Szafnauer departed the team after last month’s Belgian Grand Prix as part of wholesale changes at the Enstone outfit, with long-time sporting director Alan Permane also leaving. The news followed the departure of Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, who was moved aside by Renault CEO Luca de Meo to a position away from the F1 programme. […]
On the one hand, they want to produce a car that feels real and challenging to the hardcore sim-racers, but if they do that too well then it risks alienating the casual gamer who just wants to jump in and have some immediate fun. It’s a balancing act that the official F1 games have had to tread […]
Honda continues to languish in second-to-last in the constructors’ standings ahead of only Yamaha, after both marques combined to score just three points from the recent British Grand Prix weekend. Read more: The forgotten trooper of Honda’s MotoGP misery HRC has scored a victory in 2023 courtesy of Alex Rins at the Americas GP, but […]
The Monegasque driver’s current contract runs out at the end of the 2024 season and there has been no rush from either his side or Ferrari’s to get an extension sorted out so far. That delay, allied to a frustrating campaign with Ferrari that did not deliver the results hoped for, triggered speculation about other […]
The Silverstone-based squad started the year as Red Bull’s main challenger, but has since had to face an increased threat from Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren which have all made gains during the campaign. A recent dip in form was blamed on the side effects of an upgrade path that the team took, but Autosport also […]
You couldn’t make this up, because if you did you’d simply get laughed at. Just over 12 months after his contractual future between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren blew up, a second explosion has been detonated by the likely two-time IndyCar champion. After final practice at Indianapolis on Friday evening, a letter from McLaren Racing […]
Hulkenberg’s hiring by Haas to replace the crash-prone Mick Schumacher in late 2022 reignited an F1 career that had appeared over when he was dropped by Renault (now Alpine) in favour of Esteban Ocon for 2020. He has since shone in qualifying for Haas – making six 2023 Q3 appearances and qualifying third in Canada […]
Williams looked set for another difficult campaign as incoming team principal James Vowles embarked on a huge rebuild of the long-time backmarker. PLUS: How Williams’ new leader forged his data-driven F1 ethos While that process will take several years, Williams is fighting over scraps with its FW45, which is lacking aerodynamic load compared to its competitors. […]
The Frenchman joined the Enstone-based squad at the start of this year, and hoped it would be able to improve on its fourth-place finish in the 2022 constructors’ championship standings. However, Alpine has endured a turbulent campaign beset by incidents and internal politics. Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon have accidentally driven into each other twice, […]
The team has made a major step with its car after releasing the first part of its anticipated upgrade package at the Austrian GP. Benefitting from the updates, Norris has subsequently finished second in both the British and Hungarian GPs. However, Norris insists that the way the car has to be driven still doesn’t gel […]