In its final year under the Alfa Romeo identity, the team had a disappointing season, finishing only ninth in the world championship, with Bottas logging two eighth places and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu never bettering ninth. Having observed the process of change that the Swiss outfit is undergoing ahead of the entry of Audi in […]
That choice was made by Red Bull and McLaren when the current regulations were introduced in 2022, and new Sauber technical director James Key was still working at the latter team. The success of Red Bull’s RB18 and RB19 models and McLaren’s surge in form last year inevitably led other teams to examine the option, […]
The energy drinks company said that an external barrister had been appointed to probe the complaints, as it emphasised it was taking the matter seriously. Red Bull did not detail the nature of the allegations, but Horner himself has strongly denied any wrongdoing. A statement issued by the Red Bull company on Monday said: “After […]
The double diffuser Brawn BGP 001 2009 double diffuser detail view Photo by: Giorgio Piola Firstly, let’s wind it back to 2009, a turbulent period which had seen Honda quit F1 amid the global financial crisis at the end of the previous season. Its works outfit was subject to a management buyout that resulted in […]
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 […]