Red Bull can be more resilient to graining after Melbourne
Red Bull continues to be the dominant team in 2024, but its race performance was less convincing in last month’s Australian Grand Prix, in which Ferrari looked to edge ahead. The Melbourne race was marked by heavy front graining, which is believed to be a factor in why Ferrari was so strong relative to Red […]
Williams may as well “go home” if spares situation changes its F1 approach, says Albon
The Thai driver and team-mate Logan Sargeant have faced a challenging start to the season with Williams having been without a spare chassis and not being flush with replacement parts. With Sargeant having been forced to sit out the Australian Grand Prix because of the need for his team-mate to take his car, and the […]
What Aston Martin’s curfew burn told us about its F1 upgrade trajectory
Although there is no downside to using them up if needed, teams also know that if they are not in their back pocket for the end of the season, then that carries big risks. For if the points battle is tight, the last thing a team would want would be some unexpected late-night work triggering […]
Schumacher F1 watch collection could top $4 million in auction
On 13 May, in the week leading up to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Christie’s Auction House will be offering a selection of watches from the personal collection of the seven-time world champion in an auction in Geneva. The star item is a unique Platinum Vagabondage 1 that had been commissioned for Schumacher as a […]
Honda targets F1 title bid with Aston Martin from 2026
From 2026 Honda will move its works engine deal to Aston Martin, ending its successful association with Red Bull. Following Honda’s initial decision to withdraw from F1, which led to Red Bull deciding to take its engines in-house and link up with Ford for 2026, the Japanese brand was forced to seek a new works […]
The off-track action that makes the Miami GP an F1 race like no other
Sponsored by This year sees the third iteration of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. Las Vegas is a tough act to follow, so Miami is sure to be stepping things up yet again for 2024 – and with MoneyGram, you could be there. If the number of celebrities in […]
Red Bull’s 2026 F1 engine project “hitting targets”
Red Bull Powertrains will be working in conjunction with Ford to help deliver the engine that will power the current world champion squad for F1’s new rules era. It already has its dynos hard at work in evaluating the performance of its new turbo-hybrid design and while there have been various rumours about the level […]
McLaren F1 team bracing for «damage limitation» in Chinese GP
McLaren started off 2024 in good shape, heading into the fifth round of the season as the third team in the pecking order, ahead of Mercedes. But while it remains strong on high-downforce circuits, the team admitted at the start of the year that its persistent low-speed weakness still hadn’t been addressed yet. That weakness […]
Gene Haas still keen to invest in F1 team if money not wasted
After four podium-less seasons during which Haas scored just 52 points in total, team principal Guenther Steiner and technical director Simone Resta left the squad last winter. The former was replaced by ex-trackside engineering director Komatsu while the latter’s position was taken over by Andrea de Zordo, who used to be the outfit’s chief engineer. […]