Once the dust settles from a chaotic Formula 1 qualifying session, the driver on pole gets bragging rights over the rest of the field and a small tyre that’s presented by Pirelli. But what is the tiny tyre, why is it handed out and what happens to it once theContinue Reading
Before Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit, Max Verstappen’s future was one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock.Amid Red Bull’s early-season struggles, the performance clauses in the world champion’s contract came under scrutiny. Verstappen ultimately couldn’t activate them, since he was in the top three of theContinue Reading
Formula 1’s drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also “one of the most challenging” regulation revamps for brake designs.The biggest regulatory overhaul in modern F1 will see the balance between combustion versus electric power change from around 80/20 to 50/50.Continue Reading
Williams driving academy member Luke Browning will get his latest Formula 1 outing when he replaces Carlos Sainz in Friday FP1 for the Mexico Grand Prix.Browning stepped into Williams’ 2025 car during FP1 in Bahrain and will now get his second outing in the FW47 in Mexico City, which isContinue Reading
Any Formula 1 driver can rightfully say they didn’t quite have the same childhood as regular kids, but that’s even truer as far as Esteban Ocon is concerned.Ocon’s parents ran his early karting career on a tight budget; they even had to sell their house and automobile repair shop andContinue Reading
As May’s Spanish Grand Prix gets underway, a team of around 60 engineers is manning the battle stations in mission control, keenly observing how its car is performing.Except the car isn’t on the Formula 1 grid in Barcelona. It’s in a simulator in Charlotte, while the squad is divided intoContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles reckons overtaking will look much different in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with more emphasis on technical skill rather than driver aids.The championship is in the process of introducing what’s arguably its biggest regulation change in history, with overhauls to both the chassis and power unit. ThereContinue Reading
Now that Red Bull has passed the high-downforce test in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, it’s clear that its progress over recent weeks hasn’t been limited to just one type of circuit.Of course, the Circuit of the Americas up next will pose a completely different challenge with its manyContinue Reading
Fastest laps may have been, at times, of limited significance in Formula 1; still, Lewis Hamilton’s quickest race lap in the Singapore Grand Prix marked his 16th consecutive season with the feat, which shouldn’t be understated.Michael Schumacher was the previous record holder, having achieved fastest laps every year from hisContinue Reading
With less than two months until the fire-up of Cadillac’s first Formula 1 car, the series’ 11th squad is currently resorting to the virtual world to both develop its maiden challenger and prepare its trackside team.Cadillac recently announced a full complement of simulator drivers, with 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud,Continue Reading