The hidden gains that convince Williams its F1 transformation is working
Williams boss James Vowles believes the performance gains the outfit has recently found on its 2025 Formula 1 car are a sign of bigger things to come as the team becomes more efficient. Its upgrades at the Belgian Grand Prix were more than welcome. The Grove-based squad made a flying start to 2025 at the […]
The lessons Piastri learned from his junior titles for his F1 2025 championship fight
Competing for a Formula 1 championship «feels similar» to fighting for those in the junior categories, says Oscar Piastri, who notes that his intra-team battle with McLaren stablemate Lando Norris is the key differentiating factor. Piastri won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup, 2020 Formula 3, and 2021 Formula 2 titles consecutively before spending 2022 on the […]
How Stella turned McLaren into F1’s dominant force
From the outside, Andrea Stella’s tenure as a McLaren team boss has looked pretty straightforward. After taking over from Andreas Seidl ahead of the 2023 season, the Italian oversaw a technical restructuring that turned the team into a regular podium finisher over the second half of a Red Bull-dominated campaign, and then the next major […]
«Moneyball» Fornaroli would be «deal of the century» for an F1 team
Current Formula 2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli is something of a rarity in modern motorsport: he is currently in the lead of a top-level junior championship in his first year, but remains conspicuously unaffiliated to a Formula 1 academy. This is a quirk that Invicta team principal James Robinson believes is «absolutely mind-blowing», as he […]
F1 2026 rules still «evolving» to prevent «unnatural things» on track, says FIA
Teams are currently preparing for Formula 1’s technical overhaul on both the chassis and engine side for 2026, although the prospect of new regulations is not welcomed equally by all. Several drivers have spoken out after their first runs in the simulator. Max Verstappen was the first one two years ago, followed more recently by […]
The F2 title favourite who seeks consistency over wins
“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up. The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT […]
How Alpine may be F1’s best ‘worst team’ of all time
Nobody ever wants the wooden spoon in the Formula 1 world championship, for valid reasons – a crucial loss of prize money, and the mere incentive to do well – but if you’re ever going to come last then Alpine certainly is doing it right. The Enstone-based outfit has already scored 20 points in the […]
From F1 to the skies – How Williams F1 boss Vowles secretly became a helicopter pilot
When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year’s tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea. But in 2020 Vowles set himself a slightly loftier target. […]
The F1 colour confusion that needs addressing
I expected chaos and glamour at the Monaco Grand Prix this year and both appeared on demand. It was my first time back in the principality since I was one of five drivers who could have won the chaotic 1982 grand prix that nobody wanted to win. The podium photos this year of Lando Norris, […]