Gasly signed for Alpine in the wake of Fernando Alonso’s exit to Aston Martin and the team’s failure to secure Oscar Piastri’s services following a ruling by F1’s Contract Recognition Board.It marked the first F1 move outside of the Red Bull umbrella for Gasly, who has spent the entirety of his F1 career with AlphaTauri and its […]
Andretti CEO Michael Andretti has made no secret of his ambition to get his eponymous team into F1 and, although his bid for an entry was heralded by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the 10 teams in the series have been less welcoming.That stance from some of the teams, particularly Mercedes, has softened slightly with […]
His role with the Spirit team, which brought Honda back into F1 in 1983, and the first of two stints at Bentley as team director of the organisation that triumphed at Le Mans with the Speed 8 LM-GTP coupe were just two chapters of a varied and successful motorsport management career spanning five decades.Wickham, who […]
Audi announced at the end of August that it would be entering F1 for the first time when the next set of power unit regulations are introduced for the 2026 season.The F1 entry will see Audi link up with Sauber, which currently races under the Alfa Romeo banner. Audi will supply engines to the Swiss-based […]
Hamilton revealed at the end of last year that he planned to sign off on a contract extension with Mercedes over the winter, with his current deal coming to an end in 2023.Speaking to selected media including Autosport at the United States Grand Prix, Hamilton had said: “We are going to do another deal.“We’re going to sit […]
Williams announced on Friday that Vowles would be leaving his role as Mercedes’ strategy director to become its new F1 team principal after Jost Capito’s departure in December.Vowles will join a Williams team looking to bounce back from finishing last in the 2022 constructors’ championship, spending most of the season with the slowest car. He […]
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Red Bull has enjoyed its most successful F1 season to date in 2022, with Max Verstappen wrapping up his second consecutive drivers’ world title and the team finally dethroning Mercedes in the constructors’ championship, its first teams’ trophy since 2013.The successor to the Red Bull RB18 will therefore have a tough act to follow and […]
Vowles was announced on Friday as the new Williams team principal, bringing an end to a long and successful career at Mercedes.And while Mercedes has long benefited from Vowles’ involvement, and will lose his valuable input, in terms of strategy it has emerged that there had already been a shift in approach from the middle […]
Williams announced on Friday that Vowles, who has served as the motorsport strategy director for Mercedes the past four years, would be taking over as its F1 chief following the departure of Jost Capito in December.Vowles has been a key part of Mercedes’ senior leadership in F1 throughout its recent domination, working closely with team […]