Where once the F1 field was full of vibrant liveries that really stood out, F1’s latest ground effect era has witnessed teams strip back to as much bare carbon fibre as possible in a bid to save critical weight from their heavy cars. It is a trend that shows no sign of abating – as […]
Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl. Meanwhile Audi has been developing its power unit at a dedicated new F1 facility at its Neuberg base. However, last year key F1 advocate CEO Markus Duesmann […]
News emerged on the morning of 1 February, a day after Hamilton informed Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff over breakfast, that the seven-time champion would join Ferrari for the start of 2025. Given the story leaked first, Mercedes and Ferrari did not formally confirm the shock switch until they coordinated their announcements later that evening. […]
The team founded by ex-racer Cecchinello has been competing with Honda equipment since its entry into the premier class in 2006 with Casey Stoner. It has accumulated four victories since then, three with Cal Crutchlow and the most recent with Alex Rins at last year’s United States Grand Prix, also the latest win for a Honda rider […]
Despite his success in sprints in recent seasons, Verstappen has made it clear he is not a fan of having an extra event tacked on to the weekend. This year’s timetable has been changed, with the shootout on Friday followed by the sprint and main qualifying on Saturday. The key change is that while previously […]
Bartolini’s recruitment is the result of a drive from Yamaha in a bid to improve its form, after going from title contenders in 2021 and 2022 to a first winless season in 20 years in 2023. The Italian previously served as Gigi Dall’Igna’s right-hand man at Ducati before he was approached by Yamaha. The Japanese […]
The French manufacturer has been bracing itself for some early struggles, with the performance of its new A524 in Bahrain testing last week suggesting it will be battling at the back of the field – and could even be last. But while it has not been shying away from its competitive reality, Alpine team principal […]
It is a move that has been viewed by some as the ultimate way to wind up its rival – in showing that it believes it can make work designs that its competitor could not. And based on the form showed by the RB20 in last week’s test in Bahrain, all the indications are there […]
At the time, it was believed that the Brackley-based outfit had done it as a diversionary pre-season tactic to throw rivals off the scent about what it was really up to. After all, teams aren’t allowed to fit redundant suspension elements on cars. Mercedes W15 fake arm Photo by: Mercedes AMG It has turned out, […]
The American-owned outfit finished bottom of the constructors’ championship in 2023 after Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg found themselves struggling for pace in races thanks to tyre issues. Well aware of how much the problem held it back, Haas headed into F1’s pre-season test in Bahrain last week with a complete focus on race-distance runs […]