Despite several close battles at the Italian Grand Prix, front-running drivers say more powerful DRS is needed to make passing easier.
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Perez expects it will be “hard to make progress” from seventh on grid
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: “Hard to make progress” from seventh – Perez • Brown impressed by Ricciardo’s return • F2 visibility “unacceptable” – Boschung
Piastri practice crash a “big consequence” for a little error
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Piastri: Error had “big consequence” • Hulkenberg cleared of impeding Verstappen • Crawford on F2 pole after three red flags
Hamilton has ‘no focus’ on Massa’s Crashgate legal action
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton has ‘no focus’ on Massa’s Crashgate action • Leclerc in no rush over extension • Zhou sees F1 growing in China
Leclerc fears no team will catch up to Red Bull before 2026
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s Charles Leclerc fears teams will find it “very, very difficult” to catch Red Bull before F1’s next major rules change in 2026.
“Nothing negative” in Verstappen’s domination of Formula 1 – Domenicali
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: “Nothing negative” in Verstappen’s domination of F1 • Tsunoda doubts points at Zandvoort • Ferrari CEO shrugs off Hamilton rumour
DRS, drivers and McLaren: What has changed our writers’ minds in 2023?
Round Table
Posted onFew things remain unchanged for long in Formula 1. That’s certainly true of our opinions: Here are four we’ve changed this year.
Alfa Romeo to run ‘Art Car’ livery at Dutch Grand Prix
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo will run a livery based on the ‘Art Car’ design they revealed earlier this year at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Ferrari unwilling to comment on Massa’s legal claim over 2008 title defeat
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s Frederic Vasseur said it would be “strange” if the outcome of the 2008 championship was revisited in response to a claim made by its ex-driver Felipe Massa.
Shwartzman to step in for Sainz in first Dutch GP practice
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Shwartzmann to run FP1 in Zandvoort • Alonso always felt he could beat Schumacher • Brabham returns to Indy Nxt
Steiner and Hulkenberg at odds over value of German GP return
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has not raced in Germany since 2020 and, post-pandemic, the nation’s run of world championship titles has come to an end too.
Piastri not content with being close to team mate Norris
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Piastri not content with being close to Norris • Lundqvist to make IndyCar oval debut • Esports champ Blakeley wins first car race
The first undefeated team? F1’s reckoning with the Red Bull era
News Focus
Posted onRed Bull are on track to whitewash the 2023 season by winning every grand prix, but can – or should – anything be done about it?
Alonso: Not winning title with Ferrari my biggest disappointment
2023 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso says that the biggest disappointment of his F1 career was not winning the world championship with Ferrari.
Alfa Romeo need to be “perfect” to score in remaining rounds- Bottas
2023 F1 Season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says Alfa Romeo must clean up their act as a team to score points more regularly over the second half of 2023.
Alpine has ‘small’ operating window with ’23 car – Gasly
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alpine has “small” grip window – Gasly • Lawson triggers major SF crash • Quartararo compares Bagnaia to Verstappen
Should Formula 1 have fewer night races?
Debates and Polls
Posted onFour of the final ten rounds of the 2023 season will race after sunset, but is that too many? Have your say in this week’s poll.
Steiner not concerned by reports of US F1 ratings drop
2023 F1 season
Posted onGuenther Steiner says he is not concerned about suggestions F1 viewing figures in the United States have dipped this season.
Domenicali: F1 pushing sustainable fuels to governments
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 a global influence on sustainable fuels • McLaren jump motivating – Steiner • Alfa Romeo need “a bit of time to catch up”
Stella: Ground effect cars easier to follow, harder to pass at high speed circuits
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella say current Formula 1 cars are naturally more difficult to overtake at high speed circuits.