Alpine has announced that Hitech F2 and F3 boss Oliver Oakes will be its team principal after the Formula 1 summer break.As revealed by Autosport over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Oakes had emerged as the lead candidate to replace the outgoing Bruno Famin, who will be returning to workContinue Reading
What should have been a normal pitstop for Benetton rookie Verstappen turned into near disaster when petrol sprayed out of the refuelling hose and was ignited on a still hot car.Captured live on television at the time, the drama of the moment has been further sealed by what is now aContinue Reading
McLaren introduced a new rear wing at Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix that signals a shift in concept direction and moves it closer to what Red Bull is doing.The wing is not only the lowest downforce variant that the Woking-based squad has run on its MCL38 this year, but it isContinue Reading
It was an intense Belgian Grand Prix, a strategic race at its core that had the surprise of George Russell perfecting a one-stop strategy to leap to the front of the queue and hold off Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri in a dramatic finish……Or so we thought. After a coupleContinue Reading
Norris should follow Piastri’s example and be easier on himself – Jake Boxall-LeggeAcross the most recent eight rounds of this year’s championship, Oscar Piastri has added 126 points to his name, while Norris trails slightly having accrued 116. You can argue the toss over who deserved the Hungary win; Piastri’sContinue Reading
Williams has revealed it first approached Carlos Sainz about an F1 drive in Abu Dhabi last year, before anyone knew Lewis Hamilton would replace him.Following months of intrigue about Sainz’s future, it was announced on Monday that he had agreed a deal that will commit him to Williams for atContinue Reading
In the aftermath of the Belgian Grand Prix, F1’s driver market took some massive steps forward – Carlos Sainz announced his contract with Williams for 2025 onwards, whilst Sergio Perez was confirmed to be staying at Red Bull. But is Williams the right, or best, team for Sainz? And shouldContinue Reading
After weeks of speculation, and every indication that Red Bull had lost patience with Sergio Perez, its decision to stick with him after Formula 1’s summer break surprised many.After all, it was only a couple of weeks ago that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said that Perez’s run ofContinue Reading
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed he is involved in a project with American investors to evaluate entering an 11th team in Formula 1.Szafnauer has been out of a full-time role in F1 since he was dropped by the Alpine squad at last year’s Belgian Grand Prix.But, havingContinue Reading
Otmar Szafnauer is a very experienced F1 team principal having worked with Force India, Racing Point, Aston Martin and Alpine, with strong track record of getting bang for buck. He was fired by Alpine year ago, over a disagreement with Alpine management on what was the right pathway to success.ThisContinue Reading