Renault has also introduced a similar position at its power unit base in Viry, promoting Audrey Vastroux, who has been with the organisation for 18 years. The new roles are part of an ongoing restructuring that followed the departure of team principal Otmar Szafnauer last summer. Alpine vice-president of motorsports Bruno Famin took Szafnauer’s job, […]
Sargeant struggled through his rookie year with Williams, having an early tendency to overdrive a difficult to handle FW45 to keep up with team-mate Alex Albon. While the Floridian made gains through the latter half of the year, which saw him rewarded with a second year, he still only ended the season with just one […]
As well as RB moving away from being just a training ground for junior drivers, the squad has been open about forging closer ties with sister squad Red Bull that extends to a technical alliance. PLUS: How the renewed Red Bull influence is presence in RB’s new F1 car It was never likely that this […]
Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Maranello in 2025 and extended deals for Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at their respective Ferrari and McLaren teams were the first steps in what is expected to be a busy silly season. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are among the many drivers on the current grid who […]
Hamilton dropped a bombshell on Mercedes last week when he told the squad that he had activated an early exit from his deal so he can join Ferrari in 2025. The switch immediately opened up suggestions that other senior staff at Mercedes – such as his engineer Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington – could follow him as […]
Albon has been the subject of intense speculation over his future in recent weeks, with reports linking him to Red Bull as Sergio Perez‘s replacement, as well as the vacant Mercedes seat in the wake of Lewis Hamilton‘s shock Ferrari move for 2025. While speculative reports Red Bull offered Albon a multi-year contract from 2025 […]
The US-based company had a low-key arrangement with the team last season that covered the three American races in Miami, Austin and Las Vegas. That has now extended to a full global partnership with its logos featured on the cars and on drivers’ overalls. Founded in 2004, Nasdaq-listed Celsius Holdings sold an 8.5% share of […]
The Enstone-based outfit revealed a virtually all-new challenger for 2024 at its factory on Wednesday, with technical director Matt Harman claiming that the only carry-over component from last season was the steering wheel. It hopes that the aggressive targets the team has set for the new car, which was only finished in the early hours […]
Recent months have seen more and more venues sign up for the long term. The number of races with their slots guaranteed until at least 2030 is in double figures, with Melbourne leading the way thanks to its 2037 end date. On the F1 side, the longer deals give the organisation a steady flow of […]
The team, which launched its new VCARB 01 in Las Vegas late on Thursday night, will continue with its most experienced ever line-up this season, with Ricciardo joined by Yuki Tsunoda. PLUS: How the renewed Red Bull influence is present in RB’s new F1 car The Australian said the move away from being focused on […]