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Red Bull has enjoyed its most successful F1 season to date in 2022, with Max Verstappen wrapping up his second consecutive drivers’ world title and the team finally dethroning Mercedes in the constructors’ championship, its first teams’ trophy since 2013.The successor to the Red Bull RB18 will therefore have a tough act to follow and […]
Vowles was announced on Friday as the new Williams team principal, bringing an end to a long and successful career at Mercedes.And while Mercedes has long benefited from Vowles’ involvement, and will lose his valuable input, in terms of strategy it has emerged that there had already been a shift in approach from the middle […]
Williams announced on Friday that Vowles, who has served as the motorsport strategy director for Mercedes the past four years, would be taking over as its F1 chief following the departure of Jost Capito in December.Vowles has been a key part of Mercedes’ senior leadership in F1 throughout its recent domination, working closely with team […]
F1’s biggest teams have other racing programmes or non-motorsport technology departments into which they have moved personnel, as they’ve downsized to meet the requirements of the cap.However, staff can be switched back to F1 as and when needed, and their time allocated to the cap.Szafnauer suggests that while Alpine benefited initially from already being the […]
F1 introduced its first set of financial regulations for the 2021 season, restricting teams to a yearly budget of $145 million. This was initially set to fall by $5m per year, but extra allowances were made to consider the economic climate and soaring inflation rates for 2023.While F1’s biggest operations – Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari – […]
The British Grand Prix has become one of the most popular races on the F1 calendar amid the series’ current boom, boasting sell-out crowds since the return of fans to sporting events last year.A record crowd of 400,000 fans was recorded over three days for last year’s race, won by Carlos Sainz for Ferrari, exceeding […]
A teaser for the new season revealed it will be released on 24 February, a week before the 2023 season opening Bahrain Grand Prix.The latest season will recap the dramatic 2022 F1 season, which saw Max Verstappen take his second consecutive drivers’ championship.The new trailer shows F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali discussing the rules change which […]
After a difficult 2021 season that saw it pick up just 13 points, Alfa Romeo made an impressive start to last year as new signing Valtteri Bottas helped establish the team as regular points scorers.Alfa Romeo benefitted from being the only team that had got close to the weight limit under the new regulations, allowing […]
The German manufacturer is aiming to bounce back from a disappointing 2022 F1 campaign when it slipped to third in the world constructors’ championship behind Red Bull and Ferrari, as the team struggled to get on top of the porpoising and bouncing problems that plagued its car ride and performance in the early rounds.Through a […]