Why Alonso felt instant red flag for Tsunoda crash was a «gross error»
Fernando Alonso felt that the FIA made a «gross error» in the way it swiftly brought out the red flag for Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying crash at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Tsunoda crashed at the exit of Turn 5 during the closing stages of Q3, with just two minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the […]
How Aston Martin has applied some corrective surgery to its 2024 F1 car
Aston Martin arrived at Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix with a substantial update that it hopes will cure some handling quirks that have hurt its form recently. A previous upgrade that was debuted at Imola delivered more downforce, but also made the car nervous on the edge, which was not ideal for Fernando Alonso and […]
Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar completes shakedown test
The Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar that will compete for outright honours in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year has undertaken its first test. A shakedown by the Valkyrie AMR-LMH was undertaken earlier this month without bodywork ahead of the start of proper testing in the next few weeks […]
Why F1 upgrade stumbles have become twice as costly
If there is one element that characterises Formula 1’s current era, it may well be the unpredictable form curves that fluctuate more than they did before 2022. We have seen teams make giant performances leaps over the past few winters and throughout seasons, including McLaren, RB and Aston Martin. But on the flipside, some teams […]
Aston Martin battling distorted expectations after 2023 charge
Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack says overdelivering in the 2023 Formula 1 season means it is now battling inflated expectations. Aston Martin is currently lagging behind 2024’s four top teams and has slipped back to battle the improving RB outfit in recent races, with the team’s standout driver Yuki Tsunoda frequently finishing ahead of […]
Aston Martin cautious over return to form despite strong F1 Canada result
In a wet-to-dry Montreal classic, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll finished sixth and seventh respectively, both drivers executing a solid race to finish behind the inherently quicker cars from Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren. It was a big boost for the Silverstone-based squad after going backwards during the first third of the 2024 season relative […]
Ferrari technical director targeted by Aston Martin for F1 switch
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 […]
Alonso bullish Aston Martin «will fix things quicker than other F1 teams»
Aston Martin came out of the blocks flying in 2023 with six podiums for the Spaniard across the first eight races. But as rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and in particular McLaren all made bigger gains over the past 12 months, Aston has found it hard to keep up in the development race, sliding to fifth in […]
Aston Martin F1 upgrades may have made car «difficult to drive»
Aston’s major Imola update, which included a floor redesign, a front wing and diffuser, was shaken down by Fernando Alonso in FP1 before Lance Stroll also received the parts from FP2 onwards. However, on a weekend where rival teams also wheeled out new parts or further dialled in those from Miami, Aston’s upgrades may have delivered […]