Things haven’t been entirely plain sailing for Leclerc since the 2020 season. As rapid as he is, he finds himself behind team-mate Carlos Sainz in the points. From time to time, Ferrari has technically and operationally fallen behind the other leading teams, but there have been a few mistakes from the cockpit too. Super-quick, exciting, […]
Marquez, who will depart Honda for the Gresini Ducati team in 2024, made the remarks in the run-up to this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, the scene of his only podium finish of the 2022 season. Despite Phillip Island’s reputation as a track where the rider makes more of the difference than the […]
Amid the eight-time constructors’ champion’s ongoing ground-effect struggles, technical director Mike Elliott and chief technical officer James Allison swapped roles back in April. Allison has alluded to this change leading to a shift in how Hamilton, who has cited a ‘constantly improving process’, and Russell are involved in the work back at the Brackley factory. […]
As it heads to a fresh identity under new team leadership in 2024, there has been a noticeable shift in its approach to the driver line-up too. Gone is the priority to focus on youth and bring on the latest Red Bull rookies, to see if they have what it takes to cut it in […]
Despite Andretti Formula having been given the seal of approval by the FIA to join the Formula 1 grid, its entrance to the series is still far from guaranteed. The key factor now is that it must agree commercial terms with FOM before it will officially be granted a slot. This demand for there to […]
After a frustrating run with just one point in eight weekends, the team made a significant step in Qatar, where Valtteri Bottas claimed eighth and Zhou Guanyu ninth. The six points moved Alfa up to eighth place in the championship table, ahead of Haas, leaving it just seven points behind Williams. While Williams has made it clear […]
With no woman having ever competed in a full season of MotoGP or Moto2 – Gina Bovaird remains the only woman to have ever started a premier class race, albeit in the largely boycotted 1982 500cc French Grand Prix – and with just a handful having ridden in Moto3, top tier motorcycle racing can be […]
Entering its third year of racing around the Hard Rock Stadium – the home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team – the ‘Grand Tour Experience’ allows for three different perspectives of on-track F1 and support race action. Spectators will be able to choose the grandstand they would like to watch Sunday’s race from, and there […]
The Spaniard was amongst the strongest riders during the Mandalika weekend, qualifying second and leading the sprint until tyre wear dropped him to fourth. After long-time leader Jorge Martin crashed out of Sunday’s grand prix on lap 13, Vinales headed the field until the 20th tour when eventual winner Francesco Bagnaia came through. Vinales trailed… Continue […]
In 2000 Stella joined Ferrari as engineer, working with an all-star line-up including Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, Nikolas Tombazis, James Allison and engine guru Pino D’Agostino. Speaking on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Stella explained the “continuity and seniority” from Ferrari’s golden era of success are still valid ingredients today as he […]