The highly respected Nielsen was originally appointed at the start of this year, having had a lengthy career in grand prix racing at a number of teams including Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton, Williams and AlphaTauri prior to working at Formula 1 management.He worked closely with F1 race director Niels Wittich andContinue Reading
After a financial squeeze led to downsizing, the team employed just 220 people prior to the takeover by Finn Rausing in 2017.With new investment in place, the team grew in subsequent years under the Alfa Romeo name, and by this season the headcount had more than doubled on Rausing’s watch.TheContinue Reading
Hyundai has bolstered its ranks for next year with 2019 world champion Tanak joining the squad from M-Sport for a second spell at the Alzenau operation. The Estonian will reunite with Neuville to ensure the Korean brand has two lead drivers capable of challenging for the world title.Abiteboul made hisContinue Reading
The 2023 MotoGP season proved to be one of the most competitive campaigns for the series, as the championship battle between Ducati duo Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin raged until the final race of an historic campaign that also saw sprints introduced for the first time.Bagnaia ultimately won out byContinue Reading
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced last year that it will not be able to accommodate LMP2 cars in standard WEC rounds in 2024, restricting the class to the Le Mans 24 Hours and regional championships such as the European Le Mans Series.It means there will be just two categoriesContinue Reading
The pair’s exchanges became the subject of regular focus in a season starved of alternative narratives overall thanks to Red Bull’s crushingly dominant position at the head of the pecking order. When Autosport asked the world champion about their relationship in an exclusive interview, Verstappen said he appreciated Lambiase’s often cuttingContinue Reading
Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that the covers will come off their 2024 machinery at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February.Both teams shared ‘save the date’ cards on social media in a flurry of activity on Friday evening, giving fans an early Christmas presentContinue Reading
The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places.However, with his team-mate Lance Stroll falling well short of that strike rate, Aston only moved from seventh to fifth in the constructors’ championship.Alonso concedes that the team performed better than he’d expected inContinue Reading
The numbers posted by Ducati in the 2023 MotoGP season knocked down every historical wall its rivals had put up in the past. From 20 rounds, Ducati riders scored 17 wins – the most of any marque in a single campaign. It scored 17 pole positions, 43 podiums in total, managed eightContinue Reading
The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.But with Leclerc expecting to sign a fresh long-term deal at Ferrari soon, Sainz is also hoping to agree to new termsContinue Reading