Since 2021, F1 teams have had to operate under a budget cap limit which was introduced to put grand prix racing on a more stable financial platform.The evidence of the past few years is that the grid overall has closed up, especially because previous big spenders have not had theContinue Reading
The Mexican endured a rollercoaster campaign this season, starting the season strongly but fading away before bouncing back in the final races.Red Bull is committed to Perez for the start of the 2024 campaign but has been clear that it wants him to battle more consistently nearer the front ifContinue Reading
The highly respected Nielsen was originally appointed at the start of this year, having had a lengthy career in grand prix racing at a number of teams including Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton, Williams and AlphaTauri prior to working at Formula 1 management.He worked closely with F1 race director Niels Wittich andContinue Reading
After a financial squeeze led to downsizing, the team employed just 220 people prior to the takeover by Finn Rausing in 2017.With new investment in place, the team grew in subsequent years under the Alfa Romeo name, and by this season the headcount had more than doubled on Rausing’s watch.TheContinue Reading
The pair’s exchanges became the subject of regular focus in a season starved of alternative narratives overall thanks to Red Bull’s crushingly dominant position at the head of the pecking order. When Autosport asked the world champion about their relationship in an exclusive interview, Verstappen said he appreciated Lambiase’s often cuttingContinue Reading
Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that the covers will come off their 2024 machinery at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February.Both teams shared ‘save the date’ cards on social media in a flurry of activity on Friday evening, giving fans an early Christmas presentContinue Reading
The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places.However, with his team-mate Lance Stroll falling well short of that strike rate, Aston only moved from seventh to fifth in the constructors’ championship.Alonso concedes that the team performed better than he’d expected inContinue Reading
The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.But with Leclerc expecting to sign a fresh long-term deal at Ferrari soon, Sainz is also hoping to agree to new termsContinue Reading
Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar’s sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break. While still some way off the race performances of his more experienced team-mate Lando Norris,Continue Reading
Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.Aston Martin sporting director Andy Stevenson earns his payContinue Reading