Last Sunday at Mugello, Marc Marquez met with Shinji Aoyama – the second-highest ranking executive at Honda Motor Company – to discuss the crisis that HRC is going through in MotoGP and to convey his frustration at the lack of a reaction. The meeting took place at Honda’s motorhome, starting at 11am and lasting for […]
During the off-season Vowles moved from a Mercedes team that won eight consecutive world championships to a squad that finished bottom in four of the past five seasons. After years of under-investment, Williams’ facilities were always going to pale compared to those of the Brackley squad. But Vowles has discovered some elements that are a […]
Following the winter departure of team boss Andreas Seidl, who moved to become CEO at Sauber, Stella and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown completed a major review of the heritage outfit’s leadership structure. This led to the immediate exit of executive technical director James Key, who has since been signed by Seidl. He was replaced […]
Among other duties, Vowles was in charge of Mercedes’ young driver programme before joining Williams as a team principal this year. Under his watch Mercedes recruited several top-line prospects, including Italian prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli who is rapidly rising through the single-seater ranks. Now 16, Antonelli smashed through the karting pyramid in 2018 and 2019, […]
F1 reduced its carbon footprint by 17% over the first two full years of the initiative up to 2021, with last season’s figures yet to be finalised. The 2030 deadline was announced in November 2019 following a year of research by F1 that also involved stakeholders such as the FIA, teams and race promoters. Ongoing […]
The topic of eFuels has been pushed more into the spotlight by Formula 1’s drive to utilise a 100% sustainable drop-in fuel for its next generation of engines in 2026. This follows the World Rally Championship in 2022 introducing a blend of synthetic and biofuel, which it claims is 100% renewable, and for this season […]
The Spaniard suffered a bruising weekend at Mugello, crashing heavily twice on Saturday – the second one seeing him hitting a barrier lining the track. After qualifying 19th, Fernandez struggled to 17th in the race. Having been unable to sleep much the night before the grand prix due to the pain from his crashes, Fernandez […]
The change in how air behaves over the top of the sidepod may appear to be quite subtle, which is why teams have long played down the significance of the performance gain from this area of the car. However, as McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained, the real gains from shifting sidepods are far […]
The 2020 world champion crashed during the second practice session of the Italian GP weekend and fractured the little finger on his right hand. He withdrew from the remainder of the Italian GP with the hopes of being fit enough to race at the Sachsenring this weekend. However, Honda has now confirmed the Spaniard will […]
After the cancellation of last month’s race, its promoter Formula Imola agreed with the Italian body ASN and F1 to donate the top three trophies and the winning constructors’ version to a charity auction. In addition, Pirelli offered the pole position tyre award, while podium sparkling wine supplier Ferrari Trento donated a bottle of the […]