Red Bull thinks that improving its car balance, rather than simply delivering more downforce on its RB21, is key to its Formula 1 title ambitions in 2025.The Milton Keynes-based outfit faced some struggles throughout this season after an early advantage was wiped away by its main rivals from the Miami Grand Prix.And although Max Verstappen ended the year as drivers’ champion, thanks in …Keep reading
The FIA published a new set of renders showcasing the changes that are set to be made to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations.The ruling body is still looking to better balance the performance envelope of the cars before the teams start work on their designs at the start of the new year.Discussions have been ongoing regarding how the car’s aerodynamics can be better utilised to meet the various …Keep reading
Yuki Tsunoda reckons he “impressed” Red Bull with his technical feedback in his recent Formula 1 test for the team – knowing it is an area the squad has doubted him on.The Japanese was handed his first proper run in a Red Bull car at the recent post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test, at a time when the Milton Keynes-based outfit is deciding what to do with its driver line-up for 2025.But while …Keep reading
Fernando Alonso says McLaren’s Formula 1 title in Abu Dhabi has repaid team boss Andrea Stella for Ferrari’s title loss in 2010.Stella was Alonso’s race engineer at Ferrari when the Spaniard went into the 2010 season finale with an eight-point lead on Red Bull’s Mark Webber and an 15-point lead on Webber’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel.Vettel led the race from pole while an early pitstop for …Keep reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s push to drive swearing out of Formula 1 has received unlikely support from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.While Wolff does not see eye-to-eye with Ben Sulayem on every topic in F1, he thinks the efforts to clean up the image of drivers is something worth fighting for thanks to a personal experience he had recently.Amid an ongoing debate about drivers acting …Keep reading
Alex Albon says the 2024 Formula 1 season feels like a “missed opportunity” for Williams as it dropped to ninth in the standings.Williams started the season on the back foot with an overweight FW46 and while a lot of effort went into taking the weight out again, that also impacted its update schedule. The Grove-based team only added one significant two-part update to the car right after the …Keep reading
It was one of the more bewildering sights of the 2014 Formula 1 season, as Finbarr O’Connell took his place in the FIA team principals’ press conference at the Abu Dhabi GP. O’Connell was working for insolvency firm Smith & Williamson, who in turn had taken on the administration of Caterham Sports Limited.O’Connell arrived, dressed in white and green Caterham kit, after the team raised …Keep reading
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur says his team will have to improve “every single pillar of performance” to catch McLaren in 2025.Ferrari just fell short of beating McLaren after an up-and-down campaign in which the Scuderia returned to the championship fight and its drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, registered a combined five wins and 22 podiums.For the Maranello squad, 2024 was a …Keep reading
Who will win the 2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship? Will Lewis Hamilton score more points than Charles Leclerc? What impact will the struggles of car manufacturers, especially Europeans, have on F1 next year? How might geopolitics impact on F1, for example in the Middle East and Asia?For our final podcast of the year, we thought that rather than looking backwards with yet another Season Review – …Keep reading
McLaren believes that the reduction in wind tunnel time that it faces as a result of winning the Formula 1 constructors’ championship will not be as big a handicap as some think.The Woking-based outfit’s triumph in last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helped to secure its first teams’ title since 1998, handing the team a good boost in commercial rights income.But one of the …Keep reading