ...

Mc Laren’s uncertain recovery faces huge Spanish GP test

One lap after passing Yuki Tsunoda for ninth in the Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris enquired about the gap to eighth place. Given he was the fastest driver on track – half a second faster even than Max ...

‘Define the path’ – What’s at stake for Mercedes in Barcelona

The performance and behaviour of the upgraded Mercedes Formula 1 car at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix will “define the path ahead for us”, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. The cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, where ...

What Honda’s F1 ‘exit’ U-turn has risked beyond looking silly

Honda delayed properly severing its ties to Formula 1 for so long after quitting it is now officially returning before it ever left. The newly announced Aston Martin deal for 2026 concludes a saga that has been particularly silly even ...

What F1 2023’s first unusual podium finisher needs to do next

Standing on the Formula 1 podium in 2023 before drivers from Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin have done so is a fine achievement for Esteban Ocon, who is already eyeing more. The Alpine driver’s flawless Monaco Grand Prix weekend ended ...

What statement signing from Red Bull says about Mc Laren plan

Swooping for a genuine architect of Red Bull’s success in Formula 1 is the strongest validation of McLaren’s technical restructuring yet. Rob Marshall, a veteran of Red Bull Racing since the team’s inception and a key figure in Adrian Newey’s ...

Perez’s – and F1’s – brutal reality check looks like game over

Charles Leclerc is usually current Formula 1’s master of brutal self-flagellation. But Sergio Perez borrowed that crown with his tirades at himself over his Monaco Grand Prix qualifying crash – tirades that continued immediately after a race that had contained ...

Ferrari: In-season F1 car concept change would be mistake

Ferrari believes it would be a “mistake” to change its Formula 1 car concept in-season, partly because it will take so long that the new design would not be ready before October. After spending much of last year with the ...

F1 game’s returning story mode leans further on Drive To Survive

Braking Point divided opinion when the story mode was first introduced in F1 2021 but will the second instalment of the story mode be any more conclusively positive? We’ve been able to get an early, hands-on look at the follow-up ...

Stroll’s form is starting to threaten Aston’s giant-killing

Lance Stroll’s Monaco Grand Prix weekend would have looked bad even without the sharp contrast of Fernando Alonso scoring Aston Martin’s best result of the 2023 Formula 1 season. While Alonso finished second, Stroll posted his second point-less finish in ...

Monaco’s sacrifices have boosted its F1 future. More are needed

The best qualifying session of the Formula 1 season and a grand prix livened up by a late-race downpour were a handy reminder of Monaco’s value even as its place in the pecking order has slipped. This was the first ...

Gary Anderson: Aston didn’t use Alonso enough in key Monaco call

When it comes to Formula 1 strategy calls it’s the old saying that hindsight is 20/20 vision. However, you can also look at that two ways: you can be part of the 20 that got it right or you can ...

Edd Straw’s 2023 Monaco Grand Prix driver rankings

The two Formula 1 championship protagonists of 2023 had diametrically opposite weekends at the Monaco Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen dealt Sergio Perez’s title hopes a brutal blow, capitalising on the opportunity presented by a big Perez error. That mistake ...

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