![Pirelli F1’s abolishment of tire blanket ban will “help in 2025 tire development”[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231210-pirelli-f1.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Pirelli said F1’s decision to scrap the ban on tire blankets will move forward in its efforts to deliver better tires for the 2025 race. Pirelli is evaluating tire changes to eradicate sa-marudegura, which has leveled up this year. The overheating properties of tires have been labeled as the ‘enemy of racing’ by those in … Read more
![Red Bull F1 representative praises Yuki Tsunoda’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP as “the best race of the season”[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231203-yuki-tusnoda-f1.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner praised Hiroki Tsunoda’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP performance. He said it was the best race of the season for Tsunoda in 2023. Hiroki Tsunoda adopts a one-stop strategy at Yas Marina and leads a Grand Prix for the first time during the pit stop cycle from lap 18 … Read more
![Factors behind Williams F1’s decision to continue Logan Sargent[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231203-williams-f1-sargeant.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Williams Racing has signed Logan Sargent for a second season alongside Alex Albon. Formula1.com correspondent Lawrence Barrett examines why the British team chose to hire an American driver. Sargent was under pressure after the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, having not scored a single point. His teammate Albon scored 21 points at that stage and single-handedly … Read more
![Albon keenly felt Verstappen’s other-dimensional driving during his time in Red Bull F1[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231202-albon-verstappen.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Alex Albon spent a year and a half at Red Bull Racing but struggled to match up with Max Verstappen. Now Williams star Albon looks back on his time at Red Bull. Before becoming the current mainstay at Williams Racing, Alex Albon endured a difficult year and a half at Red Bull. The Thai-born British … Read more
![Williams F1 Officially announces that Logan Sargent will remain in 2024[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231202-williams-f1-logan-sargeant.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Williams Racing has announced that Logan Sargent will remain with the team in 2024. The American racer earned a contract extension following his rookie season. Logan Sargent stepped up to F1 as a race winner in F4, F3 and F2. In the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship, he finished fourth behind Felipe Dlugovic (Aston Martin), … Read more
![Rival teams are dissatisfied with AlphaTauri’s rapid rise in the second half of the 2023 F1 season[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231201-alphatauri.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Scuderia AlphaTauri’s sudden surge in performance late in the season has attracted the attention of rival F1 teams. Red Bull’s second F1 team, which is undergoing full branding ahead of 2024 with new team principals Peter Beyer and Laurent Mequise, suddenly started to pick up speed a few races ago. Long-time team principal Franz Tost … Read more
![Albon “The fate of Williams F1’s championship depended on Yuki Tsunoda”[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231129-yuki.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
Alex Albon has admitted that the outcome of Williams Racing’s battle for seventh place in the 2023 constructors’ championship was outside the team’s fortunes and rested in the hands of Yuki Tsunoda. Both teams entered the season finale in seventh place in the standings, but AlphaTauri had a chance to overtake their rivals by just … Read more
![2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP Final: Starting Grid[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231126-abu_dhabi_grand_prix-grid.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) has announced the provisional starting grid for the 2023 F1 Round 23 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. No drivers have been penalized at this time, and the qualifying results will be reflected on the grid. Logan Sargent (Williams), who had his time canceled due to a track limit violation, has … Read more
14.45 – Verstappen’s slalom at the restart between the cars exiting the pit lane. Green light at the end of the pit lanePL2 in Abu Dhabi begins again. 14.40 – The German loses his car at the exit of turn 1 and crashes. Little damage, so he leaves shortly, at 2.44pm. 14.38 – It’s a … Read more
![F1 Las Vegas GP: Voices of F1 drivers wishing to be separated from the Middle East race schedule[F1-Gate.com]](https://i0.wp.com/f1-gate.com/media/img2023/20231123-las_vegas_grand_prix.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1)
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix’s double header will be combined into a triple header in 2024. Several F1 drivers have led calls for the Middle East to be cut from racing. F1’s first race, held around the Strip’s casinos on Saturday night, provided a frenzied spectacle and justified the series’ decision to hold the race … Read more