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The French team slipped down F1’s pecking order in its transition to its new A524 chassis, and has failed to recapture its regular position in challenging for points from last season as the early-spec car has lacked outright pace.This has coincided with a wider performance gap between the top five teams and the bottom five, effectively leaving the drivers in the latter group having to wait for …Keep reading

Ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, Sauber driver Bottas has recorded an entertaining TV promo for Uber during which he expresses his love for Australian culture, food, and fashion.The advert, which the Finn recorded in six hours soon after landing in the country, has been well-received as mullet-sporting Bottas leans into his new-found Australian identity – which follows his …Keep reading

Mercedes W15 detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA look under the covers at the Mercedes W15’s power unit installation, along with the ancillary components such as the radiators within the sidepods and the cooler mounted above and behind the engine. Williams FW46 detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaAs the Williams FW46 is prepared for action, we’re able to see the internal …Keep reading

In just a few short years of racing, both in the real world and the virtual one, Temecula, CA’s Vicente Salas has accomplished more than some drivers do with years to spare. In sim racing, you’ve seen him take victories in many of iRacing’s top pro series, including a dominant eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series victory at Richmond Raceway in 2021 where he led every single lap. In the real world, he worked his way up from karting, making his CARS Tour debut two years ago and earning his first NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series win at Hickory Speedway last…

It is often taken for granted that racing drivers can do things like that, and after all, it’s only a couple of years since Alex Albon performed a similar feat, returning in Singapore after missing the Italian GP following an appendix removal.Albon, however, had two free weekends between races, so what Sainz is doing this weekend should not be underestimated.Melbourne on Thursday was the first …Keep reading

The Australian found himself on the receiving end of a pointed remark from Red Bull’s motorsport advisor after a disappointing showing in the Saudi Arabian GP, where he was outqualified once again by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.Writing in his column for Speedweek about the performance of RB’s two drivers, Marko said: “There is a lot at stake this season for both Yuki and Daniel. Yuki’s qualifying was …Keep reading

For the return of ground effect in 2022, Mercedes pioneered its distinctive size-zero sidepod car concept but concluded its defence of the constructors’ title with only one grand prix victory.Having run the car too low that year, Mercedes raised the platform for 2023 but hit an aerodynamic performance ceiling to prompt major bodywork design changes from Monaco.For this year’s W15 challenger …Keep reading

The Spaniard has stressed that first, he will make a call on whether or not he wants to remain in F1 in 2025 and will then decide where he will drive, with staying at Aston Martin his priority.Lewis Hamilton’s departure for Ferrari has left a vacant seat at Mercedes for next season, while ongoing talk about Max Verstappen’s possible departure from Red Bull could open up another tantalising …Keep reading

The teenager’s drive to seventh place when he deputised for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Jeddah has inevitably led many observers to assume that he will be promoted to a Haas race seat in 2025.Bearman drove for the US outfit in two FP1 sessions last season, and he has a programme of six outings lined up for this year.However, Hulkenberg believes that Bearman should focus on his immediate job in F2 …Keep reading

Kevin Magnussen’s Jeddah race had already been spoiled by a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon when he passed Yuki Tsunoda while running off the circuit. The move subsequently earned him a second 10-second penalty.He then followed orders to slow down the Japanese driver and others in the following group in order to allow team-mate Nico Hulkenberg to create a window for what was in …Keep reading