Eric Blandin has one of the most impressive CVs in the paddock, having worked with a number of successful teams over the course of his career, contributing massively to this success. The Frenchman was part of the Jaguar team that transitioned into Red Bull in the mid 2000s before moving to Ferrari to become their
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Ex-Formula 1 and Ferrari driver Jean Alesi has tipped the Scuderia’s racing director Laurent Mekies to be vital to Frederic Vasseur’s first season as the team’s boss, after replacing Mattia Binotto. Binotto resigned from the team principal role at Ferrari following the conclusion of the 2022 season, with the Italian having come under fire for the team’s “unwatchable”
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Max Verstappen was a level above the rest of the drivers on the grid last year, winning a record shattering 15 races on the way to his second consecutive world championship. The only black mark on his almost flawless 2022 record is the fact that he appeared to struggle at street circuits, often being outperformed
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Coming into the final two rounds of the 2022 season, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were locked in a battle for the runner up spot in the drivers’ championship behind Max Verstappen. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Red Bull has a disastrous time, looking significantly off of the pace compared to their rivals and finding
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Lando Norris has admitted that he believes it’s “unlikely” that he’ll be able to “win a championship” until the latter end of his current contract with McLaren, which expires at the end of 2025. After fighting amongst the frontrunners for the bulk of 2021, the Woking-based outfit well and truly returned to the midfield in 2022, with the team
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Sebastian Vettel has left the vast majority of Formula 1 fans with a tear in their eye, after sharing an old photo of himself and seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher. Schumacher was, of course, Vettel’s mentor and has long been the person that inspired him to take up motor racing, with their junior careers having
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The young drivers currently in Formula 1 are phenomenally exciting, with the likes of Lando Norris and George Russell proving that they can compete with veterans of the sport like Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton’s defeat to his new teammate in 2022 may be the biggest indicator yet that the tide is beginning
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During his time with Red Bull, Sebastian Vettel was almost unbeatable, winning four consecutive world championship titles without anyone else being able to lay a glove on himself and the energy drink giants. The German then made a move to Ferrari with the mission of bringing the championship back to the Scuderia, while Lewis Hamilton
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McLaren’s relationship with Daniel Ricciardo was extremely positive, with both sides exhausting every option in an attempt to make their time together as successful as possible. Unfortunately, the Australian was unable to find his true form with the team and was comprehensively beating in the championship by McLaren’s young star Lando Norris. The team were
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Michael Schumacher is undoubtedly one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, only statistically rivalled by Lewis Hamilton, with whom he shares the record of seven world championships. The German proved almost unbeatable during his time in Formula 1, winning titles with both Benetton and Ferrari before bowing out of the sport with Mercedes.
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