There has been an increased focus on teams working together over recent weeks off the back of dramatic improvements that AlphaTauri made thanks to its closer ties to Red Bull. Ahead of a 2024 season, where AlphaTauri intends to use many more customer Red Bull parts than it has done in the recent past, some […]
On Thursday Hamilton went to both the racing team in Brackley and the HPP engine division in Brixworth for a final debrief on 2023 before heading for his winter break. He says the mood in the camp is “positive” after the team secured second place in the constructors’ championship despite a difficult season that saw […]
Stella was formerly a McLaren executive director but took over the day-to-day running of the F1 squad following the winter departure of team principal Andreas Seidl to Sauber. Seidl remains highly rated in the paddock, but Stella gained plaudits throughout 2023 for overhauling the McLaren technical structure, which paved the way for an aggressive run […]
The Pramac Ducati rider emerged as eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia’s toughest competitor for the 2023 title, winning four grands prix and nine sprints. Martin kept the championship battle going to the final race of the year but ultimately came up short after a tangle with Marc Marquez ended his Valencia Grand Prix and handed the […]
Red Bull chief technical officer Newey is widely recognised as one of the greatest F1 engineers of all time and is credited with penning 10 cars that have claimed the world constructors’ championship. Reflecting on his decorated career earlier this year, Newey outlined that not directly crossing paths with Lewis Hamilton and Alonso, in addition […]
Perez finished second in the 2023 championship on just under half the number of points of team-mate Max Verstappen, who took an unprecedented 19 race wins as Red Bull enjoyed total dominance with its RB19. Following a bright start in which he won two races and ran Verstappen close in the standings, the wheels fell off Perez’s […]
The seven-time world champion’s Mercedes squad knew early on this season that its W14 car was not competitive, and it embarked on a concept overhaul that was in part ready for the Monaco Grand Prix. But the team quickly concluded that even the steps it made this year were not enough, and it is working […]
But the shockwaves from the FIA’s decision to declare that it was looking into a potential conflict of interest over the passing of confidential information between the Wolffs are going to stick around for a while. There remains a bitter aftertaste to all that has happened because no parties have come out of the events […]
This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017. The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue. Friday night was no […]
The MotoGP season ushered in a new look in 2023 as the championship introduced shorter sprint races to its weekend schedule at all events. Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia secured a second consecutive world title after coming through a hard fought battle with Pramac Ducati’s Martin, clinching the crown at last month’s Valencia season finale. The […]