Forghieri is widely regarded as one of the key players in the history of Scuderia Ferrari, having been a team manager and both a chassis and engine designer with the Maranello outfit. His stint with the company lasted from 1959 to 1987, encompassing some of its most memorable successes. He is credited with an involvement […]
Ferrari endured one of its most challenging outings of the season in Mexico last weekend as it could not extract its regular pace from the F1-75. That left the door open for Mercedes to emerge as Red Bull’s main challenger for victory. In the end, Carlos Sainz was the lead Ferrari to come home in […]
During a lengthy career as the technical chief at Ferrari, from 1962 to 1984, he helped guide Ferrari to four drivers’ titles, seven constructors’ crowns and 54 grand prix victories. He originally joined Ferrari as an apprentice in 1960, having graduated from the University of Bologna with a mechanical engineering degree. Having made a good […]
Having clinched his second F1 world title at Suzuka earlier this month, Verstappen continued his dominant campaign by scoring his 14th win of the year in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. It meant Verstappen surpassed the existing record jointly held by Michael Schumacher from 2004 and Sebastian Vettel from 2013, as well as claiming the record […]
In an interview with Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that was published last Saturday, Alonso discussed the value of F1 titles won against drivers from other teams compared to those fought only against a team-mate. Alonso took to Twitter after the quotes began to circulate to say that “all titles are amazing” and he was “tired […]
At 2285m above sea level, the rarefied air creates a significant challenge in respect of car aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the power unit. All of this leads to teams running what might otherwise be considered odd choices, given it’s such a high-speed venue. Mercedes experimented with its wing levels on Friday, […]
The Australian went from medium to soft tyres and had sufficient pace to not only charge up to seventh place, but also negate a 10 second penalty for contact with Yuki Tsunoda. In contrast Norris, who stopped earlier, joined several others in going from the medium to the hard, only to find it was lacking […]
However the Spaniard was left frustrated by a lack of pace after he drove a lonely race from fifth on the grid to fifth at the flag, finishing 58 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen, and clear of team- mate Charles Leclerc. From the start of the weekend it was apparent that Ferrari faced compromises on […]
F1 currently has a two-week shutdown during the summer break that is enshrined in the regulations, ensuring staff get time off through the busy season by making teams pause their operations. Although all teams do ensure staff members get time off over Christmas and through the winter, there is nothing set in the sporting regulations […]
Ducati rider Bagnaia stands on the precipice of an historic first world championship coming into this the final round of the season on 4-6 November, as he aims to become the first rider to have overturned a 91-point deficit and brush aside five DNFs to win the title. Bagnaia has won seven times so far […]