First free practice of the French Grand Prix has just ended when we get invited to Paul Ricard’s airport. The man we’re meeting is Belgian Lieven Hermans, who started working as an aerial camera operator for Formula 1 in 2007. In one of the hangars sits a helicopter with an impressive camera system mounted underneath. […]
The new cars have been already proved to be tricky at similar temporary venues such as Montreal and Baku earlier this season. While bouncing has to some degree been dialled out at recent events, it is expected to be more prominent once again in Singapore, which F1 will visit next weekend for the first time […]
Fallows left his role as head of aerodynamics at Red Bull last year in order to pursue a new challenge with Aston Martin, which has been on a recruitment drive since the team was acquired by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll. Stroll has been clear in his aim to turn the team into a front-running squad […]
Latifi made his F1 debut with Williams at the start of 2020 on a three-year contract, but struggled to match team-mates George Russell and Alex Albon for form during his time at the team. The Canadian’s departure has been widely expected for a number of months, but Williams confirmed the news on Friday, revealing his […]
The Enstone-based squad has endured headaches in recent weeks after finding out Fernando Alonso was switching to Aston Martin for 2023 and that reserve Oscar Piastri had signed for McLaren. Their shock departures have left Alpine on the hunt for a new team-mate for Esteban Ocon, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly still a firm favourite if […]
Herta was being lined up by Red Bull to take a seat at AlphaTauri for 2023, with the squad open to an offer from Alpine to take currently contracted Pierre Gasly. However, the energy drinks giant’s plans rested on Herta being granted the mandatory F1 superlicence that he needs to compete in grand prix racing. […]
Ricciardo will leave McLaren at the end of the season after agreeing a mutual split with one year remaining on his contract following a difficult stint at Woking. Ricciardo has been clear he is not looking to rush into any decision about his future, but remains keen to keep racing in F1 if the right […]
As far back as late spring, when the first rumblings of Alpine’s plan to place Oscar Piastri at Williams for next year were starting to emerge, the writing seemed to be on the wall for Latifi. His on-track struggles meant there was not a huge amount to strengthen his case for keeping his drive at […]
The new generation of 2022 machinery has produced a number of surprises this year, and teams have sometimes found themselves on the backfoot at race weekends where they expected to do much better. But there has also been a flipside to that too, with teams sometimes finding their performance far exceeds what they anticipated. Ferrari […]
Tsunoda, 22, made his F1 debut with AlphaTauri in 2021, and was widely expected to be retained by the team for a third season heading into next year. The Japanese driver said at the end of last month that his future was dependent on “things in the background”, but any doubt over his seat with […]