Ever since Formula 1 reintroduced ground-effect underbody aerodynamics into its ruleset, Mercedes has unwittingly ensconced itself within the pitfalls that the aero overhaul had laid out.A series of design direction changes over the past three years have brought glimmers of hope with each new car, but in each time MercedesContinue Reading
Alpine driver Jack Doohan has issued a firm riposte to questions about his long-term Formula 1 future after Franco Colapinto joined the team as a reserve driver over the off-season – pointing out he was in the Argentine’s exact position a year ago.Alpine signing temporary 2024 Williams driver Colapinto as oneContinue Reading
What Formula 1 drivers and their team bosses are not saying at this time of year is usually much more revealing ahead of a new campaign.And for one that’s predicted to be even closer and more competitive than the last time the championship got a season-long scrap for world titleContinue Reading
George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen across the final two grands prix of the 2024 Formula 1 season was as explosive as it was unprecedented.Although the end of the campaign cut off the discourse, there is every likelihood that it will erupt again throughout the 2025 season.In a remarkablyContinue Reading
Williams driver Carlos Sainz says the FIA’s clampdown on swearing is “too much” and thinks it would be bad for Formula 1 if drivers were no longer allowed to show emotion inside the car.Last month, F1’s governing body issued an update to its Sporting Code, featuring a series of stewards’Continue Reading
Speaking to Autosport on Friday evening, Maaden CEO Bob Wilt asks for an honest answer to his own question – had this writer heard of the company before it linked up with Aston Martin last year?The answer, as he predicted, was ‘no’. But it also explained just why Maaden wasContinue Reading
On the eve of its livery launch event at London’s O2 Arena, Formula 1 has announced that British comedian and actor Jack Whitehall will host the show.The F175 celebration will see all 10 teams unveil their livery for the 2025 season, with each squad given seven minutes on stage toContinue Reading
Somewhere near the end of Oscar Piastri’s press conference last week when McLaren launched its Formula 1 car for 2025, the Australian answered a question that nobody was asking.The actual question was about his relationship with team-mate Lando Norris and how McLaren would handle the competitiveness between the two.Towards theContinue Reading
Every year, Formula 1’s teams have to make the decision when to end focus on the current season and pour all of its engineering resources into designing the next car. It’s an important thing to time correctly, and F1 is littered with examples of teams who either kept developing tooContinue Reading
It’s customary to make the usual predictions ahead of a brand new Formula 1 season: who’s going to win the title, which team is going to be the constructors’ champion, yada and indeed, yada. In recent years, even a crystal ball from Temu would likely lead any clairvoyants on aContinue Reading