On the surface, Orion180 teaming up with Haas is an obvious fit: two American brands looking to work together in a country where Formula 1 has never been bigger – but the shared challenges of battling against the elite in their respective industries was ultimately a much more uniting factor.Insurance firm Orion180 has become the latest backer of Haas, with a multi-year partnership announced at …Keep reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says people are wrong to think Lewis Hamilton could face some struggles adapting to his new life at Ferrari.Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of this season after a 12-year spell to join Ferrari as team-mate to Charles Leclerc.It will be the first time that he has raced for a non-British-based team in F1, having originally started his career with McLaren in …Keep reading
Six races to go: the calendar’s final quarter. The business end of the year. The last push. That bit of the year where all the races turn into an amalgamated blob of half-remembered overtakes at weird times of the day, before finally concluding in an Abu Dhabi encounter that will either be saturated in tedium, or offer a masterclass in how to put on a championship finale. And never the twain shall …Keep reading
Can a driver with a 52-point lead and six rounds of a Formula 1 season remaining really not be considered the favourite to win the world championship?To many observers, the Dutchman’s current points pile and cracking capabilities combine to make him unstoppable in 2024. This is regardless of how good McLaren and Lando Norris were in winning commandingly in Singapore last time out, or the fact that …Keep reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has insisted the federation is currently unable to support a 25-race Formula 1 calendar.The current Concorde Agreement allows for 25 races per season. But although there is a massive demand for a slot on the F1 calendar – with Argentina being the latest to express interest in hosting a Grand Prix – F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali last year stated that he would like to …Keep reading
Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team. Oakes, 36, is the latest incumbent in charge of the Enstone-based team that in recent seasons has seen it slump steadily towards the back of the grid. Now, though, after a period of turbulence, he is hoping that …Keep reading
Max Verstappen says he was baffled by the rumours swirling over the summer on Red Bull’s alleged use of asymmetric braking, and addressed rival Formula 1 teams trying to stir up trouble.After a dominant start to 2024, Red Bull’s fortunes took a turn for the worse around May’s Miami Grand Prix, when McLaren brought a major upgrade package that revamped its MCL38 into a race-winning car, while Red …Keep reading
Mick Schumacher has emerged as a late contender for a seat at the Audi-owned Sauber team in what could be his last chance to get back to Formula 1.The German has acted as a reserve for Mercedes for the past two seasons, after losing his drive at Haas at the end of 2022.He had hoped to get the nod at Alpine for its vacancy next year, after racing for the French manufacturer in the World Read more…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli says a breakthrough test at Spa-Francorchamps was key to convincing Mercedes he had overcome a key weakness and deserved an F1 race seat.The young Italian had long been in the frame to become Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes for 2025, but early testing in an old F1 car had exposed some elements he needed to improve on.For while there was little doubt about his raw …Keep reading
Red Bull is planning an evolution of its current RB20 car for 2025, believing that investing in a bold revamp is not worth it.With the Milton Keynes-based squad locked in a tight championship fight with McLaren, it is mindful that, if it does not make solid gains this winter, it could risk an even more difficult campaign next year.However, a combination of cost cap limits, plus the need to ramp up …Keep reading