What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Helmut Marko's F1 legacy Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership Motorsport · Dec 22, 2024
What is the Red Bull Junior Team? A look at Marko's F1 legacy Several racing drivers have graduated from the Red Bull Junior Team under Helmut Marko’s leadership Autosport · Dec 22, 2024
Formula 1 drivers who have competed for two teams in one season Prior to Oliver Bearman, the last time a driver raced with two different teams in one year was when George Russell replaced Lewis Hamilton – who was suffering from COVID-19 – at the Sakhir GP after being drafted from his Williams seat. Autosport · Oct 10, 2024
JA on F1 Podcast: Collins urges McLaren to ditch strategy calls by committee McLaren has been the form team since a major car upgrade in May brought Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri their first race victories. But despite several chances to add to that tally over the summer, decisions on strategy have cost them. Autosport · Aug 13, 2024
JA on F1 Podcast: Szafnauer on F1 management and new team interest Otmar Szafnauer is a very experienced F1 team principal having worked with Force India, Racing Point, Aston Martin and Alpine, with strong track record of getting bang for buck. He was fired by Alpine year ago, over a disagreement with Alpine management on what was the right pathway to success. Autosport · Jul 30, 2024
Perez would be an F1 asset if he left Red Bull, but what are his options? Sergio Perez's stint at Red Bull, according to popular belief, hinges upon his performances in the next two races on the Formula 1 calendar: the Hungarian and Belgian grands prix. Motorsport · Jul 18, 2024
F1 team ownership: who are the different teams owned by? F1 finances are as strong as they’ve ever been, as current revenue levels are understood to be over $3 billion. Autosport · May 31, 2024
Why Ocon's 'not a team player' reputation exists - and how he can fix it The incident, where Ocon tried to barge his way past Gasly, proved terminal for the aggressor as his car became briefly airborne and caused damage that could not be repaired during the red flag. It very nearly took Gasly out of the race too, as he sustained a puncture and… Motorsport · May 29, 2024
Iconic moments in the 14 years of F1’s Singapore Grand Prix The narrow barriers around the city-centre circuit, coupled with extreme climate that pushes the drivers to the limit of exhaustion, make it one of the toughest races of all and there has been plenty of action under lights over the years. Motorsport · May 1, 2024
The day Button scored his 'best F1 win'... until next time! Just like Canada 2011, this was a race defined by mixed weather conditions, which played into Button’s super-sensitive hands. Motorsport · Apr 18, 2024
Alonso: No F1 team has Aston Martin’s ‘ambitions’ as Newey intrigue flies The Silverstone-based squad has undergone a huge transformation since Stroll took over the assets of the former Force India team, rebranding it as Racing Point before it became Aston Martin in 2021. Autosport · Apr 13, 2024
Which engine does each F1 team use in 2024? The power units each Formula 1 uses in the 2024 season Autosport · Apr 12, 2024
Friday favourite: The “perfect” F1 test venue with a little bit of “magic” “I really love this track,” says Franck Montagny of the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. “I remember my chief engineer in Renault’s test team was always saying ‘if there was a championship of 15 races in Jerez, you are world champion every year’.” Autosport · Apr 5, 2024
F1 race engineers: Who works with each driver and what is their role? Every Formula 1 driver has their own race engineer who plays a key role in ensuring that their driver is aware of the race strategy and any decisions being made by the team. They are pivotal in creating an open line of communication to the driver whilst the car is… Autosport · Feb 28, 2024
Motorsport · Feb 22, 2024 What is really fuelling McLaren’s concerns over the Red Bull/RB F1 alliance As the most vocal on the matter, his remarks have prompted some to suggest that his worries about the ever-closer ties between Red Bull’s two F1 teams are being fuelled by self-interest.
Motorsport · Jan 9, 2024 Tech rewind: When Formula 1’s launch season turned ugly But with the countdown now well underway to the unveiling of the 2024 cars, it is a good moment to reflect on that moment 10 years ago when F1’s regulations opened the door for perhaps the ugliest cars we had ever seen.
Autosport · Dec 5, 2023 Alonso: 2023 my best F1 season alongside 2012 Ferrari title miss Alonso took fourth in the 2023 drivers' championship, finishing ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on countback and one point ahead of McLaren man Lando Norris, as Aston Martin's AMR23 enabled him to take regular podiums in the early part of the year. The 2005 and 2006 world champion claimed a…
Autosport · Sep 29, 2023 Aston Martin: 2026 gearbox “a golden opportunity” for F1 to cut costs After using customer units from McLaren and latterly Mercedes since its early Force India days in 2009, the Silverstone outfit is currently ramping its own transmission department ahead of 2026, when its new relationship with Honda obliges the team to create a bespoke gearbox.
Autosport · Jun 30, 2023 Former Force India F1 boss Fernley dies aged 70 A close associate of Vijay Mallya, Fernley held the role at the Silverstone team from its first season under the Force India name in 2008 until the summer of 2018, when Lawrence Stroll bought the assets of the company and relaunched it as Racing Point.
Autosport · Jun 1, 2023 Wolff: Aston Martin's Honda F1 switch does not show Mercedes engine has declined The Silverstone squad - through its Force India, Racing Point and now Aston Martin guises - has used Mercedes power since 2009 to score one win, 14 podiums and two pole positions.
Motorsport · Jun 1, 2023 Wolff: Aston Martin's Honda switch does not show Mercedes F1 engine has declined The Silverstone squad, through its Force India, Racing Point and now Aston Martin guises, has used Mercedes power since 2009 to score one win, 14 podiums and two pole positions.
Autosport · Apr 18, 2023 The 2014 F1 crash Ferrari used to try to overturn Sainz's Australian GP penalty Ferrari chose to highlight a rare example of a driving penalty that was challenged by a right of review process, ironically by the very team that Fernando Alonso – the "victim" of the Melbourne incident – currently drives for.
Autosport · Apr 18, 2023 FIA dismisses Sainz's F1 Australian GP penalty review Ferrari had appealed to the governing body for a right to review in response to Sainz being handed a five-second penalty for tagging with Fernando Alonso during the final restart of the Melbourne race.
Motor1 · Mar 27, 2023 Force India F1 Motorhome From The 2018 Season Is For Sale In Germany Fully equipped with a kitchen, bathrooms, sleeping quarters, and a top-floor lounge, it's the ultimate home for the F1 fan.
Autosport · Mar 17, 2023 How commercial success has fuelled Aston Martin's on-track F1 speed However, in one area the Silverstone team has already been operating at a high level and attracting envious glances from the competition.