Carlos Sainz’s third driving related reprimand of the season last weekend in Monaco now means that that two more of them will see him docked 10 grid positions. Sainz had an eventful day on Saturday during the third and final practice session of the weekend when he slowed down almost to a halt out of
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that it will be impossible for the teams to stick to the circa $140 million budget cap due to inflation. The spending cap was lowered by a further $5 million this season as part of the new technical regulations, and it was lowered again to reflect the fact that
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The FIA are set to give Sir Lewis Hamilton a little more time to remove his jewellery while racing amid the continued debate. The FIA have given the drivers two reminders this season of the regulation introduced in 2005 that mandates the removal of metallic artefacts before stepping into the car. This is due to
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner does not have a particular opinion on whether or not jewellery should be worn in the car, but affirms that rules are rules. The FIA introduced a new sporting regulation in 2005 that mandates that piercings are to be removed before a driver steps into a race car due to
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With Sir Lewis Hamilton set to be given a further extension by the FIA around the jewellery ban, the seven-time champion insists that he has not considered it ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton was defiant of the further reminder from the FIA in Miami around the necessity to remove jewellery before stepping
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko believes that Max Verstappen could have caught and passed Charles Leclerc for the win even if he had not suffered his mechanical failure in Spain. Leclerc began the Spanish Grand Prix on pole ahead of the Dutchman, and was leading comfortably after a gust of wind had put Verstappen
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Global rising costs are having a dramatic effect on Formula 1, with teams becoming ever more concerned that they may be forced to miss the final races this season. Despite the sport making more money than ever before, rising energy and freight costs, inflation and global supply chain issues, have caused teams to prepare for
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has conceded that there was an issue with the fuel in Max Verstappen’s car ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen was faced with a litany of issues throughout qualifying and the race in Barcelona. He was forced to abort his final run in qualifying when his DRS failed
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and Red Bull appear to be pleasantly surprised at what they perceive to be a copycat job from Aston Martin in their latest upgrade. Aston Martin arrived in Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix with a new concept of their AMR22 and, when it was rolled
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Ferrari are set to bring “minor” changes to their wings at the Canadian Grand Prix in a few weeks as they seek to respond to Red Bull’s impressive recent form. Ferrari started the season strong with Charles Leclerc as the Monegasque won two of the opening three rounds of the season in Bahrain and Australia,
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