Too old? Nonsense, now is the perfect time for Hamilton to join Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton turns 40 tomorrow and as he celebrates another lap around the sun, his thoughts will undoubtedly drift towards the upcoming Formula 1 season. As Autosport revealed, his first run in a Ferrari is imminent, as the team looks to utilise its TPC [Testing of Previous Car] allocation of 1000km around its Fiorano test […]
Aston Martin F1 still focused on 2025 despite 2026 regulations and Newey arrival
Aston Martin made one of the biggest signings of the 2024 Formula 1 season by landing fabled designer Adrian Newey – but he will not start his role as managing technical partner until March, with plenty suggesting his impact on the team will not be truly felt until the regulation changes of 2026. However, for […]
Aston Martin must be self-critical over concerning F1 trend
Team principal Mike Krack has conceded Aston Martin must be self-critical in its analysis as to why it has failed to sufficiently improve its Formula 1 machinery two seasons in a row. The Silverstone-based outfit began the 2023 campaign in flying form, as Fernando Alonso established himself as Max Verstappen’s nearest challenger early on, while […]
Why Alpine is taking the Mercedes gearbox for just one season
Alpine’s decision to take Mercedes’ Formula 1 gearbox for 2026 will give it «headroom» to develop elsewhere for the next series of regulations before building its own in 2027. Despite protestations from the personnel at the Renault Group’s Viry-Chatillon powertrain headquarters, the decision was made to shutter the French manufacturer’s 2026 engine project and assume […]
Development lag behind fluctuating 2024 F1 form
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes the team’s fluctuating form over the 2024 Formula 1 season was a result of it being pegged back in development in trying to recover from a tough start. The Brackley-based squad opted for an entirely new approach with its W15 concept, opting for a more conventional sidepod solution […]
Flexi-wings may have played key factor in 2024 F1 teams’ title battle
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has claimed the appearance of flexi-wings and the FIA’s decision not to take a more hardline approach towards them played a crucial factor in 2024’s Formula 1 constructors’ championship. The Scuderia was one of two teams, along with Red Bull, who sought clarification from F1’s governing body over the apparent […]
Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’
On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union. “If you expect him [Antonelli] […]
Hamilton calls to ’embrace the change’ after Ferrari switch
Lewis Hamilton has outlined the new year as one of «embracing new opportunities» as he begins life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver. The Briton ended his 12-year association with Mercedes — and a career-long affiliation with the German brand, which had been McLaren’s engine supplier during his junior career and entry to the highest […]
The new rules dilemma that will define the 2025 F1 season
Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted. As part of an effort agreed at the end of 2023 to stop an arms race of early work, teams were not allowed to conduct aero testing on any […]