Aston Martin shocked F1 this year with its AMR23, the potential of which was rumoured to be huge even before a wheel had been turned at pre-season testing. The whispers and murmurs up and down the paddock about its prowess were confirmed in Bahrain, with a rejuvenated Fernando Alonso taking the podium and an injured […]
Having been in championship contention during the first half of last season, Ferrari’s 2023 fortunes have not been as kind and the team has managed just three podium finishes this season. All three have been courtesy of Charles Leclerc as Sainz has not managed to stand among the top three finishers this season, as an […]
The sheer scale of the support for local hero Max Verstappen can be intimidating to overseas visitors of fans of other drivers, and Zandvoort is keen to avoid the sort of harassment issues that were reported in Austria last year. The Red Bull Ring issues prompted the F1 organisation and race promoters to clamp down […]
Last year, the glitzy Miami Grand Prix joined Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on the F1 calendar, benefitting from the increased global appeal of grand prix racing in the wake of its Netflix boom. This season, Las Vegas is aiming to top that with an extravagant event set around its iconic Strip, promoted by F1 […]
Verstappen won his eighth consecutive race before the summer break at Spa, which extended Red Bull’s clean sweep of winning all of 2023’s 12 races so far, an all-time record. Red Bull has now bagged the past 13 grands prix, a record that would have extended to 23 had it not lost out to George […]
Alonso carries around a reputation for being a tough customer keen on expanding his influence within a team, which was mainly born from his stints at McLaren. The two-time world champion joined Aston from Alpine for 2023, eager to secure a multi-year deal with the Lawrence Stroll owned team. In an exclusive interview with Autosport, […]
Hulkenberg was signed for 2023 to replace the accident-prone Mick Schumacher, who scored points in his second season of F1 but also showed an alarming tendency to cost the team high repair bills. This followed a three-year spell where Hulkenberg was often called upon as a super-sub at Racing Point and Aston Martin, jumping into […]
The Ferrari driver’s interest in the endurance classic was piqued this year, when he attended the event to see the Prancing Horse’s Hypercar squad triumph. And having said during his appearance there that he was open to the idea of competing at the Circuit de la Sarthe in the future, he has now opened up […]
In April Massa signalled his intention to take legal action against the results of the 2008 F1 world championship, which he lost out to McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by a single point. Massa acted on information from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who suggested that knowledge of the controversial 2008 Singapore GP ‘crashgate’ was available early […]
Velo is one of the brands McLaren sponsor British American Tobacco has created to pivot away from cigarettes towards tobacco-free nicotine products, such as Velo’s flavoured nicotine pouches or the Vuse brand’s e-cigarettes. In April this year, the Dutch government joined a growing list of European countries to ban the sale of all types of […]