Ferrari has always been red, but if you look back over the liveries even in the last 20 years it is surprising how many other colours have come and gone. Yellow, white, black and even blue (many years ago) have all made an appearance, so what can we expect thisContinue Reading
The F1 driver market has been turned upside down after Lewis Hamilton’s surprise move to Ferrari opened up a seat at Mercedes, and Alonso has inevitably been linked with the vacancy.The Spaniard insists Aston Martin will have priority when he thinks about his future, but first he has to decideContinue Reading
It has been known for a while that Mercedes technical director James Allison has been leading a push for a dramatic overhaul of the squad’s F1 challenger, after accepting that its previous approach had not worked.Team boss Toto Wolff revealed at the end of last year that no stone wasContinue Reading
The news emerged, and was eventually confirmed by both teams, on 1 February that the seven-time world champion will break away from Mercedes to join Ferrari from 2025.But Aston Martin driver Alonso has said he missed the initial furore because he was busy training but even when he did findContinue Reading
The Silverstone-based squad is coming off the back of mixed fortunes last year where a super strong start to the season was followed by a period of difficulty as it struggled to get the most out of upgrades.But having understood what went wrong with its development direction, the team hasContinue Reading
Last year teams were locked into choices made after FP1 as the cars were in parc ferme for main qualifying, the shootout, the sprint and the grand prix.That meant an uncompetitive car couldn’t be improved with set-up tweaks, and also led to issues like the excessive plank wear that ledContinue Reading
Albon and Williams excelled in 2023 on circuits that suited the low-drag FW45, which competed towards the front of the midfield on low-downforce circuits like Monza and Montreal, but had too many weaknesses to be an all-round contender throughout the season.Williams’ biggest priority for the FW46 was to cure someContinue Reading
The French manufacturer took the decision as long ago as November 2022 to push on with an aggressive revamp of its F1 car for the 2024 season.The heavily-revised A524 was unveiled at a launch event at the team’s Enstone factory on Wednesday, with technical director Matt Harman suggesting that theContinue Reading
As well as RB moving away from being just a training ground for junior drivers, the squad has been open about forging closer ties with sister squad Red Bull that extends to a technical alliance.PLUS: How the renewed Red Bull influence is presence in RB’s new F1 carIt was neverContinue Reading
Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Maranello in 2025 and extended deals for Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris at their respective Ferrari and McLaren teams were the first steps in what is expected to be a busy silly season.Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly are among the many drivers onContinue Reading