The fans outside Ferrari’s test track in Fiorano had been there long before dawn. Some had scaled the security fencing, others had brought stepladders and pulled away at the green netting that had been installed to keep out prying eyes and camera lenses.At one point, the growing throng of TifosiContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has embarked on his first on-track outing with his new Ferrari team, turning the wheel of a 2023 Formula 1 car at the squad’s Fiorano test track.Shortly after 9am Italian time, the seven-time world champion was aboard the SF-23 on a foggy Wednesday morning as hordes of ItalianContinue Reading
Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane says getting Yuki Tsunoda to Red Bull should remain a target of the squad’s satellite team after his snub for 2025.Red Bull decided to turn to Tsunoda’s less experienced 2024 team-mate Liam Lawson to replace Sergio Perez at its main team for the upcomingContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton will be reunited with his former trainer Angela Cullen as he embarks on a new chapter in his F1 career at Ferrari.Hamilton, who enjoyed a formidable partnership with Cullen during his time at Mercedes, has turned to the New Zealander, who will form part of his backroom team.Cullen worked withContinue Reading
It was the first name that stood out on the presentation slide displayed on the wall in one of the meeting rooms in Haas’ UK factory in Banbury.Alongside the appointments of Ronan O’Hare as Oliver Bearman’s race engineer, plus the return of Mark Lowe as sporting director, Laura Muller’s nameContinue Reading
Haas has significantly altered its Formula 1 race team staff ahead of the 2025 season, with changes in driver engineers, strategy and sporting operations personnel alongside its two new drivers.Team principal Ayao Komatsu said the alterations represented a “huge change” for Haas, as he briefed the F1 press corps aheadContinue Reading
New Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell reckons that although the Silverstone outfit “won the world championship for most updates” in 2024, it must work on its internal processes to ensure that new parts deliver the expected performance.Aston Martin started the season in reasonable shape and scored points in theContinue Reading
The Sauber and Racing Bulls Formula 1 teams will kick off their 2025 campaigns with a multi-day test in Imola this week.As previously reported, Racing Bulls will head to the venue of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for a three-day test of a previous car [TPC], with its 2025 racingContinue Reading
The South African government has opened up a bid process for prospective organisers of a future Formula 1 race in the country.The government of the African nation has appointed a so-called Formula 1 Bid Steering Committee which has been tasked with finding potential organisers for South Africa’s return to theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton is set to make his Ferrari track debut on 22 January at Fiorano Circuit, driving the F1-75 car from the 2022 Formula 1 season, Autosport understands.Joining Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia for the upcoming campaign after spending the last 12 years at Mercedes, Hamilton went to Maranello onContinue Reading