Williams driver George Russell is expecting the team to struggle at the upcoming Belgian and Italian Grand Prix, as he believes they will lack the straight-line pace required to be competitive at Spa and Monza. “Even though we have the strongest engine in the back, we are by far the draggiest car on the grid,”
MoreFerrari’s power unit is the weakest of the current four packages in F1, analysis conducted by Formula1News.co.uk indicates. We looked at the top speeds achieved at various points of the six tracks raced at so far this season, and made necessary adjustments to account for the level of drag we expected each car to be
MoreHonda and Mercedes pushed the FIA to delay its ban on qualifying engine modes until the Italian Grand Prix, according to reports. The two engine manufacturers reportedly told the sport’s governing body that they needed “more time on the test bench in order to comply with the new provisions.” The in-season rule change, which will
MoreFernando Alonso, regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of his generation, spent most of his time at Ferrari battling Sebastian Vettel on the track – and he had some interesting and rather timely remarks about his four World Championship titles in 2013. When asked by Channel 4 journalist Lee McKenzie if he would
MoreItalian tyre-maker Pirelli has welcomed the FIA’s decision to tweak the technical regulations to reduce the amount of downforce that Formula 1 cars will be able to generate when cornering at high speeds next season. Noting that the current breed of F1 cars are producing the “highest level of downforce we have ever seen”, Mario
MoreThe FIA will postpone its proposed ban on qualifying engine modes until the Italian Grand Prix, according to reports. Formula 1 teams were preparing for the ban to come into effect as early as the Belgian Grand Prix later this month, but it is believed the FIA has opted to delay the ban by a
MoreAll 10 Formula 1 constructors have signed the new Concorde Agreement, effectively committing them to the sport until the end of the 2025 season. The new deal, which is an important agreement between the FIA, Liberty Media and the teams on many key aspects of the sport, including how prize money and TV revenue is
MoreValtteri Bottas put in a strong performance in qualifying for the Spanish GP, with Championship leader Lewis Hamilton only outpacing him by 0.059s. But the race was a different story. Bottas finished the Spanish Grand Prix almost 45 seconds behind Hamilton and around 20 seconds behind Red Bull ace Max Verstappen. Mercedes have been quick
MoreLewis Hamilton has claimed victory at the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, bringing his Mercedes across the finish line over 24 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen. Teammate Valtteri Bottas ended the Grand Prix some 44 seconds behind Hamilton in P3 – and admitted after the race that his chances of winning the championship this season are
MoreChampionship leader Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position for the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix after outpacing teammate Valtteri Bottas and the rest of the pack in Q3. Hamilton managed a fastest lap time of 1:15.584, which he set on his first run in the final session of qualifying. Bottas was marginally slower, ending up
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