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For Miami Grand Prix president Tyler Epp, 2024 was the year which saw the event blossom into what race organisers had always hoped it would be.A harsh spotlight had shone on the previous races at the Miami International Autodrome following its high-profile inclusion on the 2022 Formula 1 calendar but, as Lando Norris claimed his maiden victory in the sport, Epp could also afford to …Keep reading

There’s one significant detail about Franco Colapinto’s move to Alpine – and that’s his current job description at Enstone probably not being what he and his managers are really aiming for.“If Franco is not in a racing seat next year, we’ll have a historic car, two-year-old car,” Colapinto’s now former boss James Vowles, from Williams, said at a press conference in Qatar. “He’ll be …Keep reading

Another link between Formula 1’s past and present has been severed – for now. Alessandro Alunni Bravi might not be a household name for fans but the announcement that he is to leave Sauber puts even more distance between F1’s corporate present and its past as Bernie Ecclestone’s personal fiefdom.Read Also: Formula 1Sauber F1 chief Alunni Bravi to leave team at end of …Keep reading

Red Bull has agreed an earlier exit for future Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley, while letting McLaren wait on sporting director Will Courtenay.Wheatley was announced as Sauber’s future team boss last August, but continued in his long-time role as Red Bull’s sporting director through the 2024 season.Autosport understands Wheatley, who has worked for Red Bull since 2006, is now on …Keep reading

Sauber managing director and team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi will part ways with the Formula 1 squad at the end of January after an eight-year stint.The bespectacled Italian was added to the board of the Sauber team following its takeover by Longbow Finance in 2017, the investment company headed by TetraPak billionaire Finn Rausing.Previously, Alunni Bravi had enjoyed a lengthy …Keep reading

Fittingly for a city known as the Marriage Capital of the World, the arrival of Formula 1 in Las Vegas marked the beginning of a memorable union, with race organisers already planning for year three.The Las Vegas Grand Prix burst onto the 2023 F1 calendar with the glitz and glamour that is always associated with Sin City and, after initial teething problems involving a loose drain cover …Keep reading

The FIA has countered criticism from Formula 1 drivers on how it spends the money generated by fines.The situation around driver fines was one of several topics that caused unease among F1 drivers last season as they grew increasingly frustrated at how FIA president Mohamed Ben Sulayem has been running things.Over the 2024 season a total of around 270,000 euros – not counting suspended …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc’s former race engineer at the Ferrari Formula 1 team has been recruited by Cadillac as technical director of its LMDh sportscar project. Xavier Marcos Padros is taking up the new position within the Cadillac V-Series.R programme, which straddles the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship, after seven years at the Scuderia.The Spaniard, generally …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and now Oliver Bearman – the most recent Formula 1 drivers to have opened the Autosport International Show.In cutting the red ribbon to allow the public access to the 2025 show last Saturday, Haas rookie Bearman closed a remarkably fast circle of single-seater career progression. For as his now F1 rivals Leclerc and Norris were opening ASI 2020 (and in the …Keep reading

Many believe that Gigi Dall’Igna is not very aware of what’s coming his way. Despite his eminently technical vocation, his position as general manager of Ducati means that his sphere of influence is not limited exclusively to the design of the Desmosedici, the most dominant prototype in MotoGP history.His voice was also decisive in the decision to let Jorge Martin go and incorporate Marc …Keep reading