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FIA updates F1 sporting regulations in response to jump starts and lack of running during wet sessions

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Updated sporting regulations have been released today aiming to clamp down on problems identified in the opening five races of the 2024 season. Today’s updates to Formula 1’s sporting regulations aim to clamp down on false starts and encourage teams to hit the track during rain affected sessions. Both changes have been introduced based on…

Remembering Roland: A tribute to Roland Ratzenberger 30 years on from his tragic passing at the F1 San Marino GP

Ewout Albrecht5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

It’s the same thing every year: the 1st of May is around the corner and everyone is reminiscing Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian triple world champion passed away after a crash in the seventh lap of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Exactly 30 years ago this year.

Mekies: RB F1 has “never been confident” about pace over midfield competitors with Miami GP upgrade coming

Öykü Ceylan5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

The RB Formula 1 team is gearing up for the Miami Grand Prix with a new upgrade that aims to maintain their lead in the heated midfield competition. With a tight battle against Haas and other teams in the mid-tier, every point counts, and RB’s latest development could help them keep “surfing on the top”…

“We are speaking about one-tenth” — Vasseur on the very close fight between Ferrari and McLaren in 2024 F1 season

Sushmita Balakrishnan5 months ago04 mins

Ferrari has had a good start to the 2024 season. They are the only team other than Red Bull to win a race to date as Carlos Sainz took the win at Albert Park in Melbourne last month. Behind these two teams, McLaren looks like they are establishing themselves as the third fastest one. The…

Wolff: McLaren and Ferrari’s F1 gains since the start of 2023 is making Mercedes’ life “tougher” as struggles continue

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Mercedes’ Team Principal Toto Wolff spoke in Shanghai at the end of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix. He reflected on how difficult the Mercedes W15 is to drive and also reminded people that the similar struggles were clear to see last season but Mercedes ‘were a regular podium contender’ as their rivals ‘dropped the ball’….

Stella talks F1 development race and how McLaren could “close the gap” to Red Bull in the next 12 months

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Speaking after the Chinese Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella gives Kudos to Max Verstappen and Red Bull for their record breaking achievements in recent years, while setting McLaren’s targets on closing the gap to the dominant champions. Following Lando Norris’ impressive performance to take the chequered flag in P2 during the Chinese Grand…

Albon: FW46 “more raceable” compared to its predecessor, but the pace of Haas F1 a “surprise”

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

It’s been a tough start to the 2024 F1 season for Williams Racing. As well as not scoring a point yet, the team has failed a lot of scrutiny as not having a spare chassis meant they could only race one car in Melbourne following Alex Albon’s massive FP1 shunt. Sargeant and Albon’s crashes at…

Alpine F1 are now lighter, quicker and still have “a lot going on in the wind tunnel and CFD at the moment” — Pilbeam

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

The Chinese Grand Prix saw Alpine have a spare car available for the first time this season. At a time when Williams Racing lack of third chassis made global headlines, this was obviously encouraging news for fans of the French manufacturer. Not only this but for Esteban Ocon, his A524 had a new floor and…

Albon unimpressed with “painful” Pirelli tyre performance at F1 Chinese GP

Magdalena Put5 months ago03 mins

Williams driver Alex Albon was unimpressed with the performance of Pirelli’s tyres in China, calling the experience “painful.” Albon pinned the extreme tyre degradation on Pirelli’s decision to raise the minimum front tyre pressures to 27psi for the Chinese Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton made similar remarks after the race. “The undercut here was huge,” Albon…

Andrea Stella, Team Principal, McLaren F1 Team, talks to fans during the pit lane walk

McLaren’s F1 Miami GP upgrade will be “noticeable” — Stella

Syrine Ferchichi5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

The McLaren team had a somewhat disappointing start to the 2024 season following their impressive performance at the end of last year, thanks to the major upgrades that were brought in Austria, Hungary and Singapore. After finishing P6 and P8 in Bahrain, McLaren has generally been the third fastest team. Japan was disappointing as higher…