Red Bull Formula 1 technical director Pierre Wache says the team’s RB20 “didn’t deliver what we expected” in every area.Red Bull won all but one race in 2023, and rather than rest on its laurels the Milton Keynes-based squad made significant changes for this year’s RB20 to ensure it would remain out front in F1.While it started the season on the front foot with three 1-2 victories over the first …Keep reading
With only 20 seats available on the grid competition is fierce. Since Formula 1’s inaugural race at Silverstone in 1950, just 776 drivers can lay claim to being an F1 grand prix driver.With so few positions on the grid, competition is fierce so having the right person to get you that drive – and creating the right environment for you to flourish – is key.The majority of today’s F1 drivers have a …Keep reading
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has insisted his pre-season prediction that the team would be at the bottom of Formula 1’s pecking order was not a deflection, and that any suggestion it could be better would have been “stupid or arrogant”.Komatsu took the helm at the American-owned outfit following the shock departure of Guenther Steiner, who had been team principal since Haas joined the F1 grid …Keep reading
Red Bull will promote from within its Formula 1 team to replace departing sporting director Jonathan Wheatley.Wheatley will leave Red Bull at the end of the current campaign after an 18-year stint at the F1 world champions. The 57-year-old will become the Audi F1 team principal in a switch after overhauling its own management structure.The German car giant has taken over Swiss-based Sauber with …Keep reading
You’ve heard the phrase mentioned in Formula 1, but what is the “summer shutdown” and what actually does it mean? The relentless nature of Formula 1, especially in this record-breaking season with 24 races running from February to December, means that this year’s summer shutdown will be a welcome one for drivers and their respective teams. It is an important break that is written into the 2024 …Keep reading
There have been several close finishes in Formula 1 history involving two cars racing, or as was the case for Ferrari at the 2002 US Grand Prix, putting on a display of ‘racing’ towards the line. The margin of victory for Rubens Barrichello that day, on a botched attempt at creating a dead heat, was just 0.011s in favour of the Brazilian over team-mate Michael Schumacher.But occasions when the …Keep reading
By landing Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon, Williams is confident it has one of the strongest line-ups in Formula 1. What is the vision that Sainz and Albon have signed up for?Speaking days before Sainz’s deal was announced, team boss James Vowles shared a conversation he and the Spaniard had about the Ferrari driver’s long delay in finally picking a team for 2025.”Here’s what he told me, which …Keep reading
For all the impressive moments in Lando Norris’ 2024 Formula 1 season, his approach to starts has been a significant Achilles’ heel this year – and has lost him at least two race wins into the first corner.There have been a handful of notable moments in which Norris made inauspicious choices into Turn 1 this year, including his getaways from pole position at the Spanish and Hungarian Grands …Keep reading
At face value, the cars that won this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours share little beyond their Ferrari badges.Charles Leclerc’s SF-24 and the 499P Le Mans Hypercar driven by Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina would appear to have even less in common with the Chevrolet-powered Team Penske Dallara DW12 in which Josef Newgarden dramatically conquered the …Keep reading
The greatest comeback since Lazarus? Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Formula 1 has enjoyed plenty of them over its nearly 75-year history as a gladiatorial contest of man and machine.As things stand in the current season, Max Verstappen has a somewhat healthy 78-point lead over Lando Norris, but the seemingly invulnerable Dutchman has now had to accept that he no longer has the outright …Keep reading