Mercedes knew risks of leaving exit clause in Hamilton F1 contract
As the German manufacturer comes to terms with Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari from 2025, it is well aware that the new two-year deal it agreed with the seven-time champion last year had flexibility on both sides to be terminated as early as the end of this season.It isContinue Reading
Haas unveils VF-24 F1 livery
Haas has unveiled the livery it will run on its yet-to-be revealed 2024 Formula 1 challenger the VF-24. SourceContinue Reading
Haas reveals 2024 VF-24 F1 car livery
Compared to the colour scheme the American team ran on its VF-23 2023 car, the new livery is not a substantial change, with the main area of alteration being the upper nose section.This is now predominantly black compared to being white last year, which makes the VF-24 appear dark fromContinue Reading
Riley Herbst to run Daytona 500 with Rick Ware Racing
Herbst, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing, made his Cup debut in last year’s 500 driving for RWR and finished a respectable 10th.RWR announced on Friday Herbst will run a partial Cup schedule this season in its No. 15 Ford, beginning with the season opener atContinue Reading
Wolff: Mercedes will be fair to Hamilton and Russell in F1 2024
Speaking the day after Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari for 2025 was announced, Wolff said he has no concerns about potentially having to block the flow of information on future development to Hamilton, suggesting that it’s too early to make a call on how that process might work.Logic suggests thatContinue Reading
Mercedes ‘bitten’ by new Norris, Leclerc F1 contracts in search for Hamilton successor
The shock news emerged on Thursday that Hamilton will join Ferrari for 2025. This comes only a week after Ferrari re-signed Leclerc, and McLaren retained Norris on “multi-year” extensions.While Hamilton’s move underlines that F1 driver contracts may contain exit clauses, Mercedes team boss Wolff appears to have poured cold waterContinue Reading
Friday favourite: The original Le Mans master that wowed Redman
Jacky Ickx is a Le Mans legend and Ferrari Formula 1 hero but to have British sportscar lionheart Brian Redman acknowledge him as his favourite team-mate means a lot.Top 10: The greatest sportscar drivers never to win the Le Mans 24 HoursThe story of their partnership began when they teamedContinue Reading
Haas: Ferrari customer model not reason for F1 struggles
Komatsu took over from Guenther Steiner at the start of this year, after team owner Gene Haas felt it was time for the squad to embark on a change of direction to move itself off the bottom of the constructors’ championship.It is understood that one of the key disagreement pointsContinue Reading
De Vries loses court case over loan and AlphaTauri F1 earnings
The Amsterdam District Court has decreed that De Vries will have to repay the €250,000 loan and, in addition, pay half of both his salary and any sponsorship income he earned during his partial F1 season with AlphaTauri up to July 2023. The Dutchman is now considering an appeal againstContinue Reading
How Hamilton dropped his Ferrari bombshell on Mercedes
It has been a chance for the pair to digest the events of the previous campaign, run through developments over the winter and talk through aims and ambitions for the battle ahead.They were the perfect opportunity for the pair to spend a good deal of time together, better grasp eachContinue Reading