As part of an evaluation on how to expand the calendar over future years, one proposal that was looked at was to make race weekends more compact. So rather than running over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, practice, qualifying and races would all be run over two days. The idea fell away a few years ago […]
Thrilling over 120,000 spectators and millions of television viewers, Stirling Moss in Rob Walker’s 1500cc Lotus-Climax fought off three Ferraris and the Porsche team to win the 19th Grand Prix of Monaco at the record-breaking speed of 113.787km/h (70.77mph). His was a miracle drive: Richie Ginther, Phil Hill, Jo Bonnier and Wolfgang von… Continue Reading […]
Renault rebranded its works F1 team under the Alpine brand for 2021 as part of the ‘Renaulution’ within the company that was instigated by new CEO Luca de Meo following his takeover last summer. But Renault is not currently supplying any other F1 teams with power units after its customer McLaren contract ended last year, […]
On paper, the result of the season opener in Bahrain may have done little to suggest Mercedes’ Formula 1 domination could be nearing an end in 2021. But amid the disappointment felt on the Red Bull pit wall in the aftermath of Max Verstappen’s defeat to Lewis Hamilton, there was an underlying optimism that this […]
Dovizioso is taking a sabbatical in 2021 after losing his place at Ducati at the end of last season following eight years with the Italian marque. He was offered a race seat with Aprilia for 2021 as well as several test rider roles – including the Yamaha gig that went to Cal Crutchlow – but […]
The Australian joined the Woking-based team at the start of this year, as he bids to help the outfit get back to winning ways. But beyond the F1 ambitions, McLaren’s involvement in IndyCar, plus CEO Zak Brown’s association with Supercars, has teed up a good chance of some running outside of grand prix cars. Brown […]
After a turbulent few seasons, the Williams family sold the team last year to American investment firm Dorilton Capital. With fresh investment in place, Williams’ new owners promoted Simon Roberts to the role of team principal, with former Volkswagen Motorsport chief Jost Capito coming in as CEO. Capito brought in Francois-Xavier Demaison,… Continue Reading on […]
Following an action-packed opener in Bahrain, the F1 paddock has returned to Europe to get the campaign rolling again by heading back to Imola – which made its return to the F1 calendar last year for the first time since 2006. Lewis Hamilton leads the early F1 world drivers’ championship standings thanks to his dramatic […]
James has played an instrumental role in creating and implementing many of the technical systems and processes that have helped make F1 such a global hit – including the establishment of its state-of-the-art broadcast centre. As well as helping ensure the series remained at the cutting edge of technology and never missed a beat during… […]
MotoGP returns to Europe after its Qatar residency – as the Losail International Circuit hosted both pre-season testing and the opening two rounds – after the start of the season was reshuffled amid COVID-19 pandemic issues. Instead of heading to the United States and Argentina after the Qatar season-opener, the MotoGP paddock descends on Portimao […]