To most people, the scenario facing John Judd in 1988 would be a fitting dictionary definition of stress. For its entry into Formula 1 as an engine manufacturer, the Engine Developments company he’d co-founded with Jack Brabham had undertaken to supply three teams, including Williams following its split with Honda. Its high-profile alliance with the […]
In its last season under the Alfa Romeo name, the Swiss outfit slumped from sixth to ninth in the world championship, scoring only 16 points. Bottas says the team realised that it had reached the end of the line with its 2023 car and that an all-new approach was needed as a revised design team starts […]
Mekies will officially join the soon-to-be-renamed Faenza outfit on January 1. He will work alongside CEO Peter Bayer in a two-man arrangement as former boss Franz Tost heads for retirement. Former Ferrari sporting director Mekies remains a Maranello employee until the end of this month, but he has been on gardening leave and has not […]
Two-time F1 world champion Alonso competed in endurance racing during his sabbatical from F1, winning Le Mans twice in 2018 and 2019 with Toyota’s LMP1 team as well as taking a World Endurance Championship crown. He hasn’t ruled out going back to the French endurance classic in the future even while he is still active […]
In its various guises, Sauber has launched its cars in Austria, Germany and, most often, Switzerland, with the 2023 C43 unveiled in a joint ceremony in Zurich and the team’s headquarters in Hinwil. But the outfit has never lifted the covers in the UK, something that will change ahead of the 2024 season. Speaking at […]
It feels like ages ago since Perez lived up to his once-valid ‘street race king’ moniker and won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, cutting team-mate Max Verstappen’s lead to just six points as he vowed to take the 2023 title fight all the way. His pole in the subsequent Miami Grand Prix, with Verstappen down in […]
Mercedes dominated the 2020 season by winning 13 out of 17 races, including 11 victories for world champion Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull finished a distant second with two wins for Max Verstappen, but caught up in 2021 which led to the most dramatic title showdown in recent memory. Red Bull won all but one race […]
Bottas has also admitted that his mother was initially confused by his decision to strip until she was assured that the aim was to raise funds for charity, specifically prostate cancer research. The calendar resulted from the interest in prints Bottas sold last year and was put together by photographer Paul Ripke. An initial run […]
As part of a revamp that Horner has helped provide input to, a relaunched and renamed AlphaTauri team in 2024 will forge closer ties with its sister team – and take more Red Bull parts than it has done recently. But the new closer alliance has raised eyebrows in the paddock amid concerns that the […]
The Italian manufacturer’s title sponsorship deal with the Sauber team came to an end at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, following a successful six years together. And while Alfa Romeo was linked with a possible tie-up with Haas instead, and did speak to the American-owned outfit, negotiations never got very far. Now, Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato has explained to […]