Parc ferme was introduced to limit how much teams could alter their set-up between sessions to effectively deter bespoke cars for qualifying and the races as part of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso sustained left-rear punctures during FP1 at Interlagos.Any time lost is particularly critical during a sprint race weekend where there is... read more »

The race at Interlagos is the sixth and final sprint event of the 2023 season. The sprint format caused teams some headaches earlier this year because cars are put under parc... read more »

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll is set to start from the pit lane at the Mexican Grand Prix after a series of replacements and modifications were made to his AMR23 in Parc Ferme. read more »

Stroll was due to start from 17th in the Mexico City race amid a dreadful weekend for Aston Martin, with team-mate Fernando Alonso only managing 13th on the grid.Given Stroll... read more »

F1 tweaked the sprint format it uses at six races in 2023 by moving qualifying for the main grand prix to Friday afternoon, followed by sprint qualifying and the race on... read more »

Haas brought a huge package of upgrades to Austin, and like others who faced the challenge of only having FP1 in which to hone updated cars, the team struggled to optimise the... read more »

The team struggled to optimise its latest updates after problems arose in FP1 at the US GP, after which the specification was fixed.That led to a disappointing qualifying... read more »

Both Aston Martin drivers and both Haas drivers are set to start the U.S. Grand Prix from the pit lane in order to make changes to their setups under ferme conditions. read more »

Amid a tough 2023 campaign, Stroll's frustration boiled over after being knocked out in Q1 during Friday qualifying at Losail.While storming out the back of the garage, he... read more »

The Aston Martin driver grabbed attention after being knocked out in Q1 at the Losail circuit and letting rip with his anger.He threw his steering wheel out of the car and... read more »

Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story.Others were careful to... read more »

The limited practice opportunities offered on a sprint race weekend, with just one practice session before cars get locked into parc ferme conditions, allied to the tricky... read more »

The Dutchman, who has never been a fan of the sprint rules, is set to clinch his third world championship title in Saturday's event in Qatar.The sprint weekend rules put... read more »

Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant has been hit with a double-whammy penalty ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix following a parc ferme rules breach. read more »

Cars are currently locked into parc ferme after the first session on Friday, and thus they have to run both qualifying sessions and the sprint and main event with the same... read more »

Like the rest of the teams, the Woking outfit only had Friday's FP1 session during which to experiment before the set-up of the cars was locked in as parc ferme took... read more »

The wet opening practice session at Spa-Francorchamps left teams blind about choosing their best set-ups for the Belgian weekend - especially with parc ferme conditions kicking... read more »

Magnussen and De Vries were set to start 19th and 20th on the grid respectively, so both their teams elected to breach parc ferme rules and make changes to the cars with a... read more »

Haas' Kevin Magnussen and AlphaTauri's Nyck de Vries will both start Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix from the pit lane. The pair were due to start from the back row... read more »

Mercedes has been fined €10,000 for a breach of parc ferme regulations after Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished... read more »

Mercedes have been summoned to the F1 stewards following an alleged breach of parc ferme regulations at the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

The German manufacturer saw Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finish second and third at Barcelona behind race winner Max Verstappen, moving the squad up to second in the... read more »

The Frenchman made a last-minute stop after running hard tyres for most of the race in an attempt to gain from the handy timing from a safety car that never materialised for... read more »

The Spaniard was outperformed all weekend by Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who took pole for both the sprint and the Grand Prix, and finished second in the shorter race... read more »