Perez finished second in the 2023 championship on just under half the number of points of team-mate Max Verstappen, who took an unprecedented 19 race wins as Red Bull enjoyed total dominance with its RB19. Following a bright start in which he won two races and ran Verstappen close in the standings, the wheels fell off Perez’s […]
The seven-time world champion’s Mercedes squad knew early on this season that its W14 car was not competitive, and it embarked on a concept overhaul that was in part ready for the Monaco Grand Prix. But the team quickly concluded that even the steps it made this year were not enough, and it is working […]
But the shockwaves from the FIA’s decision to declare that it was looking into a potential conflict of interest over the passing of confidential information between the Wolffs are going to stick around for a while. There remains a bitter aftertaste to all that has happened because no parties have come out of the events […]
This year the event took place in Baku, not far from the street circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 race since 2017. The Gala is perhaps the biggest gathering of racing people away from the intensity of the competition – and it always prompts some moments of reflection and intrigue. Friday night was no […]
Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda represent the most experienced driver line-up that the team has employed since its first season as Toro Rosso in 2006. Owner Red Bull has reaffirmed its commitment to moving the Faenza organisation up the grid under the new management team of CEO Peter Bayer and team principal Laurent Mekies. A new […]
The Milton Keynes-based squad is coming off the back of a truly dominant 2023 campaign where it won all but one race en route to capturing both the constructors’ and drivers’ crowns with Max Verstappen. But despite the scale of its record-breaking feats, the team is not getting complacent that its current advantage will be […]
On Tuesday, the F1 Academy managing director and spouse of Toto Wolff, the Mercedes motorsport boss, were set to be the subject of an investigation by the FIA Compliance Department. This followed highly dubious media reports that Toto Wolff had raised comments in a meeting between Formula 1 team principals that could have only come […]
F1 cars are incredibly complex machines which take several years plus millions of dollars to design and build before heading to a track. A key component of that is the steering wheel. Of course, it is essential for every car, but the F1 steering wheel is unlike any that is seen on the road. Over […]
The FIA issued a statement earlier this week indicating that its compliance department was “looking into the matter” of an allegation that confidential information had been passed from an FOM employee to a team principal, while not naming the Wolffs. However, it was a clear reference to the couple in the wake of a magazine […]
Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi’s 2026 entry with Sauber. One of his biggest early decisions was to restructure the technical departments, creating three clear pillars with their own responsibilities. While two of the three technical directors are still on gardening leave after signing from rival […]