Ferrari will be hoping its fans will be entertained by a new collaboration with Paramount Pictures ahead of the release of Gladiator II.A sequel to the 2000 smash hit starring Russell Crowe, Gladiator II is due for release this Friday (15 November) and the film is set to temporarily swap the Amphitheatre of Rome for the Las Vegas Strip.Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will attend …Keep reading
In his lengthy motorsport career which has spanned “so many eras”, Trevor Foster has filled almost every conceivable role in racing organisations. Working his way through the ranks from a humble mechanic to becoming a race engineer, he has taken the plunge of running his own single-seater outfit, been a team manager, managing director of a plucky sportscar underdog responsible for …Keep reading
Audi is on the verge of selling a shareholding in its Formula 1 Sauber team to Qatar – with an announcement potentially coming ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.Despite repeated denials, the first speculation about a potential deal was revealed by veteran F1 journalist Joe Saward, while Autosport sources have suggested, however, that the deal could go through as early as next week. There is also …Keep reading
The Brazilian GP’s sometimes near-aquaplaning conditions were a huge challenge for all Formula 1 drivers, but even more so for the most inexperienced ones on the grid.Among those with fewer than 10 grand prix starts, only Liam Lawson had previous experience in wet racing conditions – from his very first outing at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix, which had been a struggle for him.Qualifying had …Keep reading
Toto Wolff has revealed he did not try to persuade Lewis Hamilton to remain at Mercedes instead of switching to Ferrari and says he was concerned about the F1 driver’s “shelf life”.At the start of the year, Hamilton told Wolff he wanted to cut short his contract with Mercedes in order to join the Scuderia for 2025.The news ripped through F1 while Wolff has claimed that he had suspicions that …Keep reading
Twelve months ago, Aston Martin left the Brazilian Grand Prix with a podium finish that pointed to the outfit finally having some answers about its car as it headed into the winter.Fast-forward to now and things could not be more different, as the squad left Interlagos scratching its head over problems in the wet race and still short of a solution for its drop of form this year.Perhaps most …Keep reading
Franco Colapinto’s strong arrival in Formula 1 has created a small earthquake that threatens to shake up the 2025 grid amid rumours linking him to Red Bull’s teams.The 21-year-old has impressed since replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams, having scored points in two of his six outings with the Grove-based team.Although Colapinto doesn’t have a full-time seat for 2025, Williams boss James Vowles …Keep reading
It was only a few years ago that some of Formula 1’s brightest minds were predicting a future where wind tunnels were no longer needed. Think of the wasted expense powering a giant fan in a massive, empty room filled with nothing but a 60% scale model of a car, and all the time spent poring through the data readouts.It seemed that technological progress was reaching a cross-over point, one where …Keep reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has opened up on details surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari – and how he got an early tip-off from Carlos Sainz Sr.Hamilton told Wolff during a visit to his house at the end of January that he would be activating an exit clause in his Mercedes contract and joining Ferrari for the 2025 season.But while Hamilton’s announcement was the first official …Keep reading
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Max Verstappen has won eight Formula 1 grand prix so far in 2024 and each of those victories came after eight billion simulations were run by Red Bull to best predict scenarios ahead of time.Utilising the partnership with its title sponsor, Red Bull works with Oracle Cloud technology to crunch the numbers to help with strategy, tyre choices and pitstop calls – …Keep reading