Oliver Oakes believes Alpine has more performance to show at the end of the current Formula 1 season having been “out of sync” with its rivals on development.The French manufacturer has struggled for form in 2024, enduring a wretched opening to the campaign as several senior design staff departed.Although fortunesContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says it’s “impossible” for the federation to get the credit that he thinks it deserves for making improvements in the way global motorsport is run.Since Ben Sulayem became president of the FIA in December 2021, the federation has introduced a remote operations centre to assistContinue Reading
Jos Verstappen has slammed the “ridiculous” mandated community service that Max Verstappen received in Singapore for swearing during an official FIA press conference.Red Bull’s world championship leader Max Verstappen was punished for using the word “f***ed” during the Thursday press conference before the Singapore Grand Prix when describing his car atContinue Reading
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has revealed the small upgrade for the car at the upcoming Formula 1 United States Grand Prix will be the Scuderia’s last of the season.The Maranello-based outfit remains in contention for the constructors’ championship despite the focus placed on the battle between Red Bull andContinue Reading
Williams sporting director Sven Smeets has hinted funding had not been solely behind Zak O’Sullivan’s ART departure in Formula 2, after he was replaced by fellow Williams junior Luke Browning.O’Sullivan announced following the Monza event that he would not be completing his rookie campaign, citing funding issues as the reasonContinue Reading
Ever since Lewis Hamilton announced his shock switch to Ferrari for next year at the start of the current Formula 1 season, conspiracy has swirled over his treatment at Mercedes.What the partnership has achieved together can only spoken of in the same manner as Michael Schumacher’s stint with the ScuderiaContinue Reading
Liam Lawson will race in the US Grand Prix next month after replacing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull’s sister Formula 1 team RB.It won’t be the first time the Kiwi competes in F1 but, on this occasion, it’s not just as a stand-in, and his arrival is seen as aContinue Reading
A United States judge has dismissed the trademark infringement case made by Haas Automation against its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner.In May, the Haas F1 team’s parent company Haas Automation sued Steiner for alleged trademark infringements in his “Surviving to Drive” autobiography, claiming that Steiner used Haas brandingContinue Reading
Christian Horner thinks Red Bull’s poor Italian Grand Prix weekend may have been the low point that helped turn its 2024 season around.Red Bull’s performance dip hit a new low in Monza where the RB20 was the fourth-fastest car, with Max Verstappen calling his car a “monster” as he becameContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko says the team is interested in retaining Daniel Ricciardo in some role following his Formula 1 exit.On Thursday Ricciardo was officially replaced at Red Bull’s satellite RB team by reserve driver Liam Lawson.Lawson will partner Yuki Tsunoda from October’s Austin round onwards as Red Bull weighsContinue Reading