Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack says his Formula 1 squad cannot just sit back and wait for Adrian Newey to arrive before thinking it can make big progress. The Silverstone-based squad has pulled off a massive coup in securing Newey’s services in the wake of his departure from the championship-winning Red Bull squad. But, … Read more
Add the record Formula 1 drivers’ title hauls of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton together and you only just surpass the 13 such championships cars designed by Adrian Newey have amassed in his long list of grand prix racing successes. And then there are those 12 constructors’ crowns on top. This alone explains the clamour … Read more
Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as ‘avoidable contact’ left something of a sour taste in the mouth. The end of the final practice session at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was suffused … Read more
With Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll continuing his push to turn the Silverstone-based squad into winners, Cardile has emerged as one of his outfit’s key targets to bolster its technical structure. As the current head of Ferrari’s chassis and aerodynamics department, Cardile has played an important role in the development of the team’s recent challengers … Read more
Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Japanese Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Perez Read Also: What happened in Japanese … Read more
Alonso was handed a post-event drive-through, which became a 20-second time penalty, for the way he slowed up Russell as they battled for sixth place. The FIA race stewards deemed that Alonso had driven in a “potentially” dangerous manner by slowing 100-metres earlier than normal, which they think contributed to Russell losing control behind him … Read more
Alonso joined Aston Martin for 2023 but his contract expires at the end of this season. He has had ample opportunity to publicly declare his commitment to the team. But the 42-year-old has instead talked up his best-ever pre-season fitness test results, touted his marketing worth and highlighted that of the three champions on the … Read more
There is “a very strong order book” for the revised version of a car that came on stream in 2019, said Aston Martin head of endurance Adam Carter ahead of the official launch of the car on Monday timed to coincide with the announcement of the latest road-going Vantage. Carter revealed that Aston will have … Read more
The new F1 season is on the horizon with teams set to travel to Bahrain for pre-season testing, where fans will get a first glimpse into who may – or may not – be competitive. Drivers will once again kickstart their F1 campaigns at Bahrain International Circuit with pre-season testing on the 21-23 February in … Read more
