F1 will overhaul the regulations for its V6 hybrid power units in 2026, placing a greater emphasis on electric power and sustainable fuels as part of the series’ push to become carbon neutral by 2030.The plans have already successfully brought the Volkswagen Group into F1 through Audi, which will enter in 2026 as an engine supplier. Its sister […]
Month: January 2023
The greatest F1 drivers never to win a title
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Russell’s Mercedes adaption helped by his Williams battles
Russell joined Mercedes’ F1 line-up at the start of 2022 after spending five years as a member of its junior driver programme, with the final three as a racer for Williams in F1 after winning back-to-back championships in GP3 and Formula 2.But the Briton’s start to life at the Mercedes works squad changed suddenly from […]
Symonds to stay in F1 tech role for ‘a good while’ after postponing retirement
Symonds has been working with F1 to help shape its technical regulations and improve on-track racing since 2017, playing a significant role in the new car designs that debuted last year.At the end of 2021, it emerged that Symonds and F1 technical boss Ross Brawn were both set to leave their roles at the end of the 2022 […]
Gasly "put emotions aside" in decision to leave AlphaTauri F1
Gasly signed for Alpine in the wake of Fernando Alonso’s exit to Aston Martin and the team’s failure to secure Oscar Piastri’s services following a ruling by F1’s Contract Recognition Board.It marked the first F1 move outside of the Red Bull umbrella for Gasly, who has spent the entirety of his F1 career with AlphaTauri and its […]
Brown: Andretti-Cadillac F1 bid a "compelling proposition"
Andretti CEO Michael Andretti has made no secret of his ambition to get his eponymous team into F1 and, although his bid for an entry was heralded by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the 10 teams in the series have been less welcoming.That stance from some of the teams, particularly Mercedes, has softened slightly with […]
Spirit F1 owner and Le Mans-winning Bentley team boss John Wickham dies aged 73
His role with the Spirit team, which brought Honda back into F1 in 1983, and the first of two stints at Bentley as team director of the organisation that triumphed at Le Mans with the Speed 8 LM-GTP coupe were just two chapters of a varied and successful motorsport management career spanning five decades.Wickham, who […]
McNish: 2026 rule changes offer Audi ‘good runway’ for F1 entry
Audi announced at the end of August that it would be entering F1 for the first time when the next set of power unit regulations are introduced for the 2026 season.The F1 entry will see Audi link up with Sauber, which currently races under the Alfa Romeo banner. Audi will supply engines to the Swiss-based […]
Wolff: New Hamilton F1 deal will be sorted in a "few hours"
Hamilton revealed at the end of last year that he planned to sign off on a contract extension with Mercedes over the winter, with his current deal coming to an end in 2023.Speaking to selected media including Autosport at the United States Grand Prix, Hamilton had said: “We are going to do another deal.“We’re going to sit […]
Vowles: I won’t turn Williams into a ‘mini-Mercedes’ F1 team
Williams announced on Friday that Vowles would be leaving his role as Mercedes’ strategy director to become its new F1 team principal after Jost Capito’s departure in December.Vowles will join a Williams team looking to bounce back from finishing last in the 2022 constructors’ championship, spending most of the season with the slowest car. He […]