Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS take stake in Mercedes F1 team December 18, 2020 INEOS have taken a one-third stake in the Mercedes Formula One team, it was confirmed this morning. Daimler had owned 60 per cent of the outfit, and will reduce down to 33 per cent. Toto Wolff, the team’s CEO and racing impressario, will up his stake from 30 to 33 per cent. Mercedes-AMG Petronas have [...]
Halo saved Romain Grosjean but safety questions remain for Formula 1 over barriers and car chassis December 1, 2020 As details emerge of Romain Grosjean’s shocking accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend, Formula 1 drivers and commentators appear to be in unanimous agreement on one thing: the halo cockpit head protection device looks to have saved Grosjean’s life. Grosjean came across the track and clipped Daniil Kvyat on the first lap of [...]
Why Juan Manuel Fangio, not Lewis Hamilton or Michael Schumacher, is the greatest Formula 1 driver ever November 15, 2020 Lewis Hamilton’s seventh world title, clinched today in Turkey, revives debate about whether he is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time. The Briton has now equalled Michael Schumacher’s record for the most championships, and, with 94, has won more races than anyone else. But what if you could objectively compare drivers from different [...]
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt on a difficult year and an electrified future October 19, 2020 We have coffee with McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt, discussing the new 765LT, a "horrible" year and McLaren’s plugged-in hybrid future.
Honda: Red Bull engine supplier to leave F1 in 2021 October 2, 2020 Honda has announced it will part ways with Formula One team Red Bull at the end of 2021 after three seasons of supplying the team’s engines. The Japanese manufacturer said the decision was a result of it wanting to move away from internal combustion engines. It leaves both Red Bull and its junior team Alpha [...]
Formula One’s 2020 outlook downgraded to negative by Moody’s April 2, 2020 The outlook for Formula One has been downgraded by Moody’s to negative in light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic to its 2020 race calendar. Formula One has cancelled its Australia and Monaco grand prix races and postponed six races scheduled between March and early June 2020. Moody’s said the disruption would lead [...]
Felipe Massa interview: Formula E star on life in Brazil under coronavirus lockdown and a disruptive season with Venturi Racing March 31, 2020 The health crisis currently gripping the globe has forced people from far and wide to put their life on pause — and for Felipe Massa it has been no different. Used to racing at speeds of more than 200kmph and jet-setting around the world to compete in Formula E, Massa’s life, too, has come to [...]
Formula One will consider extending 2020 season into 2021 to fit at least 15 races in March 24, 2020 Formula One bosses will consider extending the 2020 season into 2021 in a bid to fit as many races as possible into the season. A new-look calendar is currently being worked on that will see races scheduled for the August summer break and through into December — or possibly even January — City PM understands. [...]
F1 teams to help produce 20,000 ventilators for NHS in fight against coronavirus March 22, 2020 Formula One may have brought forward its summer factory shutdown to March and April, but seven UK-based teams are set to mobilise their workforce to produce life-saving ventilators that will be required by the NHS in the fight against coronavirus. McLaren, Williams, Red Bull, Renault, Racing Point and world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team are [...]
Trevor Carlin interview: IndyCar and F2 team owner on the impact of coronavirus, developing F1 stars and which protege has world title potential March 19, 2020 They have played a crucial role in the development of a number of Formula One stars, from former world champions Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg to rising stars such as Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. But that has not made celebrated motor racing outfit Carlin impervious to the financial difficulties that the coronavirus crisis [...]
