The French GP returned to Circuit Paul Ricard in 2018 after a long absence, but its contract was not renewed after the 2022 event, and it fell off this year’s schedule.Even before Ricard’s demise was confirmed a street event in Nice had emerged as a possible replacement, although some observers Read more
The claim was made on Thursday by José Vicente de los Mozos, the president of the executive committee of the IFEMA fairgrounds and convention centre located to the northeast of the Spanish capital.Opened in 1991 IFEMA has become a major centre for conferences and conventions, and there is enough land Read more
Rather than making his comeback in the kind of race-winning RB19 machinery that he shone with during this week’s Silverstone tyre test, he will be battling a car that has left AlphaTauri currently at the bottom of the constructors’ standings. Worse than that, the Australian will also find himself having to Read more
On Tuesday AlphaTauri and parent team Red Bull announced de Vries would make way for Red Bull’s third driver Daniel Ricciardo from next week’s Hungarian Grand Prix, meaning the Australian will make a shock return with his former team halfway into his sabbatical from F1.Explaining his decision to oust 28-year-old Read more
The team has acted swiftly after the Dutchman’s difficult start to the season, with former McLaren driver Ricciardo returning to a race role.ANALYSIS: Why Red Bull’s patience wore even thinner with de Vries amid Ricciardo’s rebuildJake Boxall-Legge joins Martyn Lee to discuss the latest F1 driver merry-go-round and why AlphaTauri Read more
In other words, putting Ricciardo in the car is not just a case of short-term expediency and giving the Australian a chance to get up to speed ahead of a potential return to the main Red Bull team.The change of direction is part of a reboot for AlphaTauri after a Read more
In recent weeks some engine manufacturers have indicated that the rules should perhaps be revisited while there is still time, with particular reference to the current 50:50 balance between combustion engine and electrical power.Christian Horner has been particularly vocal on behalf of Red Bull Powertrains, claiming that drivers will have Read more
Red Bull has won all 10 races so far this season, with its outstanding RB19 car all but certain to propel runaway leader Max Verstappen to a third consecutive drivers’ world championship.The Milton Keynes team’s generous advantage has allowed it to already start focusing on next year’s car without having Read more
Any other team ejecting its rookie driver after less than half a season would have caused a serious stir in Formula 1.But the fact that de Vries’ removal from Red Bull’s second team AlphaTauri was almost greeted with a sense of inevitability speaks volumes on the company’s – and in Read more
It was chosen via a fan vote that was launched over the weekend of the Monaco GP.Gulf was keen on the eye-catching experiment it conducted at Monaco in 2021 when a partner of McLaren, but the company added a twist by leaving the final choice up to Williams fans and Read more