During Valtteri Bottas’s mixed five-year spell at Mercedes he tended to show why the team kept him for so long, as often as he justified why Mercedes finally got rid of him. The headline statistics mark Bottas out as one … Read More
The Volkswagen Group appears closer than ever to committing to an F1 engine programme when new rules come in for 2026, with the possibility that it could tie up with Red Bull’s new powertrains division, and bring Porsche and Audi … Read More
The first big news story of F1 2022 has come from Aston Martin, where team boss Otmar Szafnauer has left with immediate effect. In this video Scott Mitchell explores what Szafnauer did for the team during his long spell there … Read More
The escalation of the Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton F1 championship fight coincided with a clear decline in the quality of their relationship. At the peak of their fight this season, Verstappen even reckons the two drivers “hated each other”. But is … Read More
Lewis Hamilton has been hit hard by his 2021 championship defeat. Following the news that Mercedes had dropped its appeal against the outcome of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion skipped the FIA’s annual prize-giving gala this … Read More
Mercedes has decided not to appeal the stewards’ verdict from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, formally confirming Max Verstappen as the 2021 Formula 1 world champion, and Lewis Hamilton as runner-up. But this is far from the end of the … Read More
SPECIAL OFFER: Thanks to Atlas VPN for sponsoring our latest video. Use promo code ‘TheRACE’ to get AtlasVPN for 86% OFF + 3 extra free months: https://atlasv.pn/TheRACE In the war of words between Red Bull and Mercedes, a lot of … Read More
Aston Martin has signed one of Mercedes’ leading Formula 1 aerodynamic people as part of its aggressive recruitment drive. Hiring the world champion team’s chief aerodynamicist is the latest statement of intent from the organisation owned by Lawrence Stroll, who … Read More
A new legality test has been introduced in Formula 1 following Red Bull’s complaints about Mercedes’ supposedly trick rear wing. Red Bull has been pressuring the FIA for a ruling on what it believes to be illegal rear wing behaviour … Read More
Another F1 race, another round of verbal jousting between title rivals Red Bull and Mercedes. This time it’s been sparked by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner raising questions about the performance of Lewis Hamilton’s car on the straights at … Read More