Ryan McGahey, Author at Motorsport | Pit Debrief

Alonso says reaching 400 F1 Grand Prix milestone “shows my love for the sport”

Ryan McGahey2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso reflected on his time in Formula 1 as the Spaniard gears up for this 400th Grand Prix at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix Fernando Alonso is set to become the first driver to reach a milestone of 400 Grands Prix in Formula 1 at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix….

Red Bull to introduce car changes following discussions with the FIA

Ryan McGahey2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Red Bull have introduced changes to the RB20 following discussions with the FIA in the wake of last month’s Singapore Grand Prix The FIA announced earlier this week that a change of procedure would be introduced ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. This came following reports that…

Komatsu: Ocon was “very much on board” with Haas F1 development plan before their Toyota partnership

Ryan McGahey2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says Ocon was sold on joining the team for 2025 long before the team’s recently announced partnership with Toyota was announced. With the announcement late last week that Haas would be partnering with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the spotlight has been on the American team, as they set their sights high…

Szafnauer says “it’s a disaster” at Alpine following his dismissal from the F1 team last season

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer discusses the team’s difficult 2024 season as he reflects on his ambitions during his time with the French marque. Alpine have suffered a trying 2024 Formula 1 season thus far, with the French squad currently 9th in the constructors championship. This comes following a year of major upheaval within…

Marko believes loss of high-skilled F1 personnel from Red Bull is “natural development”

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Helmut Marko claims recent loss of key Red Bull F1 personnel is natural development and unrelated to rumours of a difficult relationship between himself and Christian Horner. Following the high profile departures of Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley and Will Courtenay in recent months, with all three key players joining Aston Martin, Sauber and McLaren respectively,…

Carlos Sainz on the “very fine line” of gently bringing in Pirelli F1 tyres versus pushing immediately after a stop

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz explains drivers have “many things to consider” in terms of tyre warmup in the opening stages of a stint with the current Pirelli tyres. Tyre warmup and management have long been hotly discussed topics in Formula 1, with the narrow window of performance characteristic of the current spec of Pirelli tyres catching many…

Williams “trying to tackle some of the general balance of the car” with F1 Singapore GP upgrade — Albon

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Alex Albon explains Williams’ plan to experiment with their latest upgrade this weekend with the aim of understanding the improvements on a track which historically has not suited the team. Speaking on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Williams’ Alex Albon discussed the team’s latest updates following a strong showing last time out…

F1 | Azerbaijan GP | Charles Leclerc storms to pole ahead of Oscar Piastri

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Charles Leclerc dominates qualifying to take pole position ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz as Sergio Perez out-qualifies a struggling Verstappen for the first time this season. Q1: Opening the session was Nico Hulkenberg for Haas, crossing the line with a 1:45.021, closing followed by the Sauber duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas….

Vasseur: “Maybe one day we’ll find common ground” between Adrian Newey and Ferrari in F1

Ryan McGahey4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Co-author: Syrine Ferchichi Speaking ahead of Ferrari’s latest personnel signings officially joining the team, team principal Fred Vasseur discusses what Loic Serra and Jérôme d’Ambrosio bring to the table at Maranello. With Loïc Serra and Jérôme d’Ambrosio set to officially join Ferrari from the beginning of next month, team principal Fred Vasseur discusses the experience…

Sauber drivers reflect on uneventful F1 Italian Grand Prix as the team focus on developing the C44

Ryan McGahey4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu discuss what was an uneventful race for the team last weekend, as the team’s pointless streak continues. Having once again failed to score points in the Italian Grand Prix, Kick Sauber are looking ahead under the watchful eye of incumbent Mattia Binotto, with the aim of improving the C44 before…