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 […]
Year: 2023
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 […]
No Ferrari number one driver, but Vasseur won't hesitate to "take action"
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both won races for Ferrari last year, but it was Leclerc who finished second in the championship, 62 points clear of Sainz, who admitted he struggled to adapt to the Ferrari F1-75 car as quickly as his team-mate.Talk of team orders between Leclerc and Sainz emerged as early as round […]
Alfa Romeo appoints Alessandro Alunni Bravi as F1 team chief
Following the departure of Sauber CEO and Alfa Romeo F1 boss Frederic Vasseur to Ferrari in December, Sauber signed ex-McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl to take over as CEO.It was also confirmed at the time that Sauber – which operates the Alfa Romeo F1 team – would be splitting the roles, and was still looking […]
Mercedes' greatest F1 and grand prix drivers of all time
Although it didn’t appear in the first Formula 1 world championship in 1950, as Ferrari did, the legend of the Silver Arrows had already been forged before the Second World War.For this list, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner assesses the amount of success the drivers scored with Mercedes, the impact they had on the team […]
Pedrosa to make KTM MotoGP wildcard outing in Spanish GP
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