Everything Trackside
Driven by the fans, for the fans
Tag: F1
-
REPORTS FROM THE ITALIAN PRESS ARE SUGGESTING THAT FERRARI WERE LOOKING TO REPLACE BINOTTO WITH ALFA ROMEO TEAM PRINCIPLE With the 2022 season almost finished and Redbull dominating both Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships. It would seem that Ferrari could be on the verge of making some changes within the Formula 1 team. Reports from the…
-
Following a brilliant sprint race on Saturday, it was time for the Brazilian GP, and George Russell did well to lead the pack away from his first pole position start. The Red Bulls followed behind with the cars coming two by two at the end of the first lap. Friday qualifying hero, Kevin Magnussen’s hopes…
-
Oscar Piastri will join McLaren for the Young Driver test after the Abu Dhabi GP after an agreement reached to release the young Australian from Alpine early Motorsport.com has reported that Alpine and McLaren have came to an agreement to allow Piastri to move to McLaren before the end of the calendar year. With the…
-
Kevin Magnussen takes his first career pole and Haas’ first pole on the rainy Brazilian circuit.
-
As we head towards Interlagos this weekend, it only seems right to look back at a true icon of not only the sport, but the country of Brazil. Someone whose name is shared with those famous first two corners, and whose generosity would be remembered for generations to come. Aryton Senna. When Aryton Senna was…
-
Earlier this week it was confirmed and Lewis Hamilton collected his honorary citizenship for Brazil. Today he has been out in the community of Rio De Janerio with local school children making soap box carts and racing them. It really looks like Lewis Hamilton is embracing his new found citizenship. In response to becoming officially…
-
Helmut Marko has revealed that Red Bull’s wind tunnel, which is currently situated in a listed building, has garnered some complaints from the Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey. Newey, who has amassed eleven Constructors Championships with his input to Formula 1 car design over the years has aired his complaints about the wartime building the…
-
Columbia has become the latest country to express interest in an F1 race, with the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo stating that the “process is progressing favourably”. The Barranquilla city official told Colombian Newspaper El Heraldo that a new addition to the calendar is “a real, palpable possibility” but later admitted “there is still a…
-
With the Brazilian Grand Prix coming this weekend, Seven time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton received his honorary citizenship at Brazil’s congress chamber in Brasilia. First promised late last year, On Monday, Sir Lewis Hamilton finally made it official and became an Honorary Citizen of Brazil. It is clear that he loves racing in…
-
Although McLaren’s agreement with Piastri has long been signed, it was believed that McLaren’s new recruit would not be available until the end of the season. France’s Auto Hedbo has reported that Oscar Piastri was with McLaren for a private two day test at the Paul Ricard Circuit. The report continues that the Australian was…
-
Sebastian Vettel will retire from FORMULA 1 at the end of the season bringing an end to a very respectable and illustrious career in the sport. To mark his final race in the sport, Sebastian Vettel will be auctioning off space on his final ever helmet; aptly title “The Final Lap”. Designed by Jens Munser…
-
Auction House, RM Sotheby’s has placed an upper guide price of £8.374million ($9.577m) for the Ferrari 2003-GA when it goes up for sale on Wednesday. The F2003-GA, which was named after the late Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli was designed by Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn contained some new aerodynamic features including a longer wheelbase. It…
-
Las Vegas became even more chaotic than usual this week with a flurry of F1 cars taking to the streets ahead of next years race. It will be the first time since 1984 that F1 has returned to the City of Sin, and it’s also a landmark moment for the sport, as it pushed further…
-
Nico Hulkenberg could be about to make his much anticipated return to the grid in 2023 with the American F1 outfit HAAS. Rumours have been circling for a while that Mick Schumacher’s seat at the team was in jeopardy, with front runner to replace him being Nico Hulkenberg. Well according to Jack Plooij of Ziggo…
-
Alpha Tauri driver, Pierre Gasly is on the verge of triggering a race ban after taking another penalty point at the Mexican GP Gasly could be the first driver to be banned under the penalty points system since it’s introduction in 2014. Under the system drivers are allowed to accrue 12 penalty points over a…
-
It was a dream start for championship winner, Max Verstappen as he held off the Mercedes going into turn 1. A tyre compound battle made it interesting with the silver arrows opting for the slower medium tyre contrary to the rest of the field. Sergio Perez made the home fans roar with a swooping move…
-
Max Verstappen shows why he is the 2022 Champion with his first pole at the Mexican GP, however he has the resurgent Mercedes for company. Q1 Q1 ended with the usual 5 drivers dropping out, some of them will be the usual suspects other maybe a tiny surprise. At the bottom it was Latifi that…
-
To comply with FIA regulations, that state that two FP1 sessions in a season must be given to a rookie, several teams have elected the Mexican GP to alot their rookies into their cars. Who is driving where? MERCEDES Nyck de Vries in for George Russell Mercedes have elected to use Nyck De Vries for…
-
For a while now speculation has been rife around the paddock that Oracle Red Bull Racing had breached the 2021 budget cap. Christian Horner was adamant that his team were in the clear however the FIA released earlier this month that there was what was considered a minor overspend by the energy drink owned team.…
-
During an interview with select media at the USGP in Austin, seven-time F1 champion confirmed he is in discussions with Mercedes over a new multi year deal Lewis Hamilton, confirmed his intention to continue in Formula 1 for the foreseeable future. Although the Mercedes driver is struggling in 2022, with the Mercedes unable to keep…