“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” as the famous Peter Drucker quote goes.As a karting mechanic, Jonathan Wheatley wore white gloves. As Red Bull’s sporting director, he was the drill instructor who hustled Formula 1’s fastest pit crew.And now, as team principal at Sauber, his task is to help transform oneContinue Reading
The Mercedes Formula 1 squad has announced a multi-year partnership with financial market powerhouse Nasdaq.The agreement will begin at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, where Nasdaq will have its brand included alongside other Mercedes partners – a third of which are companies listed on Nasdaq’s exchange.“We’re excited to welcome Nasdaq,Continue Reading
Ben Hunt, Mark Mann-Bryans and Emily Selleck preview the upcoming Miami Grand Prix weekend on the latest edition of The Outlap. On this week’s episode, the trio discuss pre-weekend favourites McLaren, with Oscar Piastri the centre of attention as Championship leader and the discusses the impact of Piastri’s title campaignContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley was in his fourth season of Formula 1 as a mechanic in 1994, having started on Roberto Moreno’s car at Benetton before the Brazilian was ousted in favour of Michael Schumacher.That gave him a ringside seat for the early stages of what was shaping up to be oneContinue Reading
After a brutal stretch of five races in six weeks, teams have been able to take stock and regroup for the second sprint weekend of the year at the Miami Autodrome. Here are the key storylines to look out for.Can Norris regain momentum at the site of his maiden win?OverContinue Reading
It is a quirk of Italian law that, if a fatality occurs, even on a race track, someone must be held responsible. The tragic deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend resonated through the world and put Formula 1 under intense scrutiny.WhileContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley is aiming to install a big-team mentality at Sauber before it completes its switch to Audi from 2026 – although the former Red Bull sporting director admits it will take “years” to get to the top of Formula 1.Having left Red Bull two years ago, Wheatley has nowContinue Reading
Formula 1 has signed a fresh three-year contract extension with promoters of the Mexico Grand Prix to keep the race on the calendar until 2028.The 2025 edition of the race at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is the last one of its current contract, with promotor CIE having to negotiateContinue Reading
In an exclusive interview, James Allen sits down with Racing Bulls Team Principal, Laurent Meikes at the team’s new facility in Milton Keynes. Laurent talks about the difficulties in running an F1 team from two locations, as well as what he thinks makes a great team principal. There’s also aContinue Reading
Shaila-Ann Rao has returned to the FIA after the world governing body for motorsport confirmed her appointment as a presidential advisor.It marks another post for Rao, who previously worked for the FIA as legal director between 2016-2018 and as interim secretary general for motorsport for a five-month spell in 2022.HerContinue Reading