Back in May 2023, Honda announced that they had established a partnership with Aston Martin from 2026 onwards. Previously, they announced that they would leave F1 after the 2021 season, but subsequent success with Red Bull Racing and the 2026 regulations convinced them to stay. Soon after the announcement, Honda established a new UK base…
In an exclusive interview with Auto Motor und Sport, Adrian Newey the legendary racing designer and incoming Aston Martin’s Managing Technical Partner sat down to discuss the 2026 regulations. The Briton departed from Red Bull Racing after nearly two decades with the Milton Keynes-based team and sought pastures new with Aston Martin after an opportunity…
Ahead of the 2025 season, McLaren’s Lando Norris knows what to do to take the drivers’ championship title from Max Verstappen’s hands this year. Norris took second place in the World Drivers’ Championship and was within 44 points behind during the Dutchman’s 10-race winless streak. Ultimately, the reigning champion took a commanding victory in São…
Sauber confirms the departure of Alessandro Alunni Bravi, their Team Representative and Managing Director from the end of January 2025. Alunni Bravi’s journey with Sauber The Italian joined Sauber in 2017 as their General Counsel and Board Member and became their Managing Director in 2022. Under the latter role, he was responsible for managing marketing,…
Following the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Red Bull’s team principal Christian Horner praised McLaren, the champions, and offered his take on the competition for next season, and his thoughts on the 2026 season which is set to be the biggest one yet. Horner congratulates McLaren F1 Horner praised all of the key people of…
Pierre Gasly qualified sixth (before being promoted to fifth) at the final qualifying session. After enduring difficult free practice sessions in Abu Dhabi, Alpine spent the rest of the afternoon tweaking their car for a positive starting position, a move that paid off. Burning the midnight oil Alpine experimented with plenty of setups, but none…
In what could be his last Formula 1 qualifying session, Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas puts his Kick Sauber C44 into ninth in Q3, the only second time the Finnish driver made it to the last qualifying stage. After what was a big surprise to many, Valtteri Bottas reflected on his Q3 appearance. Bottas is ready to…
Toto Wolff, the team principal of Mercedes knew of the “shelf life” of the 39-year-old Lewis Hamilton and knew that there would be a time when the team needed to let him go. The Austrian received an early tip from Carlos Sainz Sr. about this move to Ferrari before it became official. “I sent a…
Stefano Domenicali, F1 CEO, has seen his hopes of rotating races gain more momentum, and he believes it is happening soon. Under this format, an F1 race will be rotated to accommodate new venues. With 24 races making up the 2025 calendar, chances are small to add new venues to the list. The rotational races,…
Co-author: James O’Connor After enduring a difficult Sprint race that saw him finish 14th, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly is surprised by the dramatic turnaround during the qualifying session that took him into seventh for Sunday’s main race. The Frenchman was very pleased with the turnaround in such a limited amount of time during a Sprint weekend….
