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The 2025 season is just around the corner and it’s time for big changes in Maranello. Next week seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton will arrive in Emilia Romagna for his first test drive as a Ferrari driver, in Fiorano. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna, at the end of the press conference to introduce the new…
From principal engineer to Team Principal of Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team: Andy Cowell, a journey in the sport: “This is the best job I’ve ever had”. Andy Cowell, renowned for his leadership at Mercedes-AMG High-Performance Powertrains, has taken a new direction with Aston Martin F1. He is now the CEO and Team Principal of…
Michael Cannon’s latest IndyCar adventure at Prema has to an end. In fact 48 days after the announcement of his signing, tracksideonline reports that the experienced engineer and the Italian team have parted ways even before having the opportunity to have a car on track or testing time. Cannon held the role of Head of…
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched an investigation into alleged contraventions of UK gambling rules by Stake, title sponsor of Sauber F1. They have received complaints about social media posts which allegedly feature the gambling company’s logo superimposed on viral images. The involvement of Stake with Sauber in F1 In 2017, Bijan Tehrani and…
Jonathan Refoy, formerly of Interserve Group, a UK based firm, to join the FIA as Chief Communications Officer. The FIA has today announced the recruitment of Jonathan Refoy as chief communications officer. Refoy has previous high profile communications experience with companies such as Tesco, Walmart and Amec Foster Wheeler. He will join the FIA later this…
Ex-Haas race engineer Gary Gannon has joined Aston Martin ahead of the 2025 F1 season. First reported by Motorsport Network, the seasoned engineer has joined the Silverstone-based squad in an as-yet-unspecified engineering role. Before parting ways with Haas at the end of the 2024 F1 campaign, Gannon served as Nico Hülkenberg’s race engineer from the…
After a painful 2024 season for Williams F1 Racing team principal James Vowles reflected on what went wrong for the Grove-based team. The British engineer has admitted many times that a lot needs to change within the structure of the Grove organisation, in terms of infrastructure and technology. Nonetheless, 2024 was pretty brutal. A series…
Two-time IndyCar and Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden goes into the 2025 season looking to win IndyCar’s showpiece event for a third straight year with Team Penske. 2024 had looked to be a great start to his year. He won on the road at St. Pete in comfortable fashion. However, that victory was taken away…
Scott Dixon, six-time IndyCar champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, reflected on his 2024 season, his continued drive for success, and the challenges of competing at the highest level. Despite winning multiple races and remaining a championship contender, Dixon expressed frustration over his performance at the Indy 500, a race he holds in high regard….
Scott Mclaughlin is setting his sights on the NTT INDYCAR championship ahead of the 2025 season. He is entering his fifth season with Team Penske after finishing the season third for the last two years. McLaughlin is hoping to make the step up and take the championship in 2025. The competition inside Penske Scott McLaughlin…
