Late last week British television network Sky News reported that the owners of the McLaren Formula One team are considering selling a stake in the squad as they try to raise hundreds of millions of Dollars to navigate the coronavirus crisis. It came as a surprise to some in the industry but Read more…
News that Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell has agreed to leave the company after 16 years surprised the Formula 1 fraternity, and has understandably led to speculations as to where he might end up. One of the men behind the dominant power units of the hybrid generation would of course be valuable to any Read more…
Red Bull will return to the racetrack with a filming day for the 2020 car on Thursday, June 25 at Silverstone, it has been reported. Unlike several other teams, the energy drinks outfit are unable to run their 2018 car in an unrestricted test due to their switch away from Read more…
It can’t be easy living in the shadows of a great name. Not to mention if that figure is your father! That is what Mick, son of legendary Formula 1 driver, Michael Schumacher, has to deal with. Young Mick has been groomed from an early stage to resume the duties Read more…
Frank Williams and British motorsport mourned the loss on this day in 1970 of Piers Courage, tragically killed at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Sir Frank had graduated to Formula 1 in 1969, with an immaculately-prepared dark-blue Brabham BT26 and the talented Courage. One year later, Williams switched to Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has mainly spoken out on social media about racism in recent weeks and, by extension, a lack of diversity in Formula 1. Now he is launching a platform to actually do something about it. Together with the Royal Academy of Engineering he starts ‘The Hamilton Commission’, which aims Read more…
Racing Point shut down rumors that four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel may join the team, rebranded as Aston Martin, for the 2021 season. Of the 20 drivers who are set to compete in the 2020 Formula 1 season, the only one who is set to lose his ride after the Read more…
Ex-F1 driver Paul Di Resta thinks Renault will fear Esteban Ocon being snatched back by Mercedes if he lives up to his potential. After serving as the Mercedes reserve driver for 2019 and therefore taking a year out of Formula 1, Ocon returns to the grid for 2020 alongside Daniel Ricciardo at Renault. Big Read more…
It is now clear that hairline cracks are starting to appear at Mercedes. After many rumours about Toto Wolff and his shares in Aston Martin, it is now Andy Cowell, head of the engine department at Mercedes, who leaves. Six world titles in a row and with that Mercedes achieved Read more…
The streets of Maranello were closed off early on Thursday morning as Charles Leclerc drove Ferrari’s 2020 Formula 1 car on public highway. At around 06:30 Leclerc drove from the Officina Classiche – where the racing department used to be based – before crossing the Via Abetone Inferiore, which is Read more…