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Month: January 2023
Vasseur “convinced” Ferrari has everything it needs to win F1 title
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker. From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to […]
Previous pressure in Formula 1 felt “very scary”
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Vettel reveals “huge” admiration for rally drivers
The recently retired F1 driver discussed his fascination of rallying ahead of this weekend’s Race of Champions in Sweden, where he will compete alongside World Rally Championship drivers past and present in Sebastien Loeb, Thierry Neuville, Petter Solberg and Oliver Solberg.Vettel revealed that he regularly follows the WRC and is in awe of the skills […]
Binotto praised for helping Vasseur’s Ferrari F1 handover
Vasseur was signed up by Ferrari in the wake of Binotto resigning last year, after feeling he did not have the necessary support of Ferrari chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna.While Binotto expressed his ‘regret’ at the time about having to leave behind a team that he felt was on the up, it appears he made sure not […]
Kubica out of F1 as Orlen moves to AlphaTauri and Alfa Romeo lands new sponsor
The Swiss team has landed a new title backer in Stake, an online gambling and casino company, and will be known as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake.Orlen entered F1 when Kubica was a race driver with Williams in 2019, and then went to Alfa Romeo the following year. With no race seat available Kubica took […]
Lawson to drive Red Bull F1 car at Bathurst
Red Bull will run the 2011-spec car in a special demonstration around the famous Mount Panorama circuit during the 12 Hour weekend.While the initial announcement didn’t name who would drive the car, prompting speculation that Daniel Ricciardo could make an appearance on home soil, it has now been confirmed that Super Formula-bound Lawson will be […]
Aitken ends Williams F1 role to focus on sportscars
Aitken has spent the past three years as reserve driver for Williams, and made his first grand prix start in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix deputising for George Russell, who in turn replaced a COVID-19-struck Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.He maintained his relationship with the Grove-based squad even after ending his full-time single-seater career in 2021 […]
Why Vasseur isn't wielding the axe on Ferrari's F1 strategy team
From the high-profile errors that derailed its bid for victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, to questions over not pitting Charles Leclerc late on at Silverstone, to the bizarre intermediate tyre qualifying gamble in Brazil, it was a recurring theme throughout the campaign.While the mistakes prompted some to suggest that Ferrari needed to be harsh […]
Ford: F1’s boom means it "requires consideration"
The iconic Blue Oval brand is understood to be in advanced talks with Red Bull about badging the team’s power units from the start of the 2026 season.There are even suggestions that the deal could be firmed up before the start of the forthcoming campaign.For now, Ford is remaining silent on the state of play […]