The Red Bull-owned squad is undergoing a revamp of its F1 programme, which has included a change of identity away from AlphaTauri and the arrival of new team management in Laurent Mekies and Peter Bayer.But amid some scrutiny from rival teams over closer ties to sister squad Red Bull, thereContinue Reading
It revolves around the phrase “the greatest spectacle in racing,” which was originally trademarked by former track owner Hulman and Company in 1986, and which has been used extensively in promotion ever since.Early last year, the Liberty Media-run Las Vegas GP used the phrase “the greatest racing spectacle on theContinue Reading
It is a move that has been viewed by some as the ultimate way to wind up its rival – in showing that it believes it can make work designs that its competitor could not.And based on the form showed by the RB20 in last week’s test in Bahrain, allContinue Reading
As silence continues on the progress of Red Bull’s probe into allegations made against Horner by a female employee, Ford has upped the ante in urging the energy drinks company to get on with matters.According to a report by the Associated Press, Ford CEO Jim Farley has written to RedContinue Reading
Throughout his 12-year tenure at Mercedes, Hamilton increasingly ramped up his efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in motorsport, which gradually involved the Mercedes team itself.After highlighting the lack of diversity in the sector through the Hamilton Commission, the seven-time world champion and Mercedes launched the Ignite charity to giveContinue Reading
The American-owned outfit finished bottom of the constructors’ championship in 2023 after Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg found themselves struggling for pace in races thanks to tyre issues.Well aware of how much the problem held it back, Haas headed into F1’s pre-season test in Bahrain last week with a completeContinue Reading
We’re supposed to call the outfit that fields the cars the Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, although the company behind it – as seen for example in the email addresses of employees – is officially known as Racing Bulls.Fans and media have got used to teams changing names overContinue Reading
At the time, it was believed that the Brackley-based outfit had done it as a diversionary pre-season tactic to throw rivals off the scent about what it was really up to. After all, teams aren’t allowed to fit redundant suspension elements on cars. Mercedes W15 fake armPhoto by: Mercedes AMGContinue Reading
Alonso joined Aston Martin for 2023 but his contract expires at the end of this season.He has had ample opportunity to publicly declare his commitment to the team. But the 42-year-old has instead talked up his best-ever pre-season fitness test results, touted his marketing worth and highlighted that, of theContinue Reading
While much of the focus has been on the visuals – and especially the inlet arrangement – what is actually just as fascinating are the changes made internally to allow the shift in design in the first place.If Red Bull had not worked hard to alter the cooling arrangements hiddenContinue Reading