It has been a chance for the pair to digest the events of the previous campaign, run through developments over the winter and talk through aims and ambitions for the battle ahead. They were the perfect opportunity for the pair to spend a good deal of time together, better grasp each other’s mindset and get […]
Komatsu took over from Guenther Steiner at the start of this year, after team owner Gene Haas felt it was time for the squad to embark on a change of direction to move itself off the bottom of the constructors’ championship. It is understood that one of the key disagreement points between Haas and Steiner […]
The shock news emerged on Thursday that Hamilton will join Ferrari for 2025. This comes only a week after Ferrari re-signed Leclerc, and McLaren retained Norris on “multi-year” extensions. While Hamilton’s move underlines that F1 driver contracts may contain exit clauses, Mercedes team boss Wolff appears to have poured cold water on the prospect of […]
It makes little sense for the American outfit to abandon its project just in case it gets a reprieve ahead of 2028, and the scale of progress it has made so far on its F1 ambitions was made public recently. This was after it revealed images of its wind tunnel model, and they offered up […]
Liberty Media and Formula 1 have done some great things for the championship since 2017, but last week they scored what some may see as an own goal. Exactly seven years and seven days after the official handover from former boss Bernie Ecclestone to new CEO Chase Carey, F1 issued a statement explaining why a […]
That comes down to typical sportsperson bravado – but the psychological boost of such an approach, to take the positives and shut out the negativity, has long been clear at the top level of all sporting echelons. So, when Russell said in an interview with select media including Autosport at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand […]
Speaking the day after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari for 2025 was announced, Wolff said he has no concerns about potentially having to block the flow of information on future development to Hamilton, suggesting that it’s too early to make a call on how that process might work. Logic suggests that Hamilton will henceforth be […]
Compared to the colour scheme the American team ran on its VF-23 2023 car, the new livery is not a substantial change, with the main area of alteration being the upper nose section. This is now predominantly black compared to being white last year, which makes the VF-24 appear dark from all angles compared to […]
The team is looking to build on the development trajectory that it pursued during 2023 and the most obvious alteration is the design of the sidepods. This is a continuation of the development made by Haas at the United States Grand Prix last season. Its ability to fully commit to the downwash ramp-style sidepod solution […]
On Thursday it was revealed that Hamilton will leave Mercedes to join rival Ferrari from the start of the 2025 season. Top drivers who change teams are often joined by staff with whom they worked at their previous outfits, either because they specifically ask trusted colleagues to join them or because the individuals concerned enjoy […]