Glance around the paddock now at any club race meeting and the sight is very different to those of yesteryear. Even at the most grassroots of events, there will still be scores of large transporters and big awnings from teams and preparers that are running multiple cars.Gone are the daysContinue Reading
Formula 1’s first-ever livery launch which gathered all 10 teams brought elements of a race weekend to the one-off event, including the return of the divisive topic of booing certain stars.Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and reigning world champion Max Verstappen received poor receptions, while the mention of theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has explained why he is so ‘invigorated’ by his move to Ferrari as he made his first UK appearance for the squad at Formula 1’s season launch event.When Hamilton was put on the spot to sum up his high-profile move to the Scuderia in one word, the seven-timeContinue Reading
Attendance at Formula 1’s glitzy season launch was mandatory for the teams. Some came willingly, others less so.Time was tight so each outfit was given just seven minutes to play with. How did they do? Here is our ranking of each presentation.10. Mercedes Mercedes F1 W16Photo by: Getty Images Long afterContinue Reading
Gabriel Gomez extended his lead in the Formula Winter Series standings after continuing his perfect podium record for the year in Valencia.The US Racing driver started on pole for all three races at Circuit Ricardo Tormo last weekend but only converted one into victory which came in the opening half-hourContinue Reading
London on Tuesday night, Fiorano by Wednesday morning; Ferrari’s key personnel either took a private plane directly from the F175 launch event at the O2 Arena (significantly likely), or hotfooted it to Stansted for the Ryanair flight to Bologna.Actually, that eventuality might be a little less likely… can you imagineContinue Reading
Zak Brown believes McLaren is commercially the most successful team in Formula 1 history after taking its first constructors’ title for 26 years in 2024. It began last season with 53 partners, which was the most on the F1 grid when teams lined up for the Bahrain opener in March.When BrownContinue Reading
There was one line in the middle of F175 livery launch event that particularly stood out.Above all the whooping every time Lewis Hamilton’s image was shown on the big stage. And the booing of Christian Horner and Max Verstappen. More poignant too than the loudest jeers of all, which wereContinue Reading
The 40th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 victory will be celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Members’ Meeting with Bruno Senna driving his uncle’s winning Lotus.Senna Sr burst onto the F1 scene in 1984, after a successful junior single-seater career, and came close to triumphing in the rain-shortened MonacoContinue Reading
Marc Marquez believes he will continue to enjoy a harmonious relationship with Francesco Bagnaia after joining him at the factory Ducati team in MotoGP this year.Marquez’s move to the Italian marque alongside two-time champion Bagnaia has created the kind of all-star line-up not seen in MotoGP since Valentino Rossi andContinue Reading