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Fred Vasseur is leaving Sauber to replace Mattia Binotto as Ferrari’s Formula 1 team principal, with McLaren boss Andreas Seidl tipped to succeed Vasseur at Sauber and head what will become the Audi works team. After an explosive silly season ...

Williams shake-up will wreck or save its ‘open heart surgery’

At the end of the 2022 Formula 1 season, Williams chief Jost Capito said the team’s long-term rebuild was like performing open heart surgery on a patient while they ran a marathon. It paints an evocative image that highlights the ...

Abrupt exits suggest Williams wants a quick course correction

When Jost Capito arrived as Williams CEO in February 2021, it was seen as a key step in what was a long-term strategy for the Formula 1 team under Dorilton Capital. The fact that he and, significantly, technical director Francois-Xavier ...

Team boss and technical director both leave Williams F1 team

Williams Formula 1 CEO and team principal Jost Capito, and technical director FX Demaison, are leaving the team. Capito joined as the first team boss appointed by new owner Dorilton Capital after it purchased Williams during the 2020 season and ...

What Honda’s solo F1 2026 engine registration means

Honda has independently registered its interest in Formula 1’s 2026 power unit regulations with the FIA. The Japanese manufacturer formally withdrew from F1 at the end of 2021 although its engines continue to be used by Red Bull and AlphaTauri. ...

The big misconception of Norris/Ricciardo’s relationship

Now that Daniel Ricciardo has left McLaren, Lando Norris can breathe a sigh of relief that their relationship as Formula 1 team-mates should no longer be under the microscope. One of the great misconceptions of Ricciardo’s McLaren stint was the ...

Haas’s sacrificial F1 gamble paid off – but it still underdelivered

Haas came back into respectable contention this season, having effectively sacrificed the 2020 and ’21 seasons as placeholders while it awaited the opportunity provided by the new regulations. It no longer invariably propped the rest of the grid up and ...

Haas’s sacrificial F1 gamble paid off – but it still undelivered

The F1 News You Missed from FIA Prize Giving Gala in Bologna, Italy

Max Verstappen, Red Bull take top honors; team principal Christian Horner takes another shot at FIA

Bottas’s demolition of his F1 apprentice was misleading

In terms of points scored, Valtteri Bottas demolished his rookie Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team-mate Zhou Guanyu in 2022. But the margin of his ‘victory’, 49 points to six, paints a misleading picture. While Bottas was conclusively the stronger driver, ...

F1’s paused rivalry echoes around its 2022 celebrations

“This year has been really, really enjoyable.” That’s Max Verstappen, speaking about his second Formula 1 world championship title, at the FIA prize-giving ceremony in Bologna on Friday. It may seem like an obvious statement but there are also parallels ...

How to rebuild an F1 career – Alex Albon interview

Alex Albon is in unfamiliar territory. By the summer of 2022, his Formula 1 future was secure – nothing about it was uncertain or out of his control. He had ticked off the “very top thing” on his to-do list ...

2022 was a ‘good season’ despite F1 title disappointment – Leclerc

Horner and FIA president Ben Sulayem have bizarre exchange at prize giving gala Red Bull had a ‘short development period’ for 2022 – Newey Charles Leclerc says that he enjoyed a “good season” despite being dominated by Red Bull ...

Horner and FIA president Ben Sulayem have bizarre exchange at prize giving gala

Red Bull had a ‘short development period’ for 2022 – Newey Ricciardo opens up on plans for 2023 outside F1 Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem were involved in an awkward exchange at ...

Red Bull had a ‘short development period’ for 2022 – Newey

Ricciardo opens up on plans for 2023 outside F1 2,400 F1-related toxic social media messages blocked by AI in two months Red Bull’s Chief Designer, Adrian Newey, has revealed that the team’s preparation for the 2022 campaign was not ...

What led to F1 2022’s biggest teams’ championship slump

The recent trend of AlphaTauri having a better car than its Formula 1 constructors’ championship position suggests continued in 2022. But while in previous years it had the performance needed even for an underachieving season to still produce a solid ...

Horner defends Binotto’s Ferrari achievements

Christian Horner says outgoing Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto should be given proper credit for overseeing a “very competitive” 2022 package. Ferrari had comfortably its most competitive season since 2019 as it finished second in the constructors’ championship ...

Romain Grosjean Says Haas Gave Up on Mick Schumacher Too Quickly

Former Haas F1 driver not on board with move to bring on journeyman Nico Hulkenberg.

Kevin Magnussen and father Jan to contest Daytona 24 Hours

Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will contest the 2023 Daytona 24 Hours alongside his father Jan. Magnussen’s appearance in a MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R will be his third in the race, the traditional IMSA SportsCar Championship curtain-raiser. ...

Leclerc in full: On Binotto exit, ‘transition time’ and Vasseur

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has offered his outlook on the resignation of team boss Mattia Binotto and how it impacts the outfit’s 2023 prospects. Binotto’s resignation was announced by Ferrari late last month, a mere two weeks after ...

Have your BBV10s questions answered and support Blood Cancer UK

The Race will release a special bonus episode of our Bring Back V10s classic F1 podcast to help raise funds for our charity partner, Blood Cancer UK. Fans of the show can ask us anything they like for a special ...

Ricciardo opens up on plans for 2023 outside F1

2,400 F1-related toxic social media messages blocked by AI in two months FIA president hails ‘very positive’ resolution over Halo legal battle Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) McLaren. 04.09.2022. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race ...

How Alpine’s volatile F1 team-mates really compared

Esteban Ocon won the war with Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Fernando Alonso in 2022, but lost the performance battle as the overall results were distorted by the vagaries of reliability. But despite their relationship becoming increasingly fractious as Alonso headed ...

2,400 F1-related toxic social media messages blocked by AI in two months

FIA president hails ‘very positive’ resolution over Halo legal battle F2 title wouldn’t have resulted in 2023 F1 seat – Pourchaire Ben Sulayem highlights the FIA’s sustainability venture The FIA has revealed that 2,400 “severely toxic” online messages have ...

FIA president hails ‘very positive’ resolution over Halo legal battle

F2 title wouldn’t have resulted in 2023 F1 seat – Pourchaire Mercedes saw signs of W13 issues at launch run FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says that the governing body has reached a “very positive” resolution following a Halo ...

Mercedes saw signs of W13 issues at launch run

F1 adrenaline will be impossible to replace – Vettel Schumacher: F1 lacks patience with young drivers Mercedes says that it first noticed issues with its 2022 challenge on the day it launched the car in February earlier this year. ...

How F1 plans to use non-DRS moveable aero in 2026

Formula 1’s next new-rules revolution is just three years away, with the 2026 regulations built around the new power units but also including increased use of what are called active aerodynamics. The moveable aero regulations are still in the discussion ...

Tost: Russell already stronger than Hamilton at Mercedes F1

F1 adrenaline will be impossible to replace – Vettel Schumacher: F1 lacks patience with young drivers Tost backs Tsunoda to shine in 2023 AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost believes George Russell is currently stronger than Lewis Hamilton following their ...

F1 adrenaline will be impossible to replace – Vettel

Schumacher: F1 lacks patience with young drivers Tost: Russell already stronger than Hamilton at Mercedes F1 Sebastian Vettel says that the adrenaline he felt behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car will be impossible to replicate going forward. ...

FIA Says F1 Racing Was Better This Season, But 'Cost Cap Will Take Years to Sink In'

FIA reflects on the hits and misses of 2022 Formula 1 season, changes coming in 2023, an intriguing wet-weather study and more.

Schumacher: F1 lacks patience with young drivers

F1 adrenaline will be impossible to replace – Vettel Tost: Russell already stronger than Hamilton at Mercedes F1 Schumacher: Haas correct about young drivers being costly Mick Schumacher claims that Formula 1 lacks patience with young drivers following his ...

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