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 […]
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 […]
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. […]