The news about Honda‘s departure from Formula 1 came as a big surprise to many. Especially now that the Japanese engine supplier has invested so much in the cooperation with Red Bull. However, the most frequently asked question is: what will this mean for Max Verstappen? Barretto thinks that Verstappen will wait for Red Read more…
Honda said the move was a result of the transformation of the car industry away from internal combustion engines. The move leaves Red Bull and Alpha Tauri needing to find an engine supplier and the sport with just three engine companies. Red Bull Racing need to look for a new engine Read more…
Verstappen has ‘door open’ to Mercedes move… That is the view of former F1 driver JJ Lehto, off the back of wild rumours that Lewis Hamilton might in fact become Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull. “I wondered what Eddie had been drinking,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, after Read more…
Bridgestone’s former tyre expert does see a problem with Red Bull. ”For Max it was just a mission without a chance, but that gap to Bottas isn’t his fault. AlphaTauri now has a better chassis than Red Bull and you can tell from the behaviour of the car that they have Read more…
All four of the Renault powered cars were in the top eight at the end of the dramatic qualifying in Sochi on Saturday, less than half a second separating the quartet on the final timesheets, with Dan top of the heap with a best lap time of 1:32.364. The Australian Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has described Stefano Domenicali’s return to Formula One as ‘amazing’ and believes the future of the sport is in good hands. The Italian, a former team principal of Ferrari, has been named the new president and chief executive officer. Chase Carey, the chairman and CEO of F1 since January Read more…
The championship carried out over 44,000 tests across the opening nine rounds and had nine positive cases, with no more than two per week. Formula 1 and governing body the FIA have jointly released the figures on a weekly basis since the revised opening round of the campaign in Austria. Read more…
After leading Lamborghini for approximately four and a half years, Stefano Domenicali is reportedly leaving his position to become Formula 1’s new CEO. It is unclear who will fill his shoes as the CEO and President of the Italian exotic car brand, as Formula 1 hasn’t announced Domenicali’s appointment yet. However, Domenicali’s Read more…
It recently came to light that Sergio Perez will depart the Racing Point Formula 1 team at the end of the 2020 season. Perez, who has been with the team since its Force India days in 2014, is still to announce if he’ll be in F1 next year, but chances Read more…
Renault is looking for another potential engine partner, boss Cyril Abiteboul has revealed. At the end of the year, McLaren is ending its customer alliance with Renault and switching to Mercedes power – and Daniel Ricciardo is also switching camps. But with Renault looking stronger in 2020 and now fully Read more…