Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has insisted his pre-season prediction that the team would be at the bottom of Formula 1’s pecking order was not a deflection, and that any suggestion it could be better would have been “stupid or arrogant”.Komatsu took the helm at the American-owned outfit following theContinue Reading
Red Bull will promote from within the team to replace departing sporting director Jonathan Wheatley.Wheatley will leave Red Bull at the end of the current campaign after an 18-year stint at the F1 world champions. The 57-year-old will become the Audi F1 team principal in a switch after overhauling its ownContinue Reading
You’ve heard the phrase mentioned in Formula 1, but what is the “summer shutdown” and what actually does it mean? The relentless nature of Formula 1, especially in this record-breaking season with 24 races running from February to December, means that this year’s summer shutdown will be a welcome one forContinue Reading
There have been several close finishes in Formula 1 history involving two cars racing, or as was the case for Ferrari at the 2002 US Grand Prix, putting on a display of ‘racing’ towards the line. The margin of victory for Rubens Barrichello that day, on a botched attempt atContinue Reading
By landing Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon, Williams is confident it has one of the strongest line-ups in Formula 1. What is the vision that Sainz and Albon have signed up for?Speaking days before Sainz’s deal was announced, team boss James Vowles shared a conversation he and the SpaniardContinue Reading
For all the impressive moments in Lando Norris’ 2024 Formula 1 season, his approach to starts has been a significant Achilles’ heel this year – and has lost him at least two race wins into the first corner.There have been a handful of notable moments in which Norris made inauspiciousContinue Reading
At face value, the cars that won this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours share little beyond their Ferrari badges.Charles Leclerc’s SF-24 and the 499P Le Mans Hypercar driven by Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina would appear to have even less in commonContinue Reading
The greatest comeback since Lazarus? Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Formula 1 has enjoyed plenty of them over its nearly 75-year history as a gladiatorial contest of man and machine.As things stand in the current season, Max Verstappen has a somewhat healthy 78-point lead over Lando Norris, butContinue Reading
If we were to ask what Jacky Ickx, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell have in common, the answer may not be obvious to everyone. Sure, they’re all Formula 1 legends – though Ickx wrote the most glorious chapters of his career at Le Mans – but they’re also the onlyContinue Reading
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