Ocon is out of contract at Alpine at the end of this season. He was signed by the Mercedes junior programme during his 2015 title-winning GP3 Series campaign and given his relationship with the team’s boss Toto Wolff, he is seen as a candidate to replace Hamilton. Addressing the speculation for the first time, Ocon […]
According to Vowles, Hamilton’s shock departure will inevitably be a blow to Mercedes, but he believes all parties will come out stronger. “I actually think it’s good for the sport,” he said at the launch of Williams’ 2024 livery. “It’ll be good for Lewis, because he’ll learn from it and he will challenge himself. “It’s not […]
The Milton Keynes-based squad is due to reveal its 2024 challenger at its factory next week and is well aware that there is little reason to do anything dramatically different after such a crushingly dominant campaign in 2023. But chief technical officer Adrian Newey is mindful that, while it has been the benchmark squad so […]
Albon has been linked to various top teams in recent weeks, including a return to Red Bull and a move to Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton from 2025 onwards. “Should any decision go that way, it’s because I’m very clear in my mind that I’ve made decisions that are correct for the team’s long-term goals […]
In the wake of unspecified claims that are understood to have been made against him by a female employee, parent company Red Bull in Austria has opened up an official probe into the matter. A statement issued by it on Monday said: “After being made aware of certain recent allegations, the company launched an independent […]
Governance and regulatory director Pierre Ketterer and head of commercial legal affairs Edward Floydd, both of whom had a hand in Concorde Agreement negotiations on behalf of the FIA, are departing. Ketterer, who will take up a new role at the International Olympic Committee in April, joined the FIA in 2010. He has long been […]
Last year the team had Stake backing for the first time and the sponsor was even integrated into the full name of the outfit, then called Alfa Romeo. However, in countries where the promotion of gambling companies is not permitted, the team used the logos of Stake’s sister company Kick, even producing a special livery […]
The new F1 season is on the horizon with teams set to travel to Bahrain for pre-season testing, where fans will get a glimpse into who may – or may not – be competitive. Drivers will once again kickstart an F1 campaign at Bahrain International Circuit with pre-season testing on the 21-23 February in the […]
The Swiss outfit has taken advantage of a two-year gap between its Alfa Romeo deal and the switch to full Audi works branding in 2026 to introduce a fluo green and black livery for its first season with Stake as sole title sponsor. The C44 will be shaken down by Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu […]
Following his impressive performances with Williams, Albon had been linked to a Red Bull return in 2025, which still has a vacancy for Sergio Perez’s current seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen. With uncertainty over Albon’s contract situation, which was believed to make him a free agent at the end of 2024, Lewis Hamilton’s shock […]