Pierre Gasly has called for Alpine to cut out its “mistakes”, having been stuck with “problems on top of problems” in the lead-up to Formula 1’s summer break.The Enstone-and-Viry outfit endured a nightmare start to the season with its car way off the pace of the rest of the peckingContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley will leave Red Bull after 18 years to take the role as team principal of Audi and is another key loss to the reigning world champion squad.A simple 175-word statement posted on Red Bull WhatsApp group to journalists delivered the news that one of its most senior staffContinue Reading
Jonathan Wheatley and Mattia Binotto will form a “dual management” structure of Audi’s Formula 1 team when the marque rebrands the Sauber squad in 2026.Wheatley’s upcoming exit from his sporting director role was announced by the Red Bull squad on Thursday, but no word was initially forthcoming from Audi.It hasContinue Reading
Andrea Stella has been granted a “multi-year” extension to his contract as McLaren team principal, the Formula 1 team announced on Thursday.Stella has led McLaren’s F1 squad since taking over from Andreas Seidl at the end of 2022.In that time, McLaren has leapt up the F1 pecking order thanks toContinue Reading
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved an update to Formula 1’s sporting regulations to allow the testing of mule cars in preparation for 2026’s technical regulation changes.An addition to the regulations allows for 10 days of mule car testing this year for teams to try and simulate theContinue Reading
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