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 […]
Honda have set an ambitious target for the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season. They wish to establish themselves ahead of Renault and then try to catch Mercedes and Ferrari during the year. The Japanese manufacturer has been the fourth-best in F1 since returning to the grid in 2015, enticed by the current V6 […]
The Mercedes F1 team got up to a few hilarious antics when they released their winter break video. The video featured various members of the team, including Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas horsing around and having fun. Even one of Hamilton’s dogs, Roscoe was featured in the video. Now, the reigning champions have released behind […]
The Finnish motorsport governing body, AKK Motorsport, has launched a study regarding the country’s ability to host a Formula One race. The KymiRing is set to host a MotoGP race from 2020 and the Finnish governing body has applied to the Ministry of Education and Culture for funding to be able to study and gather […]
Sources in Italy seem to have been sent CFD concepts of the 2019 Ferrari front wing, a piece of aero critical to the new 2019 rule changes. By simplifying the front wing, teams may well be forced to reduce the amount of rake, or angle, the cars run at. Red Bull are known to run high rake, and Ferrari are not too far behind in their angles over the last season. Mercedes run […]
