Komatsu was named in the top job after Gene Haas declined to renew the contract of former boss Guenther Steiner, whose departure was confirmed last month.When announcing the decision, Haas made it clear that he wanted to have engineering “at the heart” of the team management.Having worked with Komatsu since heContinue Reading
The RB20 has earned comparison to the Mercedes W14 from 2023 courtesy of new engine cover bodywork that features a high waistline, with full-length gulleys running from the edge of the halo. Red Bull has also moved away from an underbite-lookalike sidepod inlet, a feature now widely used by other teams,Continue Reading
In the first official comment from the American automotive giant since a statement rejecting the bid was issued by F1 on 31 January, GM’s vice president of performance and motorsport Jim Campbell said the project was still proceeding “at pace”.Speaking at Daytona on Friday, Campbell also reaffirmed that the teamContinue Reading
Hamilton will conclude his long-term relationship with Mercedes at the end of this season to partner Charles Leclerc at Ferrari from 2025 on a multi-year deal to fulfil a “childhood dream”.Triple world champion Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull until the end of 2028 but repeatedly stated last year thatContinue Reading
The 2022 rules cycle has been dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull, but behind them teams have gradually closed up, with 2023 one of the most competitive seasons in history in terms the lap time differences between all 10 teams.Heading into the third year of stable regulations, Stella believesContinue Reading
With the Mercedes junior driver having stood out in all the categories he has raced in so far, a stellar rookie season in F2 this year could prove to Wolff that he is ready to make the leap to a Mercedes F1 drive in 2025.But there could be another “bold”Continue Reading
The Milton Keynes-based squad raised eyebrows at the unveiling of its 2024 F1 challenger on Thursday night as it emerged with several concepts that Mercedes has previously used and abandoned.This includes the full-length engine gulleys that are reminiscent of the 2023 Mercedes, plus an extreme version of sidepods that isContinue Reading
As first reported in the Dutch media, unspecified claims have been made against Horner. These are understood to have come from a female employee.Horner denies the accusations and faced a lengthy hearing last Friday as part of an independent investigation launched by the F1 team’s parent company Red Bull GmbH.DespiteContinue Reading
Rival teams have been offering up their own renditions of the underbite inlet and undercut solution that Red Bull has developed over the last two seasons.But Red Bull has ditched the underbite on the RB20 and has an overbite arrangement instead, with that high panel now forming an extension forContinue Reading
Red Bull has finally unveiled their 2024 challenger, the RB20, closing out F1’s launch season. Given their 2023 domination, the RB20 is set to be F1’s benchmarker, but has Red Bull developed their car enough to fight off fresh competition? Can Max Verstappen continue his crushing momentum? And does SergioContinue Reading