With pre-season testing in Bahrain set to begin this week, teams will be looking to avoid any setbacks, be this with the drivers, the cars or the staff. Aston Martin have been very unlucky in this regard, as Lance Stroll has been forced to withdraw from pre-season testing. The Canadian was reportedly spotted leaving a
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Formula 1 is watched by millions of people worldwide, making it a perfect place to spread important messages and raise awareness about certain issues. Lewis Hamilton has used this exposure to good effect in recent seasons, for example by wearing a t-shirt calling for the arrest of the police officers that killed a young black
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Aston Martin’s pre-season testing plans took a huge hit this week, as Lance Stroll has confirmed that he will miss all three days of Bahrain’s testing. The Canadian driver has revealed that he has picked up a moderately severe injury while training on his bicycle and therefore will not be able to take part in
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Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has shared his initial thoughts on Aston Martin ahead of the forthcoming 2023 season, with the Frenchman wondering if the British side are being seen as having a “very fast car” due to the “Fernando effect”. Ocon’s former team-mate Fernando Alonso left Alpine at the end of last season to replace
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Despite many expecting Mercedes to return to the front in the forthcoming season, team principal Toto Wolff has highlighted the significance of the side remaining “humble and realistic”, following their woeful 2022 campaign. Last season wasn’t one to remember for the Silver Arrows, with the Germans having slumped to third in the Constructors’ Championship. The
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Mario and Michael Andretti’s bid to join the Formula 1 grid via Andretti Global has been repeatedly shut down by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, with the Italian claiming that it would be unwise to expand the current grid. The project has become a lot more appealing in recent months however, as the team have partnered
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Mercedes technical director Andrew Shovlin has admitted that he was surprised by how few options Nyck de Vries had for 2023, despite the fact he matched Williams’ best result of the season on his debut for the Grove-based team. There is no doubt that De Vries is very talented, with the 28-year-old having claimed the
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The 2023 season is edging closer and closer, with every car unveiled and various shakedown tests having been completed. The teams with travel to Bahrain this week in preparation for pre-season testing, where the teams will be given three days to gather as much data as possible from their new cars. The drivers will be
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The presence of females in Formula 1 is an area that still needs growth, with the sport still being majorly male dominated. Driver such as Jamie Chadwick have slowly begun to become involved in F1, with the three-time W-Serie champion still being affiliated to Williams despite her move to race in other categories. Alpine have
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With season five of the hit Netflix Formula 1-based docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ (DTS) just a matter of days away (launches February 24), producer Paul Martin has revealed who he believes could fill Daniel Ricciardo’s “role” on the show, with the Aussie having been a leading star of it. Since the show began, Ricciardo has
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