Audi is in the process of taking over Bottas’s current employer Sauber ahead of its long-awaited grand prix return in two years’ time. Until then, the Swiss squad will run under the Stake F1 Team moniker. Bottas, who moved from Mercedes to Sauber for 2022, is entering the final year of his contract. The team […]
Let’s take a look at some of the car’s more impressive details, while also uncovering what changes Red Bull made during the course of the season to ensure its dominance. Photo by: Giorgio Piola Red Bull Racing wheelbase comparison (Anti-dive, inset) A comparison of the RB18 and RB19’s front suspension arrangements showing not only how […]
The McLaren driver gets on well with Verstappen and, amid the surge that his squad enjoyed over the second half of last season, found himself sometimes battling for position with his Red Bull rival. But the way that he has sometimes appeared to make passes easy for Verstappen, rather than be ultra tough with his […]
The AMR24 challenger will be revealed at Silverstone on 12 February. This date was first announced in an email sent to members of the team’s I / AM fan campaign, which is also inviting people to enter a competition to attend the unveiling. Aston Martin is the fourth team to go public with its 2024 […]
The American, who is about to embark on his second season for Williams, made the move from F2 to F1 ahead of his rookie campaign for the Grove-based squad last year. And he believes that, while there were aspects of F2 that helped put him in good stead for the top tier, there were a […]
Qatar sprint race winner Piastri earned plenty of plaudits throughout his maiden year in F1 and notably did not shy away from battling hard with his more experienced colleagues. George Russell copped a five-second penalty for running off track while working to pass Piastri in Austin before Yuki Tsunoda spun in Mexico after attempting to […]
The radical overhaul of the technical rules for 2022 shifted the aerodynamic bias, with the underside of the car taking the priority over top surfaces to produce 60% of total downforce. Given the scale of the revamp, teams have battled porpoising and bouncing while – behind runaway champion Red Bull – the competitive order has […]
This resulted in a large-scale update arriving in Monaco with further adaptations being implemented throughout the remainder of the season. Let’s take a detailed look at some of the car’s finer details in full, and how that big development programme was rolled out to overtake Ferrari for second place in the Constructors’ Championship. Photo by: […]
A new chassis, new front and rear suspension, new gearbox and honed aerodynamics and sidepods will be the most visual changes to its heavily revised challenger. In Formula 1, though, the devil is in the detail, and it will be in areas nigh on impossible to spot – like the underfloor, its aero platform concept […]
The Hinwil organisation, which will run under the Stake F1 banner for two interim seasons before the entry of the German manufacturer, is currently being built up with extra staff and improved facilities. However, Key, who joined in September, concedes that the job won’t be completed in time for Audi’s entry under the new regulations […]