After the Saudi Arabian GP, the team announced that technical director James Key had left and that a new arrangement had been put in place headed by three technical directors, namely Peter Prodromou (aerodynamics), Davide Sanchez (car concept and performance) and Neil Houldey (engineering and design). Brown says that the changes were motivated by the […]
Asencio will head up the team’s commercial and marketing operations from New York, starting on 10 April, as the squad looks to grow its financial activities following the takeover by Dorilton Capital in August 2020. The American’s CV includes five years as UFC’s senior vice president for global partnerships, where he was responsible for all […]
From Baku onwards, the first of six sprints this year, teams have discussed a format change in which the sprint event and the grand prix each have their own qualifying sessions. The new format, which is yet to be finalised, has received universal backing as it means the sprint will no longer impact the main […]
Morbidelli enjoyed his best weekend since early 2021 last week at Rio Hondo, after qualifying fourth and finishing in that position in both the sprint race and the grand prix. It marked his best results as a factory Yamaha rider, with the 2020 championship runner-up struggling throughout 2022 in his first full season with the […]
The Austrian first arrived in F1 as a Williams shareholder in 2009, before becoming team principal and co-owner of Mercedes from 2013. He then helped lead the German manufacturer to a run of eight consecutive constructors’ championships from 2014 to 2021, with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg taking seven drivers’ titles in that period. However, Wolff […]
Hamilton noted at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that he didn’t “feel connected” to the car, and prior to the Australian GP he elaborated by suggesting the car’s cockpit is too far forward, affecting his feel for the steering. Allison says Mercedes will take advantage of the gap in the schedule before the Azerbaijan GP […]
After Max Verstappen headed a dominant Red Bull 1-2 over Sergio Perez in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, while Mercedes chalked fifth and seventh place, Russell said that he expected the Milton Keynes team to “win every single race this season”. But Mercedes’ enjoyed a notable jump in performance in Australia after using practice to […]
The Melbourne race descended into controversy as a total of four red flags and three standing starts disrupted proceedings as the field finished in a procession behind the safety car. Many felt that the decision to restart the race on lap 56 with a standing start to tee up a two-lap shootout encouraged a spate […]
Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes runs out after this season, and the team and driver have yet to settle on an agreement to extend it. While there had been some hope of the matter quickly getting sorted over last winter, the discussions have been put on hold until Wolff and Hamilton can set aside a suitable […]
The Italian squad has endured its worst start to a Formula 1 season since 2009, when it failed to score a single point in the first three races of the campaign. Its lack of performance compared to pacesetter Red Bull prompted Sainz to suggest at the Australian Grand Prix that it was in need of […]