Things haven’t been entirely plain sailing for Leclerc since the 2020 season. As rapid as he is, he finds himself behind team-mate Carlos Sainz in the points. From time to time, Ferrari has technically and operationally fallen behind the other leading teams, but there have been a few mistakes from the cockpit too. Super-quick, exciting, […]
Amid the eight-time constructors’ champion’s ongoing ground-effect struggles, technical director Mike Elliott and chief technical officer James Allison swapped roles back in April. Allison has alluded to this change leading to a shift in how Hamilton, who has cited a ‘constantly improving process’, and Russell are involved in the work back at the Brackley factory. […]
As it heads to a fresh identity under new team leadership in 2024, there has been a noticeable shift in its approach to the driver line-up too. Gone is the priority to focus on youth and bring on the latest Red Bull rookies, to see if they have what it takes to cut it in […]
Despite Andretti Formula having been given the seal of approval by the FIA to join the Formula 1 grid, its entrance to the series is still far from guaranteed. The key factor now is that it must agree commercial terms with FOM before it will officially be granted a slot. This demand for there to […]
After a frustrating run with just one point in eight weekends, the team made a significant step in Qatar, where Valtteri Bottas claimed eighth and Zhou Guanyu ninth. The six points moved Alfa up to eighth place in the championship table, ahead of Haas, leaving it just seven points behind Williams. While Williams has made it clear […]
Entering its third year of racing around the Hard Rock Stadium – the home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team – the ‘Grand Tour Experience’ allows for three different perspectives of on-track F1 and support race action. Spectators will be able to choose the grandstand they would like to watch Sunday’s race from, and there […]
In 2000 Stella joined Ferrari as engineer, working with an all-star line-up including Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, Nikolas Tombazis, James Allison and engine guru Pino D’Agostino. Speaking on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Stella explained the “continuity and seniority” from Ferrari’s golden era of success are still valid ingredients today as he […]
F1 Academy commenced this season but drew criticism for its lack of exposure, with the races being condensed into highlight clips rather than gaining live broadcasts. While the series did visit topflight venues such as the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Barcelona, Zandvoort and Monza, it has not supported an F1 round. That is until […]
In June, the Renault Group parent company announced that it had sold a 24% stake in its grand prix team to an investor group in exchange for €200million. It valued the whole outfit at €900m. The consortium is made up of Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Efforts Investments – the latter led by […]
With both F1 world titles wrapped up at the last two rounds, as Max Verstappen collected the drivers’ crown in Qatar while Red Bull wrapped up the constructors’ in Japan, it is a five-race blast to the finish of the 2023 season. Sergio Perez will look to defend second place in the standings from Lewis […]