F1: Mercedes brings massive upgrades to Spa
The Mercedes F1 team continues to throw the kitchen sink at their W14 car, bringing massive upgrades yet again at Spa Francorchamps. –by Mark Cipolloni– Hoping if they throw enough … Read More
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The Mercedes F1 team continues to throw the kitchen sink at their W14 car, bringing massive upgrades yet again at Spa Francorchamps. –by Mark Cipolloni– Hoping if they throw enough … Read More
Veteran Formula 1 engineer Pat Fry is leaving Alpine to join Williams as its new chief technical officer, working under James Vowles. According to Autosport, an announcement is expected today … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has grinned at rumors that Nico Hulkenberg could be a surprise contender to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull Racing. The 35-year-old German has been impressive … Read More
(GMM) Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko is now indicating that “apparently, three teams could have exceeded the 2022 cost cap limit,” he told motorsport-total.com. Two top rival teams acknowledge that complex … Read More
(GMM) Team boss Mike Krack has swerved away from Fernando Alonso’s suspicion that the mid-season tire construction change explains Aston Martin’s recent slump. Alonso, who turns 42 on Saturday, repeated … Read More
(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo on Thursday appeared to point the finger of blame for his nightmare two seasons at McLaren squarely at the Woking based team. Dr Helmut Marko, a top … Read More
(GMM) Despite a 5-place grid penalty for a new gearbox, Red Bull and Max Verstappen are not ruling out victory this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. At the tight, twisty Hungaroring a … Read More
(GMM) The big buzzwords in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock as the Belgian GP weekend kicked off were rain and cancellation. The rain as already heavy on Thursday, when Pierre Gasly led … Read More
The ten existing F1 teams each stand to reap a $120 million infusion of money as the Series is on the cusp of expanding to 12 teams. –by Mark Cipolloni– … Read More
In the F1 Drivers Press Conference today at Spa Francorchamps, Charles Leclerc was asked about the dangers of racing at Spa in the rain. –by Mark Cipolloni– Two drivers have … Read More
Ahead of the Belgian GP from a very wet Spa Francorchamps, ten drivers in two groups of five met to answer questions from the media. DRIVER GROUP 1 – Valtteri … Read More
To win the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa a driver must have a powerful engine and a car that gets down the straights at high speed. –by Mark Cipolloni– Teams … Read More
Nico Rosberg has warned Max Verstappen “not to get complacent” as he schools the rest of the Formula 1 drivers week-in and week-out. Verstappen is closing in on Sebastian Vettel’s record … Read More
Ferrari reported this morning that Laurent Mekies’ will leave the team this week and is being replaced with Diego Ioverno. Mekies will not be in Belgium, and he leaves the … Read More
Rumor has it that Pirelli will be announced as F1 tire supplier for another 3 years after the decision is ratified at an FIA meeting on Friday in Spa. The … Read More
(GMM) Mario Isola has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s claim that Pirelli is wasting excessive amounts of wet-weather Formula 1 tires after every race. Hamilton was among the critics of … Read More
(GMM) Formula 1 has hit its rev-limiter with the scheduled 24 races for 2024. That is the claim of the sport’s CEO Stefano Domenicali. Responding to concerns from the teams … Read More
(GMM) F1’s CEO is still hinting that he may not be supportive of a push to add up to two new teams to the grid from 2025. In contrast, FIA … Read More
(GMM) Mick Schumacher still has a future in Formula 1, according to Alpha Tauri team boss Franz Tost, just not with Red Bull. Tost, who is retiring at the end … Read More
(GMM) The struggling Scuderia Ferrari F1 team is making plans to bring a whopping 40 new team members to Maranello. The news comes hot on the heels of Corriere della … Read More
(GMM) McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he isn’t too worried about potentially losing Lando Norris after 2025 to another team. Last year, 23-year-old Norris signed a reported $100 million contract … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is not worried that forecast rain could put a halt to Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s dominance this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. Verstappen equalled the record for … Read More
(GMM) Two former world champions are divided over Daniel Ricciardo’s handling of his return to the Formula 1 grid. For his part, 1997 title winner Jacques Villeneuve thinks the 33-year-old … Read More
Mercedes are bringing upgrades to the W14 for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix to placate Lewis Hamilton, who can’t stand losing. The German manufacturer introduced a major revision to their … Read More