Another F1 figure connected with the Ecclestone era has gone
Another link between Formula 1’s past and present has been severed – for now. Alessandro Alunni Bravi might not be a household name for fans but the announcement that he is to leave Sauber puts even more distance between F1’s corporate present and its past as Bernie Ecclestone’s personal fiefdom. Read Also: Alunni Bravi qualified […]
Why Bearman’s Ferrari debut — and the phone data disaster that preceded
Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and now Oliver Bearman – the most recent Formula 1 drivers to have opened the Autosport International Show. In cutting the red ribbon to allow the public access to the 2025 show last Saturday, Haas rookie Bearman closed a remarkably fast circle of single-seater career progression. For as his now F1 […]
Leclerc’s ex-engineer becomes Cadillac technical director in WEC and IMSA
Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after seven years at the Scuderia. The […]
Who are the 2025 F1 rookies? Antonelli, Bearman and more
The start of the 2024 Formula 1 season saw the grid entirely unchanged from the end of one season to the start of the next. But after a rookie drought, the most recent silly season produced five drivers who take their debut full-time F1 seats in 2025. Andrea Kimi Antonelli replaces the Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton […]
How Williams’ 2024 campaign was dictated by its early heavy car and late crashes
Williams endured a problematic 2024 Formula 1 campaign, beginning the year with an overweight car, and then being forced to revert back to older, heavier parts late on due to a significant number of heavy crashes for both Alex Albon and mid-season substitute Franco Colapinto. Talking ahead of the Imola weekend in May, team principal […]
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 […]