Alonso “sad” to see Honda leave F1 despite McLaren years

Honda announced in October 2020 that it would pull out of F1 after the 2021 season, with partner team Red Bull moving the engine production in-house at its Milton Keynes campus for the power units used by both Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri.
While Honda will aid Red Bull with its power unit, Honda’s F1 director Masashi Yamamoto previously stated the development “will be totally controlled by …Keep reading

The rise and fall of bargeboards in F1

Ross Brawn, together with F1’s technical working group, immediately singled out the complex aerodynamic solution as one of the changes required in order to reduce the aerodynamic wake created by the cars and help produce closer racing in future.
In recent years, driven by the openness of the regulations in that region, the bargeboards had become increasingly complex – and by the end of 2021 …Keep reading

Top 10 McLaren F1 drivers ranked: Senna, Prost, Hamilton and more

Bruce McLaren’s firm made its F1 world championship debut in 1966 and the New Zealander scored its maiden victory in the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix. Since then, 19 other drivers have taken wins for McLaren and seven have won drivers’ titles.
PLUS: The numbers that reveal McLaren’s revival
For the selection of the top 10 McLaren F1 drivers, Autosport has considered the amount of success the …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo confident Andretti talks had “no impact” on 2022 F1 plans

American motorsport marque Andretti was in talks with the owners of Sauber – which operates the Alfa Romeo-branded F1 team – over a possible takeover in the autumn of last year.
Andretti already enjoys a presence in IndyCar, Formula E, Supercars and Extreme E, and was looking to extend its reach to F1 by purchasing a majority stake in the Sauber Group.
Michael Andretti planned to field …Keep reading