Former Renault and Sauber F1 team principal Vasseur took control of the Scuderia in December 2022, when he was named as the replacement for Mattia Binotto.During his tenure, Vasseur has confirmed Enrico Cardile as Ferrari’s new technical director, replaced Laurent Mekies as racing director and, most notably, lured seven-time F1Continue Reading
Red Bull recently captured the imagination of fans when it showed off spectacular footage of Max Verstappen during its recent Silverstone filming day from an overhead drone that tracked the car for an entire lap.The Red Bull Drone 1 can hit F1 speeds and has been developed by Red Bull’sContinue Reading
Red Bull dominated last year, and all its rivals had hoped that a winter of development would allow them to close in on the world champion squad to make a better fight this campaign.However, a major overhaul of the Red Bull concept allowed Max Verstappen to dominate last weekend’s season-openingContinue Reading
Bell enjoyed three separate stints with the team through its Benetton and Renault eras, starting in 1997.He took a step back to an advisory role in 2018 and subsequently – like several technical veterans at other teams – he moved away from an F1 involvement to work part-time for AlpineContinue Reading
Although Kovalainen is not suffering from any symptoms and can carry on with his day-to-day life without any issues, the Finn has decided against competing in rallying until he has made a full recovery.Kovalainen was set to return to the Japanese Rally Championship in 2024 with Rally Team AICELLO, whichContinue Reading
Sainz took the final step on the podium in Bahrain far behind the dominant Max Verstappen, but only two seconds in arrears of the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez.Sainz’s 25-second deficit to Verstappen was half the gap of the same race 12 months ago when Ferrari’s tyre management issues andContinue Reading
Since last season, the FIA has been making efforts to avoid dangerous scenarios of drivers coming across slow-moving cars while on flat-out qualifying laps.Various ideas have been trialled, with an attempt at the Bahrain Grand Prix to force drivers to keep to a maximum delta time at all marshalling postsContinue Reading
With Verstappen caught between ongoing power plays at Red Bull and team principal Christian Horner’s now public rift with his father Jos, speculation is rife on whether among the fallout the Dutchman could end up leaving Red Bull before the end of his deal.It isn’t clear yet whether the latterContinue Reading
According to the BBC story, a whistleblower claims that they were told “on behest of the FIA president” to not homologate the street track ahead of last November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix – a flagship event for F1 as it moved to promote the race itself for the firstContinue Reading
The changes that Red Bull made to its sidepod and engine cover bodywork for 2024 have grabbed a lot of attention, as the team has redefined the design of this region. However, there are other ways the RB20 has evolved when compared to its predecessor too.That journey begins at the frontContinue Reading