Jonathan Wheatley will leave his role as Red Bull sporting director at the end of 2024 to become team principal of Audi’s Formula 1 team.Wheatley is set to assume his new role at Audi in preparation for the German brand’s first season in F1 in 2026, and will serve aContinue Reading
The FIA has moved to clear up confusion created by two incidents at the Chinese Grand Prix in a revised version of Formula 1’s sporting regulations.Carlos Sainz sent his Ferrari into a spin during qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit in April, damaging his front wing. Having remained stationary forContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team will help Lando Norris weed out costly mistakes after his second slow start in a row at Spa.Norris dropped from fourth to seventh at the start of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix by running wide out of Turn 1 and, with overtaking extremelyContinue Reading
Mercedes says the upgraded floor that it abandoned in Belgium last week will likely return after the Formula 1 summer break at Zandvoort.The German manufacturer introduced its updated floor as part of its push to lift the performance of its W15 car.However, after a tricky opening day of practice atContinue Reading
While Spa-Francorchamps has a demanding middle sector, its long straights mean Formula 1 teams need to bring low-downforce solutions.However, getting the right balance of downforce and drag is more complicated with the current generation of cars, with teams needing to weigh up the impact of beam wing and main planeContinue Reading
Jack Doohan is on the verge of a deal with the Alpine Formula 1 team that will see him race alongside Pierre Gasly next year, Autosport has learned.In the wake of Carlos Sainz’s decision to turn down an offer from Alpine and instead join Williams, the French manufacturer team hasContinue Reading
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says his squad is “pushing like hell” to get its lingering high-speed bouncing problem under control.Ferrari’s bouncing in high-speed corners was an unwanted side effect of the new floor introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix.After back-to-back tests in Silverstone the Scuderia applied temporary fixes thatContinue Reading
More stringent regulations surrounding moving under braking were introduced to Formula 1 in 2016 following drivers’ concerns around Max Verstappen’s defensive moves. Many drivers had complained to F1’s race director Charlie Whiting that Verstappen’s actions were extremely dangerous as he battled several rivals on track. Whiting had previously reassured theContinue Reading
Mercedes suspects that plank and tyre wear, plus weight loss by George Russell himself, may have contributed to his car being under the limit at the end of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.Russell was disqualified from his victory after last weekend’s race at Spa when his Mercedes was found toContinue Reading
Oliver Oakes has been named as Alpine’s new team principal as the revolving managerial door at the Enstone-and-Viry-based outfit is halted once again.He becomes the third person to occupy the role since the start of last season, following Otmar Szafnauer and Bruno Famin – the latter stepping down less thanContinue Reading