Although there is no downside to using them up if needed, teams also know that if they are not in their back pocket for the end of the season, then that carries big risks.For if the points battle is tight, the last thing a team would want would be someContinue Reading
Five years is an awful long time in Formula 1 and it feels even longer given the global pandemic that interrupted F1’s visits to Shanghai.The last time F1 travelled to China, Max Verstappen had only won five races and RB was still racing as Toro Rosso rather than its previousContinue Reading
Jacques Villeneuve’s return to Formula 1 at Renault for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 was a seminal moment in Franck Montagny’s career. Then a test driver for Renault, he had been the logical choice for the seat vacated by Toyota-bound Jarno Trulli. But instead it was 1997 worldContinue Reading
Verstappen won 19 of the 22 races on the F1 calendar in 2023, and secured last year’s drivers’ championship in early October after finishing second in the Qatar sprint race.His achievements over the past three seasons in F1 have thus ensured his place on this year’s Time 100 list, whichContinue Reading
While Red Bull remains the team to beat in F1 right now, Newey has no doubt that the opposition is closing in, as the world champion squad finds it harder and harder to make gains with its car.He sees no reason why one of his outfit’s competitors cannot even leapContinue Reading
While the 2024 season is in full swing, attention has switched to the upcoming 2026 regulations, with the teams working tirelessly along the FIA to get a grip on the new changes, which the FIA hopes will produce closer racing. New for 2026 is the introduction of Active Aero, whichContinue Reading
On 13 May, in the week leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Christie’s Auction House will be offering a selection of watches from the personal collection of the seven-time world champion in an auction in Geneva.The star item is a unique Platinum Vagabondage 1 that had been commissionedContinue Reading
Shanghai native Zhou first raced in Europe in 2010 following success in Chinese karting competitions.He went on to move to English city Sheffield two years later, at the age of 12, to give his career the impetus it needed, but the cultural shift was substantial.“It was a bit of aContinue Reading
Hamilton’s bombshell move to Maranello was announced on 1 February, and the Briton has since been focusing on his 12th and final F1 season at Mercedes, with team principal Toto Wolff stating after the Australian Grand Prix that what was happening this year at Ferrari was “not his main priority today”, referringContinue Reading
Evaluation of 2026 aero ideas had left sim drivers experiencing some weird phenomena – including difficulties in spinning out on the straights under acceleration in low-downforce configuration, or being unable to run anywhere near flat out in what should be high-speed corners.The situation hinted at F1’s rule makers potentially beingContinue Reading