Allison returned to front-line duty last year as part of a job swap with Mike Elliott, who wanted to step away from the technical director position and originally moved into the chief technology officer position before leaving the squad at the end the season. While at the time it was unclear how long Allison would […]
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Why Williams F1 is no longer living “hand-to-mouth”
With investment and commitment in place from owners Dorilton, incoming team boss Vowles has been backed to make sweeping changes in a bid to restore the winner of seven drivers’ and nine constructors’ titles to its former glory. Williams has suffered from years of underinvestment that gradually turned it from a benchmark into a backmarker. […]
F1 factory switch no excuse for mid-season slump
Following its purchase by a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium in 2018, Aston Martin has been more comfortable financially – allowing the team to leave the factory it outgrew and move into a new, purpose-built Silverstone-based campus. The switch was made during the course of the 2023 F1 season, with a new wind tunnel having recently been […]
Red Bull/AlphaTauri alliance won’t bring major benefits
As part of an effort to resurrect the fortunes of the Italian AlphaTauri outfit, its owner Red Bull has overhauled its infrastructure and the way it works. The soon-to-be-renamed squad has a new team principal in Laurent Mekies, and it is set to increase the number of parts that it takes from the Red Bull squad. There […]
When Alonso and Norris almost tasted success at Daytona 24 Hours
The forthcoming Daytona 24 Hours features a plethora of ex-F1 stars who have all made the transition to endurance racing. Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and Romain Grosjean are just a few names in this year’s 24-hour race, which takes place at the prestigious Daytona Speedway as part of America’s IMSA SportsCar Championship on the 27-28 January. […]
New Haas F1 car should suit Magnussen better, says boss Komatsu
Kevin Magnussen struggled at times throughout last season to get as much out of the team’s 2023 challenger as team-mate Nico Hulkenberg because its characteristics did not suit his style. His preference to carry speed through a corner, which demands a car handles the transition from braking on the approach and turn-in well, was not […]
Brad Pitt F1 film hits Daytona 24 Hours, Bruckheimer named Grand Marshal
Filming at Daytona will revolve around the 992-shape #120 Porsche 911 GT3 R entered by fictional team Chip Hart Racing – which is run in real life by Wright Motorsports for Adam Adelson, Elliott Skeer, Jan Haylen and Frederic Makowiecki. Their names are absent from car, however, which instead features Sonny Hayes (which is Pitt’s character […]
Is McLaren yet to unlock Norris’s full F1 potential?
Off the back of his most successful season in F1, Norris has strengthened his status as the Woking-based squad’s lead driver, having scored more than twice as many points as rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri and achieved seven podium finishes – more than in his first four campaigns combined. Yet, a feeling of unfinished business still […]
New AlphaTauri F1 name leak suggests end of ‘Racing Bulls’ title
The Faenza-based squad has been open that it will race with a new team name in 2024, as part of a reinvigoration undertaken by owner Red Bull. It wanted to move away from the AlphaTauri name, which is a clothing company owned by Red Bull, and embark on a different path. There had been anticipation […]
Driver killed in car crash at Miami F1 track
Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that the driver died when he was ejected from a grey Dodge coupe at 1:45pm local time on the southbound off-ramp of the Florida Turnpike that leads to Northwest 199th Street. His car slammed into a wall of the bridge and then appeared to have somersaulted over the barrier and off […]