Piastri «a bit more pushy» at McLaren, but won’t give engineers orders
Oscar Piastri has fine-tuned how he works with the McLaren team and is ‘not afraid to be a bit more pushy’ having completed his second campaign in Formula 1. Piastri played a key role in McLaren’s world constructors’ title in his sophomore season, scoring two grand prix wins and eight podiums, with a streak of 12 […]
Finland is out of F1 drivers for the first time since the 1980s – but why?
Finland may have just 5.6 million inhabitants – just 0.07% of the world’s population – yet it has immensely contributed to Formula 1’s history. The Nordic country admittedly has never hosted grand prix racing, and neither has it had any teams in the world championship. Still, among its nine drivers competing in F1, there were […]
«Impatient» Stroll supportive of Aston Martin amid struggles
Former Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has insisted owner Lawrence Stroll is understanding and supportive of the journey faced to reach the top of F1 despite his «impatience» for success. Canadian businessman Stroll bailed out the floundering Force India team last decade, renaming the team Racing Point before transitioning to the luxury British car […]
With Alpine signing Colapinto, is Hirakawa right to continue to dream about F1?
Ryo Hirakawa’s move to Alpine as a test and reserve driver was overshadowed by the news that ex-Williams racer Franco Colapinto has been appointed for the same role on Thursday. Beyond obvious questions as to why Alpine chose to have three drivers for a position usually held by a single up-and-coming junior, its decision to […]
Perez to take six-month sabbatical before deciding on F1 return attempt
Axed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will take at least six months off racing in 2025 before deciding whether he will even attempt to make a Formula 1 comeback. Perez’s F1 career was brought to a sudden halt at the end of the 2024 season when Red Bull decided to pay him not race in […]
Toyota «gradually moving» towards full-scale F1 return
Toyota is now “gradually moving” towards a full-scale return to Formula 1 after its technical partnership with Haas began in 2024, says the director of its sportscar and rallying squad. The Haas-Toyota alliance kicked off in the closing stages of last season, with the Japanese company’s branding appearing on the American squad’s cars and kit, […]
Ben Sulayem fires another media retort with British GP comment
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has delivered an attack on the media along with a confusing statement about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Speaking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has reopened his criticism of the press in a strange rant, with it uncertain what caused his latest outburst, as it […]
How Ricciardo’s F1 experience played a part in his downfall
Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to ‘overthink things’ played a part in his downfall last season. Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustained in practice for the […]
Cowell takes team principal role in Aston Martin F1 team restructure
Aston Martin has shaken up its team management structure with Andy Cowell appointed team principal, replacing Mike Krack who has been given the title of chief trackside officer after just under three years in his previous position. It will be a busy January for those charged with etching job titles into the frosted glass of […]