How Fernando Alonso’s terrifying 2016 Australian GP crash broke down barriers
March 20, 2016 remains one of those days when Formula 1 frightened us, but also demonstrated its continuous progress in safety and its determination to always go further. It was 10 years ago, during the Australian Grand Prix, and a shocking crash sustained by Fernando Alonso is still vivid in some memories. On lap 17 […]
Alonso reveals when Aston Martin should retire from F1 Australian GP
Fernando Alonso reckons Aston Martin must retire from the Australian Grand Prix the moment any slight issue appears to avoid compromising the forthcoming rounds in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The Silverstone outfit has been the talk of the paddock at this weekend’s Melbourne season opener, because problems have continuously struck the AMR26. Its Honda […]
Aston Martin braces for Australian GP pain amid Honda F1 crisis
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda. The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track. Honda is completely unprepared for the […]
Newey hasn’t forgotten how to design an F1 car
Fernando Alonso has reiterated his utmost confidence in Aston Martin team boss Adrian Newey, claiming it’s not like he’s ‘forgotten’ how to design a Formula 1 car despite a difficult pre-season. F1 is introducing widespread regulation changes this year, meaning the pecking order is largely unknown, but current signs point towards Aston Martin being comfortably […]
How Aston Martin and Honda’s expectation management ties into Newey’s F1 design
“As executive chairman I am proud of what this moment represents, because what defines this team is not only what happens on track. Formula 1 demands courage and rewards those willing to build something extraordinary and to remain unwavering in their ambitions.” With these words, Lawrence Stroll opened Aston Martin’s launch on Monday evening at […]
How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it’s 1998
Speaking on stage at the launch of Aston Martin’s hotly anticipated 2026 Formula 1 challenger, Adrian Newey confirmed an essential truism of the creative process: you can take the engineer out of the office, but you can’t take the ideas out of their head. Newey, architect of 12 constructors’ championship winners, admitted that he spent […]
Brown «would love» Indy 500 reunion with Alonso
Fernando Alonso has an open invitation to return to the Indianapolis 500 whenever he’s ready, courtesy of McLaren CEO Zak Brown. The Spanish driver, who is currently preparing for the 2026 Formula 1 season with Aston Martin and its new power unit partner Honda, hasn’t competed at Indy 500 since 2020, which was held behind […]
The «huge changes» Aston Martin had to overcome to make the Barcelona F1 shakedown
Like Indiana Jones snatching his misplaced fedora from under a rapidly descending stone doorway, Aston Martin’s timing was dramatically close to the edge this week. The team arrived for the Barcelona shakedown week late on the third of the five days and only achieved a handful of laps when its AMR26 emerged from the garage […]
The key moments in Renault’s F1 history as it bids farewell
1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checksPhoto by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it.The sole Renault …Keep […]