Christian Horner has revealed Red Bull held “exploratory discussions” with Ferrari over a possible Formula 1 engine deal before deciding to go its own way for 2022 and beyond. Red Bull announced in February that it was creating its own in-house engine division, Red Bull Powertrains, to take over the running of Honda’s engines from…
Several teams have voiced their concerns about clutch use heading into the first running of sprint qualifying at Silverstone – with the possibility of needing to skip practice as a result. Aston Martin, Alpine and McLaren in particular are worried about the state of their clutches heading into the British Grand Prix weekend, with the…
While keen that the world championship is not decided by Sprint Qualifying results, the latest gimmick from F1 gets its very own sponsor, Crypto. In addition to being announced by F1 as a “Global Partner and Inaugural partner of the new Sprint series”, Crypto.com, the fastest-growing crypto platform with over 10 million users worldwide, will…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is already lamenting the loss of Honda from F1 at the end of the year following the Japanese manufacturer’s resurgence. Honda has played a key role in turning Red Bull into title contenders this season as it has helped propel the team to four consecutive victories and five in…
Igora Drive has been confirmed as the new home for the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2023. The race has been held at the Sochi Autodrom since debuting on the calendar in 2014, taking place at the site of the Olympic Park and Fisht Stadium on the Black Sea coast. However, for several years…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes it would be “disingenuous” of the FIA not to investigate flexing front wings after recent footage of Mercedes’ system. The flexi-wing debate originated from comments made by seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix over a ‘limbo’ rear wing on the Red Bull. That led…
The governing FIA issued a technical directive to teams before the weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria to clarify the rules and prevent the use of automated systems during pitstops. New controls will be enforced from the Hungarian Grand Prix in August. Championship leaders Red Bull hold the record for the quickest pitstop at 1.82…
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a three-place grid drop for Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix, after he span his car in the pit lane during the closing minutes of Free Practice 2. When Bottas pulled away from his designated pit stop position, he lost control of the car when he turned into the…
Petronas SRT rider Franco Morbidelli will undergo an eight-week ‘rehabilitation programme’ following surgery earlier to repair the meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, damaged in recent raining accidents. Should the Italian be unable to ride his Petronas Yamaha during that time it would mean he will miss not only this weekend’s Assen…
Petronas Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli has undergone successful surgery today in Italy to repair extensive damage to his knee, after exacerbating a pre-existing injury dating back to 2015 earlier this week. The Italian rider required his anterior cruciate ligament to be repaired and could face a lengthy recuperation time, with Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow…
Honda’s six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez, who missed all of last season after an injury in the opening race, walked away from a big crash in practice for the Dutch round at Assen on Friday. The Spaniard won in Germany last weekend, the first since his comeback. Marquez was thrown over the handlebars at turn…
Maverick Vinales led the way in opening practice for the Dutch TT at Assen, the Yamaha man leading Honda’s Pol Espargaro by just over a tenth-of-a-second. Vinales-who is running team-mate Fabio Quartararo’s set-up this weekend as he looks to overcome his recent performance woes-chipped away throughout the session as he continually lowered the benchmark for…
Red Bull’s Head of Aerodynamics Dan Fallows is set to move to Aston Martin to take up the Technical Director post at the Silverstone squad. It follows much recent restructuring at Aston who are making a big push for the 2022 rules change, Luca Furbatto joining last week as Head of Engineering and Silverstone-stalwart Andy…
Max Verstappen set the early pace as the expected rain held off in Practice 1 at the Styrian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was the only man to go sub-66s in the opening hour of running at the Red Bull Ring, posting the best time of 1m05.910s on soft tyres. It was a good morning for…
Formula 1 will return to Istanbul Park in Turkey for the 16th round of the world championship in October, the championship as announced. The Turkish Grand Prix will take the place of Singapore’s round of the world championship on the 2021 F1 calendar. The Singapore street race was cancelled three weeks ago, for the second…
In Formula 1, a race is often won or lost in the pits. A botched stop can waste precious seconds that are difficult to gain back on the track, and even a few tenths could be the difference between maintaining track position or coming out behind a bitter rival. It’s therefore unsurprising that teams will…
