Schumacher has joined Alpine to race its A424 Hypercar this year, in a bid to get back to top-line competition after a season on the sidelines as Mercedes F1 reserve.While he is continuing those reserve duties when available in 2024, the partnership with Alpine has prompted suggestions that the GermanContinue Reading
F1 is officially underway for 2024 which means the return of its popular fantasy game, where participants can manage their own racing team.It offers people the opportunity to virtually build a team of drivers and constructors to compete online by scoring points depending on how their squad performs in real life. People canContinue Reading
The Hinwil-based squad has moved away from its previous push-rod arrangement at the front to follow a trend that had been started by Red Bull and McLaren.Sauber technical director James Key had anticipated that, with those two teams having put the pull-rod front to such good use, it was anContinue Reading
The new Red Bull has caught the attention because its sidepods and what Wolff has called “The Great Wall” engine cover have much in common with the concept used by Mercedes on its 2022 and 2023 cars, but which has now been abandoned.However, Wolff says that while the RB20 looksContinue Reading
DHL is one of several sponsors that were first signed up in the days of former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, and which have continued through the Liberty Media era.Ecclestone always had a soft spot for the company, even allowing it to enjoy the privilege of having a motorhome slot inContinue Reading
As F1 heads to a new rules era from 2026, one idea that some outfits want is to clamp down on the kind of partnerships that exist between Red Bull/RB and Ferrari/Haas.McLaren CEO Zak Brown in particular has been extremely vocal on the point, as he suggests F1’s regulations areContinue Reading
Despite his success in sprints in recent seasons, Verstappen has made it clear he is not a fan of having an extra event tacked on to the weekend.This year’s timetable has been changed, with the shootout on Friday followed by the sprint and main qualifying on Saturday.The key change isContinue Reading
News emerged on the morning of 1 February, a day after Hamilton informed Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff over breakfast, that the seven-time champion would join Ferrari for the start of 2025.Given the story leaked first, Mercedes and Ferrari did not formally confirm the shock switch until they coordinated theirContinue Reading
Audi’s acquisition of Sauber was officially announced in August 2022, and since then the Swiss team has been ramping up its infrastructure and headcount under CEO Andreas Seidl.Meanwhile Audi has been developing its power unit at a dedicated new F1 facility at its Neuberg base.However, last year key F1 advocateContinue Reading
Where once the F1 field was full of vibrant liveries that really stood out, F1’s latest ground effect era has witnessed teams strip back to as much bare carbon fibre as possible in a bid to save critical weight from their heavy cars.It is a trend that shows no signContinue Reading