Mohammed Ben Sulayem found himself the subject of a damning letter from the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association last week at a crucial time as he is rapidly approaching another election year.During his tenure as FIA president, Ben Sulayem has trodden the political minefield while wearing magnetic boots.From his preposterous attentionContinue Reading
Both Aston Martin and Red Bull have access to good wind tunnels and have produced – certainly in Red Bull’s case – some exceptional machinery over the past couple of years. Choosing to throw millions at a new wind tunnel, since a new facility doesn’t guarantee performance, is something of aContinue Reading
Becoming Team Principal for Haas’ F1 team this year, Ayao Komatsu came from an engineering background, a rather unusual route for a Team Principal but one that he believes gives him an important perspective while pushing Haas towards the front of the grid. Stuart Codling got together with Ayao KomatsuContinue Reading
Formula 1 has announced a multi-year partnership with Nestle, with its KitKat brand named “the Official Chocolate Bar” of the championship.The new deal will mean KitKat branding will be present at F1 races in the form of trackside advertising, with an F1 press release announcing the deal also claiming fansContinue Reading
Ferrari will be hoping its fans will be entertained by a new collaboration with Paramount Pictures ahead of the release of Gladiator II.A sequel to the 2000 smash hit starring Russell Crowe, Gladiator II is due for release this Friday (15 November) and the film is set to temporarily swapContinue Reading
In his lengthy motorsport career which has spanned “so many eras”, Trevor Foster has filled almost every conceivable role in racing organisations. Working his way through the ranks from a humble mechanic to becoming a race engineer, he has taken the plunge of running his own single-seater outfit, been aContinue Reading
HRC rider Luca Marini feels Ducati is “destroying the championship” with its current dominance – but Honda has the potential to be second-best to it in MotoGP.In 2024 Ducati has been victorious in all but one Sunday race, while Honda’s downward trend has continued as it struggled to even breakContinue Reading
Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu revealed he “never expected” Alpine to secure its double podium in Brazil that vaulted it to sixth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings – but he pointed to the positive performance displayed by future driver Esteban Ocon.Alpine has struggled all year following a poor openingContinue Reading
TGM Grand Prix is in danger of dropping off the Super Formula grid as it struggles to find drivers with the requisite financial backing.Team owner Kazuhiro Ikeda conceded during last weekend’s Suzuka finale that the Servus Japan-run outfit’s future in Japan’s top single-seaters hangs in the balance, amid an apparentContinue Reading
Hyundai’s revised 2025 World Rally Championship car will feature “some reasonable change” as the testing phase of upgrades continued last weekend.The Korean manufacturer had planned to homologate a practically all-new version of its i20 N Rally1 for next year before plans were abandoned amid uncertainty over the 2025 regulations.Following theContinue Reading