Ocon denies Doohan’s FP1 outing is a punishment for Monaco F1 incident
The Frenchman is leaving Alpine at the end of this year after he and the team announced this week that their futures were better set apart. That decision came shortly after a controversial collision with Gasly on the opening lap of the Monte Carlo race, which left his team boss Bruno Famin warning that there […]
Will the new F1 2026 cars really deliver better racing?
Formula 1 has had its fair share of scare stories about the new 2026 car rules. From concerns about ‘Frankenstein’ machines, to drivers needing to change down gears on the straights, and then alarm at some simulator tests where cars were spinning out on the straights, it has not been smooth sailing to get where […]
WIN! A VIP Race Weekend Experience in Silverstone
Sponsored by The MoneyGram Silverstone Dream Weekend competition not only gives one fan and their guest the chance to visit the legendary Paddock Club at Silverstone, it also includes a factory tour at the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team base in nearby Banbury the day after the race. Watching an F1 car on track at Silverstone […]
What Magnussen needs to fix to retain his Haas F1 seat
Last year’s VF-23 was somewhat peculiar; although it showed great pace in qualifying in Nico Hulkenberg’s control, tyre management issues plagued it in the races. The drivers stated that, to make it to the end on conventional strategies, they had to stop racing the cars around Haas and effectively pin their hopes on the whims […]
How Red Bull creates the perfect strategy for Verstappen and Perez
Devising and implementing the perfect race strategy is a real ‘team effort’ in Formula 1. However, every team has a couple of people who are particularly tasked with determining the right plan of attack. Red Bull Racing has three: Head of race strategy Will Courtenay, principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz and senior strategy engineer Stephen […]
The dangers of Red Bull re-signing Perez
Somehow, the news that Red Bull has re-signed Sergio Perez for another two seasons, taking his tenure at the team to six years, is not a surprise. But perhaps it should be, given the Mexican’s performances alongside Max Verstappen. A case could be made for it being the wrong move for Red Bull and, indeed, […]
Perez secures two-year F1 contract extension with Red Bull
Perez’s latest contract extension will see him carry on as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for six consecutive seasons, into F1’s new regulations cycle. The 34-year-old Mexican started off the 2024 season well alongside Verstappen, taking three runner-up spots over the first four grands prix that helped him gain momentum to salvage his seat for 2025. A […]
Who could replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine?
The announcement that Ocon will be out of his seat comes a week after the Frenchman caused a collision with his team-mate Pierre Gasly during the first lap of the Monaco Grand Prix. Alpine’s team principal Bruno Famin warned “there would be consequences”, with many expecting the team to have a driver line-up change for […]
Pirelli counters Hamilton ‘peaky F1 tyres’ frustration
“Honestly, it’s probably the most frustrating thing,” said the seven-time world champion. “You look back in the day when you had a much bigger working window to work with. “Then you can just optimise the balance and then just have good grip throughout the whole lap. This is definitely my least favourite.” But Pirelli thinks the […]