The alleged contract negotiations between Fernando Alonso and Red Bull Racing were one of the most confusing and controversial topics of the last Formula 1 season. According to Motorsport-Total, a secret meeting was set up in Madrid in the autumn of 2007 between the Red Bull representatives and Luis Garcia Abad, Alonso’s manager. During that year, the Spaniard had […]
Max Verstappen has now “matured enough” to compete for and win Formula 1 world championships, according to former driver-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok. Verstappen endured a mistake-ridden start to 2018 but recovered strongly to end the season as the highest-placed non-Mercedes or Ferrari driver in the championship in fourth, taking two wins in the process. He outscored every driver […]
Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael, has officially joined Ferrari’s young driver programme. As reported earlier this week, the reigning European Formula 3 champion was close to formalising becoming part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. Ferrari has now confirmed Schumacher’s FDA deal, and announced that he will be joined by […]
In early 2014 Ferrari organised a non-championship winter series in Florida, imaginatively named the Florida Winter Series, for drivers on its Academy and a handful of other youngsters – one of those that came along was Max Verstappen. It was regarded as an ideal series for the 16-year-old, straight out of karting, to gain some […]
Jerome Stoll will stay on as president of Renault Sport Racing, which includes the Formula One team, after the sudden departure of Thierry Koskas, the executive who was supposed to replace him. Koskas, who was a member of Renault’s executive committee reporting to chairman and chief executive Carlos Ghosn, was appointed as 64-year-old Stoll’s successor […]
The Red Bull Formula 1 squad is not interested in entering ABB FIA Formula E “because we’re racing purists”, according to Helmut Marko. The electric championship has attracted famous motorsport teams DAMS, Andretti and HWA, as well as several major manufacturers, into its ranks since its inception in 2014. Red Bull, which entered F1 as a competitor back […]
