Matt Somerfield

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Alpine's F1 upheaval continues with major changes on track

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 made its debut at Imola delivered more downforce, but also made the car nervous on the edge, which was not ideal for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. The revisions that appeared at the Hungaroring are, according to its technical director Dan Fallows, aimed at delivering “a better balance, a more consistent car.”…

Why Red Bull has abandoned its Mercedes-style gulleys for now

Haas has been one of the surprises of the Formula 1 midfield this year as its VF-24 has proved to be a regular points scorer – defying the team’s pre-season pessimism. But perhaps more encouraging than the step the team has made in producing a car that does not suffer excessively from tyre degradation, is the fact that its upgrades seem to be working. Having had trouble in the past with new developments not producing a step forward, it has been a different story this year. A first package that a…

Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was never likely to produce a huge list of updates as being a sprint in the middle of a triple header made it far from ideal to bring new parts. Nonetheless, some teams bucked the trend as they continue to try to eke out the tiny performance gains that are proving so critical in the fights up and down the grid. Interestingly, Mercedes has continued its policy of bringing updates to nearly every race, as it added a new beam wing arrangement to its arsenal on a week…