MotoGP legend Rossi brought his long-running VR46 team to the premier class for the first time last year after signing a three-year deal to run as a Ducati satellite squad. The team managed a pole position with rookie Marco Bezzecchi in Thailand last year, with the Italian taking a maiden podium at the Dutch GP […]
Amid reports in the German media that the Faenza squad could be sold following Red Bull’s change of management, team boss Franz Tost and his Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner quashed suggestions the team is up for sale. But while advisor Helmut Marko confirmed “AlphaTauri would remain in-house”, he acknowledged that Red Bull is looking […]
Aston Martin stunned the paddock with its promising pace during winter testing, which was confirmed in the Bahrain Grand Prix as Alonso scored a podium on his first race for the Silverstone-based team. The season opener at Sakhir showed that Aston, which finished seventh in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship, has bridged the gap from the […]
A poor adaption to the new-for-2022 ground-effects regulations left Williams uncompetitive last season to wind up bottom with eight points – compared to 35 for AlphaTauri in ninth. That led to the high-profile departure of CEO and team principal Jost Capito after his two years at the helm. He was followed out the door by […]
F1 is pushing ahead in abandoning fossil-based products from 2026, as it makes the commitment for cars to be fuelled by 100% sustainable fuel. The move forms part of a joint effort for the series to be carbon neutral by 2030, as well as hoping that the championship’s best brains can come up with a […]
The 2020 world champion was forced to look for a new ride for this season after Suzuki declared it would be quitting MotoGP at the end of 2022, with Mir eventually signing a two-year deal to join the factory Honda squad. The pre-season testing phase has not been easy for Honda, with eight-time world champion […]
With Jost Capito gone after his short tenure in charge, new recruit James Vowles now has the reins of the team, and the Sakhir result represented a pretty good start for the new boss. Vowles would be the last man to claim any responsibility for the strong performance in the season opener, simply because he […]
The Ducati rider topped last weekend’s final pre-season test in Portugal with an unofficial lap record having been fastest on both days at the Algarve track. This completed a clean sweep for Ducati in winter testing, the marque topping all five days in 2023 with its riders. Ducati’s strong winter has come against a backdrop […]
The Spaniard classified fourth in the season opener and was 48s adrift of runaway winner Max Verstappen at the flag, while team-mate Charles Leclerc retired with a power unit electrical failure on lap 39 of 57. That comparatively poor performance prompted new team principal Fred Vasseur to defend the 2023 car, insisting that an imperfect […]
The Milton Keynes-based outfit has emerged from the winter as the team to beat, with its 2023 F1 challenger proving to be a step clear of its main opposition in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Its impressive progress comes despite Red Bull having been handed an extra 10% reduction in its allocated wind tunnel and CFD time as […]