new F1 driver Colapinto’s first day
«To have the opportunity to be here, speaking to all of you, it’s a pleasure.» New Williams driver Franco Colapinto there – addressing a packed scrum of Formula 1’s press corps in a sweltering tent at Monza that was in places five people deep. Let’s see if he still feels that way after the nine […]
Red Bull to continue “Franken-floor” experiments at Italian GP
Red Bull plans to continue experiments with a hybrid version of its old floor at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. As the world champion squad seeks to answer why its RB20 has lost competitiveness compared to closest rivals McLaren and Mercedes, it has been evaluating whether the upgraded floor it introduced at the Emilia Romagna […]
Renault F1 staff to protest 2026 Alpine engine plan at Italian GP
Renault’s Viry-Chatillon-based staff is planning on demonstrating against Alpine’s plan to become a Mercedes customer in Formula 1’s new engine era from 2026 onwards. The French brand is poised to end its F1 engine project, which has been a mainstay of the world championship for the past 47 years. This led the Social and Economic […]
How do each team’s drivers compare this season?
In Formula 1 there is no greater competition than that between team-mates as both drivers look to prove their position within the team. Some teams will have clearly defined first and second drivers, but others will allow their racers to compete on an equal footing. Here, the need to come out on top is even […]
How Red Bull is still improving its RB20 despite upgrade doubts
Max Verstappen’s suspicion that something has “gone wrong” with Red Bull’s RB20 explains why the Formula 1 team was experimenting with some older specification parts at Zandvoort last weekend. In an attempt to get to the bottom of what has made its 2024 challenger “more difficult to drive”, Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez split floor […]
Briatore not the «bad guy» in ending Renault’s F1 engine project
Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore insists that he should not be viewed as the «bad guy» in a plan by Renault to end its Formula 1 engine programme. As part of a review by Renault CEO Luca de Meo into the future of the Alpine F1 squad, the French manufacturer is ready to abandon its works power unit […]
How Verstappen and Red Bull are responding to being second best
For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn’t the man to beat in Zandvoort. Verstappen was soundly beaten by McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix — to the tune of three tenths — and while another stuttering start cost Norris the […]
Lowe reveals «an element» of F1 V10 desire behind Zero creation
Formula 1 has been steadily increasing the electrical element of its power units since introducing KERS in 2009 and making the switch from howling 2.4-litre V8s to 1.6-litre hybrid power units in 2014. In the new 2026 regulations, the power split will be 50/50 between the stored electrical energy and the internal combustion engine. […]
Is it time McLaren asks Piastri to help back Norris’s bid for title glory?
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months. A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of siding with his drivers, maintaining […]