Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has questioned how suitable it would be for prospective Formula 1 owners to be based in a nation “culturally different” to the vast majority of the calendar, following a reported bid by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. It was reported by Bloomberg last week that current F1 owners Liberty
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With the team short of money heading into the 2021 season, Haas needed to find a lucrative title sponsor and fast. The American team partnered with Russian fertilizer giants Uralkali and signed the son of the company’s part owner Dmitry Mazepin, Nikita. The car launch that year saw the Haas go from its original black
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The 2022 season looked to be the perfect opportunity for Ferrari to end their title drought, which now goes all the way back to 2008. Under the major regulation changes, the Scuderia managed to go from occasional podium challengers to title challengers, really taking the fight to Red Bull in the early stages of the
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The 2023 season is only a month away from getting underway and it promises to be one of the most exciting yet. Unlike in most seasons over the last decade, there will likely be more than just two teams going head-to-head for the title, with Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all confident of their chances.
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The fame and notoriety that comes with being a seven-time world champion is something that can be used in many different ways, depending on the person’s intentions. It would be very easy to sit back and reap the benefits of being so famous and admired, becoming somewhat of a superstar celebrity and sporting icon. Lewis
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New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur predicts that “everything is possible” for Ferrari in the forthcoming season, with the Frenchman having stressed that the Italians must remain “focused on the job”. Ferrari enter the 2023 season on the back of a mixed 2022 campaign, where the side failed to utilise the potential that their package had. The
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has questioned “how on Earth” could Formula 1 say no to Andretti and General Motors’ bid to join the grid in 2026, with the American duo having seemingly completed the governing body’s checklist. Ben Sulayem has been a vocal and public supporter of Michael Andretti’s bid to enter a new
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Son of Formula 1 legend James Hunt, Freddie Hunt, has discussed his journey on dealing with the horrific health issues that have taken so many family members from him, most notably his father. James, who claimed the World Championship in 1976, died when Freddie was just five years old, following a sudden heart attack. The
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Whilst Alpine aren’t launching their 2023 challenger (the A523) until February 16, the Enstone-based outfit have given fans a “snippet” of what to possibly expect, with there being a noticeable similarity to a 2022 design. Alpine released a video onto social media showing their new car’s sidepods and cockpit, with it looking incredibly similar to
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The countdown to Audi joining the Formula 1 grid has well and truly gotten underway, with Sauber having officially announced that the German manufacturer have acquired their first stake in the Swiss company, ahead of their 2026 merge. Whilst the official size of the minority stake is currently unspecified, it has been rumoured that Audi will acquire a
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