September 18, 2024

It’s well known in Formula 1 that if you stand still with your car then you end up going backwards, because others will simply out develop you.But the same is true for team structures too. As the demands of grand prix racing have changed in recent years, and squads experience a perpetual revolving door of personnel, it would be a mistake to become stuck in your ways with how things are run just …Keep reading

RB will race at the Singapore Grand Prix with a denim-effect special livery, which has been designed by team sponsor and fashion brand Hugo for the night-time Formula 1 race.The car features a light-blue, stonewashed denim overlay on the nose and the sidepods, detailed by tears and frayed edges. This is contrasted by a darker blue denim wrap on the endplates and in the space usually occupied by …Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button is refusing to commit to staying in the World Endurance Championship in 2025, as he hasn’t decided how long he wants to compete professionally in motorsport.The comments mark a change in stance from the Jota driver, who previously stated he saw WEC as a two-season programme after returning to full-time competition for the first time since 2019.Asked if he …Keep reading

Formula 1’s new narrower 2026 tyre specifications have run for the first time on an Aston Martin mule car.Ahead of the major rules revamp that is coming in two years’ time, Pirelli is introducing slightly smaller tyres as part of an effort to reduce overall car weight.Read Also:Formula 1FIA adds fourth DRS zone for Singapore GPWhile the tyres remain with the current …Keep reading

Red Bull has had to abandon plans for fan-inspired livery takeovers at the Singapore and USA grands prix because of concerns about the extra weight of new paint schemes.The Milton Keynes-based squad had invited its followers to come up with bespoke livery designs that would be run at the British, Singapore and USA races this season.Winners would not only get to see their ideas realised on the …Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s race engineer GianPiero Lambiase is to be promoted into an expanded role at Red Bull as part of a restructuring of the team’s Formula 1 trackside operations, Motorsport.com can reveal.In the wake of the news that sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will be leaving at the end of the season to take up the team principal position at Sauber, Red Bull has elected to revise its …Keep reading

McLaren has just taken the lead of the Formula 1 constructors’ championship for the first time since 2014. It looks increasingly strong, but Lando Norris is still a long way behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the drivers’ contest.There’s a real chance the two big F1 prizes could go to different teams in 2024, so we thought it time to look back at when that’s happened before.The …Keep reading

Mercedes has unveiled a one-off livery for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix to celebrate its title partner Petronas’ 50th anniversary.The W15 car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive through the streets of Singapore will have its silver nose and sidepod replaced by Petronas’ emerald green. The rest of the car remains in painted black or naked carbon fibre, with INEOS’ dark red accents …Keep reading