Former Ferrari sporting director Massimo Rivola has spoken about Fernando Alonso’s ability to read a race, admitting that he often made fools of the team’s engineers. Alonso claimed two championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006 before eventually moving to Ferrari ahead of the 2010 season to replace Kimi Raikkonen. He took 11 wins with
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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has suggested that the new technical regulations may create some separation between the teams early doors. In a move that involves the return of ground effect, the aerodynamics have been simplified, while the tyres have increased to 18 inches in a bid to facilitate closer racing. Brawn reckons the
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has suggested that the new technical regulations introduced this year could well cause separation between teams. A ground effect-led aerodynamic concept has been adopted this year, meaning a significantly reduced number of aerodynamic parts on the cars, while the tyres have increased to 18 inches in size to facilitate
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New Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is under no illusions regarding the necessity for the team to perform in 2022 to secure the commitment of Sebastian Vettel. The four-time world champion joined Aston Martin from Ferrari ahead of the 2021 season, but he and Lance Stroll scored points 17 time between them as the
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Former racing driver Robert Doornbos has claimed that Max Verstappen is worth every penny of his eye-watering new salary at Red Bull, arguing that he has “changed the sport.” Verstappen has won 20 races in his career; they have all come with Red Bull since his surprise debut with them in 2016, and half of
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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz believes that George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton will work cohesively at Mercedes in the upcoming season, but by no means thinks Russell will lay down for his team-mate. Russell has been signed to Mercedes to replace Valtteri Bottas, and will partner seven-time champion Hamilton having arrived from Williams. With 103
MoreFerrari’s Charles Leclerc has compared the porpoising many teams experienced during testing in Barcelona to “turbulence” in an aircraft, while team-mate Carlos Sainz believes that many in the paddock “underestimated” the issues the new technical regulations might present. Leclerc topped the timesheets on day two of testing in Spain last week, putting 78 laps on
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The UK’s motorsports governing body has announced that Russian superlicense holders are to be banned from competing in the country, meaning Haas’ Nikita Mazepin will almost certainly be unable to contest the 2022 British Grand Prix. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week following months of tension as Russian troops
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Mattia Binotto is unconvinced by the notion that Ferrari have put together a better race car than Mercedes this season, and predicts that the Silver Arrows will have the upper hand come the first round of the season in Bahrain. Ferrari completed 438 laps during the three days of running in Spain last week, and
MorePlenty of talk during the first week of pre-season testing in Barcelona pertained to Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes after a fascinating three days of running that kept us guessing who had the upper hand. Lando Norris topped day one before Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest on Thursday, and Mercedes locked out the front two spots
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