The Formula 1 team principal role has consistently evolved over time, where the differences between now and back in the championship’s early years are staggering.A team boss was once the person who founded the constructor, think Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams, and held the role for decades.But now, the approachContinue Reading
It will be a busy January for those charged with etching job titles into the frosted glass of the office doors in Aston Martin’s newly built Silverstone campus. Former Mercedes High Performance Powertrains boss Andy Cowell, recruited as group chief operation officer to replace Martin Whitmarsh last October, has addedContinue Reading
Williams team principal James Vowles has said “a lot of the really positive bits” that happened to his Formula 1 squad in 2024 were invisible to the public eye.The Grove-based team endured a tougher season last year, finishing ninth in the constructors’ championship with several substantial crashes for Alex Albon,Continue Reading
Alpine’s decision to sign Franco Colapinto as its third reserve driver may, on paper at least, look to be a strange deal. But it actually makes a lot of sense.Colapinto’s switch from Williams was confirmed on Thursday, with the 21-year-old signing a multi-year deal to join initially as the team’sContinue Reading
Franco Colapinto has been signed by Alpine as one of its reserve drivers for 2025, as the long-term future of new signing Jack Doohan hangs in the balance after just one Formula 1 race.The Argentine has been prised away from the Williams academy after a successful opening stint to hisContinue Reading
Williams has revealed its 2025 car launch date, selecting 14 February for the launch of its FW47 Formula 1 car.The Grove-based squad will unveil its new car with a “bespoke one-off livery” for its Valentine’s Day event at Silverstone, before revealing its real 2025 colour scheme at F1’s united launchContinue Reading
TWG Motorsports and General Motors have formed a new company to build the future Cadillac Formula 1 team’s engines beyond its initial arrangement for a supply of Ferrari power units.TWG is the majority owner of the team originally started by the Andretti organisation, which will make its F1 entry underContinue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has downplayed the impact of losing two key members of staff ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season.Technical guru Adrian Newey announced his high-profile departure from the Milton Keynes-based outfit at the Miami Grand Prix, working on the brand’s RB17 project in the timeContinue Reading
Having rebranded in the winter of 2024, the latest incarnation of the sister Red Bull team took on the moniker of Visa Cash App RB – and the title sponsors wanted to make a splash as quickly as possible.The opportunity arose at the Miami Grand Prix, where the team workedContinue Reading
“What I wanted above all else after 52 years of talking about grand prix racing, was to go out on a high note and be euphoric about the fact that we have just seen a great race… So that’s the last from me. All I can say is, it alwaysContinue Reading