Visionary British engineer and technical journalist Peter Wright has died at the age of 79.Wright exercised a quiet but profound influence on the world of motor racing, far beyond the innovation with which he is chiefly associated, ground-effect aerodynamics. After graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1967 with a degreeContinue Reading
Pierre Gasly has explained he’s been trying to be “the main factor in motivation” amid Alpine’s current struggles, as his Formula 1 team has ‘drastically’ focused its efforts on 2026.Alpine has been enduring the worst form in its history, including its Toleman, Benetton, Renault and Lotus eras; its best resultContinue Reading
Lando Norris is leading the 2025 Formula 1 world championship for the first time in six months, but that’s not the reason why he arrived in Brazil with a spring in his step.After a Dutch Grand Prix retirement that looked potentially fatal to his title hopes, Norris found another gearContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri feels “comfortable” standing up for himself within McLaren, in response to Jos Verstappen’s comments to Dutch media suggesting that the Australian should be more demanding in pursuit of a first Formula 1 title.Ex-F1 driver Verstappen told De Telegraaf that Piastri, or his manager Mark Webber, should “bang [their]Continue Reading
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton says there “isn’t any clarity” on Formula 1 stewarding decisions after still feeling aggrieved by his Mexico Grand Prix penalty.As part as a protracted battle with Max Verstappen on lap 6, Hamilton was given a 10-second penalty for going off the road at Mexico’s Turn 4Continue Reading
After another bruising year on the race track, Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team is to undergo another restructure of its engineering department.Up to seven senior figures are believed to be leaving the team entirely or being redeployed to the company’s advanced technologies division, among them Eric Blandin, who was recruitedContinue Reading
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen says he will need “a little bit of luck” to catch Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship.With a dominant win in Mexico Norris snatched the lead in the drivers’ standings for the first time in six months, and nowContinue Reading
Liam Lawson was “very surprised” by the FIA’s Mexican body blaming him for his near-miss with marshals during the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix.The Racing Bulls driver encountered two marshals near Turn 3 during the most recent grand prix, after they were ordered to collect debris following a messy raceContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri led the Formula 1 world drivers’ championship for six months, occupying the number one spot with victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April.But his campaign has begun to sputter in recent races, prompting all manner of speculation – that he can’t handle the pressure, that thereContinue Reading
It has been a week of announcements for Williams, who on Monday first confirmed that it will have an official rebrand for the 2026 Formula 1 season.This will entail bringing back its traditional W logo, plus changing the squad’s name to the ‘Atlassian Williams F1 Team’.Then, on Wednesday, it revealedContinue Reading