After a short winter break, attention has turned from a controversial title-decider to how teams will have interpreted a new rule book.This year we’ll be talking about the Venturi effect, listed parts and wheel covers. The rule-makers have even mandated some open source parts which will force teams to upload Read more…
In 2021 F1 trialled sprint races at three grands prix to a mixed reception, the latest push by F1’s owners Liberty Media to find new ways of engaging fans and growing the sport.Efforts to improve the spectacle also include drastic new technical regulations for 2022 as well an ever-decreasing budget Read more…
But despite a rollercoaster of a rookie F1 campaign in 2021, from the highs of a headline-grabbing first race in Bahrain to the lows of a run of crashes that risked his future, the Japanese star never shied away from owning up to the errors of his ways.Instead, Tsunoda admitted Read more…
Carter had been with the Grove team since May 2016. He was twice the most senior team member present at a track on a race weekend, first when acting team principal Simon Roberts was sidelined by COVID at the 2020 Turkish GP, and again when Capito tested positive prior to Read more…
Aston Martin announced last year that it had signed Fallows from his role as Red Bull’s head of aerodynamics to be its new technical director.However, the matter went legal with Red Bull insisting that it would hold Fallows to the terms of his contract which ran until 2023.Speaking at the Read more…
Norman was one of the first key executive hires after Liberty Media officially acquired F1 in January 2017.Her appointment in the top marketing role was announced in June that year and started in August, reporting Sean Bratches, the then managing director of commercial operations.Prior to joining F1 Norman had worked Read more…
The Maranello outfit is set to launch its new F1 challenger with an online event on 17 February, the week before the first pre-season test begins at Barcelona in Spain.Its new car, which has yet to be given an official designation, is set to feature some radical concepts as well Read more…
Alpine is currently undergoing structural changes as CEO Laurent Rossi flexes his muscles after the team’s first season under the name of the specialist sportscar division.Last week Alpine announced that executive director Marcin Budkowski, who served as de facto team principal in 2021 despite the role not officially existing, has Read more…
Villeneuve won his 1997 championship for Williams following a controversial finale at Jerez, where Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher crashed into him as they battled over the title.Speaking at Daytona, where he was testing ahead of a planned NASCAR Cup Series comeback next month, Villeneuve said the disputed ending to the 2021 Read more…
Newly-elected FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been handed a difficult task in reviewing what happened in the closing stages of the title decider between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, and taking action to restore trust among F1 drivers, teams and fans in the governing body.The hints of change within Read more…