Over the Miami Grand Prix weekend Horner shot back at suggestions from Mercedes and McLaren that Red Bull would be weakened by designer Adrian Newey’s departure, and in particular McLaren CEO Zak Brown’s belief that Newey “won’t be the last domino” to fall at the team.Horner claimed his newly built-upContinue Reading
Symonds has been part of the F1 organisation since 2017, having worked as part of a team that shaped grand prix racing’s technical regulations to improve the racing.As well as contributing to the roles for the new 2022 ground-effect era, he was also involved in the creation of the all-newContinue Reading
Teams are in discussions with F1 owners Liberty Media over the terms of the new Concorde Agreement that is due to come into force from 2026.The document defines how F1 is run – with one agreement relating to the regulatory framework of grand prix racing, and another outlining the commercialContinue Reading
The German manufacturer is working on a new development direction for its next update package, which it hopes will deliver a better balance for its car in both high- and low-speed corners.It has been working on having new components ready for the Canadian Grand Prix next month, but there remainsContinue Reading
Aston’s major Imola update, which included a floor redesign, a front wing and diffuser, was shaken down by Fernando Alonso in FP1 before Lance Stroll also received the parts from FP2 onwards.However, on a weekend where rival teams also wheeled out new parts or further dialled in those from Miami, Aston’sContinue Reading
This month marked the 30-year anniversary of Senna’s fatal accident at Imola on 1 May 1994, which came the day after Austrian Ratzenberger lost his life in a crash.The death of Ratzenberger, which itself followed a serious practice accident for Senna’s compatriot Rubens Barrichello, shook the Williams driver to theContinue Reading
Formula 1 headed back to Imola after the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled due to flooding in the Italian region. This time, the sporting contest went ahead in sunshine throughout.The race was awfully dull, until Max Verstappen’s struggles aboard his Red Bull and Lando Norris’s hard tyre brilliance inContinue Reading
In the opening phase of the race, it was Verstappen who had the edge as, after holding the advantage at the start, he was steadily able to eke out a gap on the medium tyres to be more than six seconds clear up until the first round of stops.Things didContinue Reading
The Mexican had failed to make the top 10 in qualifying, instead being knocked out in Q2 with a lap time 0.015s slower than Daniel Ricciardo’s on his RB.Perez started the race on hard tyres in a bid to make the most of any timely safety car intervention, virtual orContinue Reading
While some drivers take the title long before the final round – recently Max Verstappen took both the 2022 and 2023 titles with several races left to go – others can sit at the top of the table but still never claim the crown. Valtteri Bottas is one of thoseContinue Reading