Bianchi’s breakthrough F1 season – in his own words
Some people think of Marseille as bandit country. There’s some justification for this. As a port it has many connections… some shady. Out in the bay lies the ancient French equivalent of Alcatraz, the Chateau d’If, where the fictional Count of Monte Cristo was incarcerated. A tangled knot of streets lead away from the famous […]
How RB wants to pick up Red Bull’s baton as F1’s fun team
Following its first Hollywood tie-up with the blockbuster Twisters, Red Bull’s sister team RB hopes to go much further to mix sport and entertainment, with the lofty goal of democratising access to the series. Its name change from AlphaTauri to RB, Racing Bulls or VCARB was not without controversy, with its new moniker confusingly similar […]
F1 young drivers to have driven in FP1 during the 2024 season
F2’s Oliver Bearman has driven several FP1 sessions for Haas this year as preparation for his move to the American squad in 2025, which will be his first full campaign in F1. The 19-year-old is not the only rookie to have completed an FP1 session this year though, due to the young driver rule which […]
I’m a more complete driver
Yuki Tsunoda says he is now ready to fight at the front of Formula 1, saying he’s a «more complete driver now» in his fourth season with RB. Tsunoda has always shown flashes of speed but in the past, his fiery temper has often let him down, with the Japanese admitting getting his emotions under […]
Why Vowles believes Williams culture will survive short-term pain
James Vowels is not pressing the panic button, despite seeing Williams’ rate of progress slow during the 2024 season. At the end of the last campaign, Vowles had seen the team climb up to seventh in the constructors’ championship and it had amassed 28 points. In doing so, he received high acclaim for the achievement. […]
How Gasly wants to make Alpine his own F1 team
Pierre Gasly says he is ready to be a natural leader at Alpine’s Formula 1 team after a smooth integration at Enstone against a rocky backdrop. Having joined Alpine in 2023, Gasly’s arrival coincided with the major upheaval within the Enstone-based squad, with senior personnel changes that continued this year. Flavio Briatore returned as an […]
Was the 2024 Belgian GP one of Formula 1’s closest races?
There have been several close finishes in Formula 1 history involving two cars racing, or as was the case for Ferrari at the 2002 US Grand Prix, putting on a display of ‘racing’ towards the line. The margin of victory for Rubens Barrichello that day, on a botched attempt at creating a dead heat, was […]
Ferrari «pushing like hell» to cure bouncing after summer break
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says his squad is «pushing like hell» to get its lingering high-speed bouncing problem under control. Ferrari’s bouncing in high-speed corners was an unwanted side effect of the new floor introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix. After back-to-back tests in Silverstone the Scuderia applied temporary fixes that alleviated the problem, […]
Autosport Podcast: Belgian GP analysis
It was an intense Belgian Grand Prix, a strategic race at its core that had the surprise of George Russell perfecting a one-stop strategy to leap to the front of the queue and hold off Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri in a dramatic finish… …Or so we thought. After a couple of checks with the […]