Formula 1’s shutdown is over, with teams heading to Zandvoort for the first of 2024’s 10 remaining rounds. As F1 wakes up from its summertime siesta, here is a refresher of some key storylines you may have missed, and some lingering questions seeking an answer in the Dutch dunes andContinue Reading
Speculation in Formula 1 got intense during the summer break in the wake of a change the FIA made to the technical regulations outlawing asymmetrical braking systems.Off the back of the most recent FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting that ratified a host of revised and future rules, an addedContinue Reading
McLaren is set to “cash in” on its Formula 1 aerodynamic testing over the first part of the season, after bringing relatively few upgrades in the opening 14 races.The aerodynamic testing regulations (ATR) in contemporary F1 restricts how much wind tunnel time and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) resources can beContinue Reading
Williams head of vehicle performance Dave Robson believes upgrades to the team’s 2024 Formula 1 car can provide a baseline for next year’s machinery.The Grove-based outfit has struggled to continue the strong form of last season after entering the current campaign with an overweight car as focus instead turned toContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc says it’s “always good news” teaming up with a driver of Lewis Hamilton’s calibre, as will be the case at Ferrari from the 2025 Formula 1 season.Ferrari signed Hamilton before the 2024 campaign even started, with team principal Frederic Vasseur making the most of an exit clause inContinue Reading
Mercedes always had faith that its W15 Formula 1 car would be quick, and was actually surprised it could not deliver on its potential earlier in the campaign. The German manufacturer went into F1’s summer break with a tally of three wins from the last four races, with George Russell havingContinue Reading
Nico Hulkenberg believes receiving a call from Audi CEO Gernot Doellner when making the switch from Haas to Sauber for next season “shows respect” and underlines the German manufacturer’s commitment to its Formula 1 project.Audi will take over the Hinwil-based outfit when joining the grid in 2026, with Hulkenberg recruitedContinue Reading
RB rolled back on its Barcelona floor after identifying it as the main reason its Spanish Grand Prix upgrades missed the mark, according to technical director Jody Egginton.A series of updates aimed at raising the level of the VCARB 01 to consolidate sixth in the constructors’ championship ended up hurtingContinue Reading
Williams anticipates that its addition of Carlos Sainz for 2025 will increase the difficulty of making decisions on the pitwall next season with two cars in close proximity, according to head of vehicle performance Dave Robson.Across the past few seasons, Williams has effectively had one car – George Russell, thenContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas is relaxed about his Formula 1 future. With not knowing yet if he will remain on the grid for 2025, and seeing seats at rival teams dry up, Bottas could be forgiven for feeling anxious. But as he points out when we chat at the British Grand Prix,Continue Reading