The Parisian, who took the European Formula 2 title in 1976, made 49 F1 starts between 1975 and 1981, getting his full debut at the 1975 French Grand Prix for Tyrrell.But Jabouille will always be synonymous with Renault, the marque with which he contested most of his grands prix.In 1979 Jabouille took Renault’s first ever Formula 1 win at the French Grand Prix at Dijon-Prenois. The win not …Keep reading
Vasseur has been drafted into Maranello for 2023 after his predecessor Mattia Binotto resigned last year amid a belief he did not have the confidence of Ferrari’s senior road car management.And while Vasseur is confident that Ferrari has everything in its hands to be able to fight for the F1 championship this year, Montoya believes there are still elements that the Frenchman will struggle …Keep reading
Nowadays, the process is a lot more rigorous and pretty regimented in its details when it comes to allowing exclusive access to the F1 club.It is a necessary formality, though, because F1 needs to know that all its entrants have the necessary backing and skill to do a good job.The last thing the FIA and Formula One Management (FOM) want is for teams to turn up for one or two years …Keep reading
Former McLaren team principal Seidl has replaced Fred Vasseur, who has left to replace Mattia Binotto at Ferrari.Seidl has come in solely as CEO in order to focus on the bigger picture of all the companies in the Sauber Group as the organisation continues to grow ahead of the planned transition to the full Audi identity in 2026, and as such he won’t attend all the races.Managing director …Keep reading
Schumacher found himself without a seat for the 2023 season after two tough years at Haas and the 23-year-old was snapped up by Mercedes as a reserve driver behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.McLaren has now announced that it will continue its arrangement of sharing reserve drivers with its engine supplier.In previous years it had agreed a deal with Mercedes to call upon Stoffel …Keep reading
Alonso returned to F1 with Alpine in 2021 after taking a two-year break to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Indy 500 and the Dakar Rally.Alonso’s third stint at the Enstone outfit got off to a slow start but once he got back up to speed the Spaniard re-found his old form, frequently suggesting he was driving at his best-ever level in 2022, a season which was blighted by …Keep reading
In the latest in a new series of top 10s, this week’s show brings you the discussion around the 10 best wet weather drives in F1 history.A fan of Ayrton Senna’s breakout Toleman drive at Monaco in 1984, or an ardent Jenson Button fan who gladly dies on the hill of Canada 2011 being the best? Listen in to hear where your favourites sit.On the show, host Martyn Lee is joined by Autosport …Keep reading
Firstly, it showed that F1’s Liberty Media era is not afraid to think outside the box, and has ruled nothing out, when it comes to ensuring that grand prix cars are as raceable as they possibly can be.For the 1978 Brabham fan car, which Niki Lauda took to victory in that year’s Swedish Grand Prix, remains an iconic machine and will be a talking point forever because of its …Keep reading
On-screen graphics are regularly evolving to aid fans’ understanding of F1, while fresh camera angles and techniques are constantly explored to bring the on-track action alive.But no camera angle has got as close to giving fans a true feeling of what it is like inside the F1 cockpit than Driver’s Eye. Through a small 9mm x 9mm camera fitted to the padding of the helmet, fans are able to …Keep reading