Mercedes grabs Resta from Ferrari as part of F1 staff swoop
Resta has been signed as strategic development director and will work directly with technical director James Allison to push forward with car-related projects.Also joining Mercedes is Enrico Sampo, who is joining as head of performance software applications.Sampo has been Ferrari’s driver simulator team leader for the past few years, andContinue Reading
Explained: Mercedes Grabs Resta from Ferrari in F1 Staff Swoop
In an interesting twist, Mercedes has captured two senior Ferrari staff members, Simone Resta and Enrico Sampo. Coupled with Ferrari’s recent 2025 signing of Lewis Hamilton, and potentially any team members he brings with him, it’s a curious development for team members to be switching both ways between the teamsContinue Reading
Bristol Cup race sparked a much-needed change in conversation
The biggest issue I found with Sunday’s tire conversation-dominated event was who to thank for it because still today, nobody seems to know the exact reason how it came about.A tire combination used last fall at Bristol with no problems on the same cars suddenly decided this spring not toContinue Reading
What’s gone wrong with Alpine’s new Formula 1 car?
When teams embark on such a change of direction, it is inevitable that they endure a learning phase in understanding how to extract pace out of their new platform.In Alpine’s case, however, the revamp for this year has not yet delivered any of the progress hoped for – and hasContinue Reading
Why Aston Martin’s qualifying vs race balance has reversed in F1 2024
Aston Martin came out of the gates flying last year, with Fernando Alonso scoring six podiums across the first eight grands prix in a car that raced better than it qualified.The team then found it harder to keep up the development of its 2023 machine compared to the steeper curveContinue Reading
F1 2024 Australian Grand Prix Preview – Everything You Need To Know
After a week’s break, Formula 1 trades the desert for the land down under, racing in Australia’s Albert Park. After two dominant Red Bull one-two wins, there can be little doubt who the favourite to win is, but who will be best of the rest? Will it be Ferrari again,Continue Reading
Podcast: Looking ahead to MotoGP’s round two reset in Portugal
After Ducati dominated the opening round of the season in Qatar with Jorge Martin winning the sprint and reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia taking the spoils in the grand prix, Portugal presents a new challenge for the Italian marque.The unique conditions of the Qatar race coupled with the factContinue Reading
Albon: Williams “can’t access” full potential of 2024 F1 car
Albon’s Bahrain GP was compromised by overheating issues on his way to an unrepresentative 15th, while in Saudi Arabia he just missed out on the points by finishing 11th.Despite being beaten in Jeddah only by the nine surviving cars from the top five teams – plus the Haas of NicoContinue Reading
What we’re looking forward to in national racing in 2024
The club racing season began last weekend with the British Racing & Sports Car Club kicking proceedings off at Silverstone.This was just the first of a whole plethora of different events due to be held in the UK over the next eight months, which cater for a diverse range ofContinue Reading
Snorkels “more relevant” for rainy-season WRC Safari
Snorkels were famously adopted by WRC teams in previous editions of the event – prior to its WRC return in 2021 – to help cars navigate through sections of tricky terrain, preventing water and dust from entering the engine. The device made a re-appearance when the Safari Rally returned to the WRC, butContinue Reading