What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at the unique F1 academy
Almost half of the Formula 1 grid in 2025 will have come from the Red Bull Junior Team, making it one of the most successful academy programmes in motorsport. Each team in F1 has its own driver academy; for example, George Russell graduated from the Mercedes junior programme, but what makes the Red Bull system […]
McLaren «impressed even more» than expected by former Red Bull stalwart Marshall
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the Formula 1 constructors’ champions were «impressed even more» than expected by former Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall. Marshall joined the Woking-based outfit as technical director, engineering & design in January after 17 years with Red Bull, with his arrival coinciding with a number of key hires in the […]
Improving qualifying form my big focus for F1 2025
Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That […]
Crashes shouldn’t overshadow «fantastic» Colapinto’s Williams F1 stint
Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto’s tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced. Colapinto’s impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked […]
The psychological breakthrough behind Russell beating Hamilton in F1 2024 quali
George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”. The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration. This […]
How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1
McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years. Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car […]
Alpine F1 turnaround proves Enstone reorganisation was the «right thing to do»
Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes says the team improving its fortunes over the second half of the 2024 season has shown that streamlining its Enstone operation was the right way to go. Hitech junior team chief Oakes was brought in alongside advisor Flavio Briatore by Renault boss Luca de Meo to help steady […]
Who is Racing Bulls’ new F1 driver Isack Hadjar?
Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after he took Daniel Ricciardo’s RB […]
Binotto on Audi’s F1 reality check after finding team «frozen» with no plans
When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the call to head up Audi’s Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task. It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory; it is quite another building something […]