Last year’s VF-23 was somewhat peculiar; although it showed great pace in qualifying in Nico Hulkenberg’s control, tyre management issues plagued it in the races. The drivers stated that, to make it to the end on conventional strategies, they had to stop racing the cars around Haas and effectively pin their hopes on the whims … Read more
The German had emerged as one of the key targets for Audi, which is gearing up with its current Sauber partner for its official F1 entry as a works team from 2026. Motorsport.com revealed earlier this week that Audi had been eager to make an early move on getting its driver plans in place, with … 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
In a media call last week, Steiner suggested that prior to his departure, the wind tunnel numbers already suggested that the VF-24 would be competitive and that the team was “wrong” to take a low-key approach when predicting its potential form. The car has already proved capable of making Q3 and Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin … 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
The VF-23 struggled all year with tyre overheating that meant good grid positions went to waste as the cars slipped down the order. Haas has tried to address that inherent trait with the VF-24 and will use this week’s three days of testing at Sakhir to judge if it has been successful rather than trying … 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
Photo by: Giorgio Piola Haas F1 Team VF-23, front end plate Haas was among a handful of teams to include a blade style winglet at the start of the season, which was mounted on the endplate, above the last elements of the front wing. Combining with those elements the winglet helps to improve the outwash … Read more
