Mercedes says Andretti will need to prove worth to join F1

Andretti recently announced that it is in talks with the FIA about fielding an entry for 2024, having failed in its attempt to buy Sauber/Alfa Romeo last year.
Under the latest Concorde Agreement, any new team has to pay a $200m entry fee, designed as an “anti-dilution” measure to compensate the existing teams for their potential loss of income.
While Wolff acknowledged the potential value …Keep reading

Hamilton: F1 must ensure it has unbiased stewards

The officiating of F1 races has been in the spotlight for several months following the controversial end to the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi, which led to changes within the FIA’s F1 operations.
Race director Michael Masi has been replaced by two new race directors who will share the role. They are set to enjoy better support via a virtual race control room and a senior advisor from this …Keep reading

2022 F1 Barcelona test: Leclerc tops first morning session as new cars debut

Leclerc guided the F1-75 challenger to the top of the timing screens with a little over 70 minutes of the four-hour run left on the clock as he posted a 1m20.165s effort.
That was 4s shy of the pole lap set by Lewis Hamilton in Spain for the grand prix last year on the updated layout with the revised Turn 10.
Leclerc’s benchmark was set while the Ferrari was shod with the yellow sidewall …Keep reading

Bottas “secretly dreaming” of Alfa Romeo F1 podium

Bottas joined the Swiss team this winter after five years at Mercedes, with whom he took 10 wins and 58 podiums in 101 grands prix.
In sharp contrast Alfa Romeo finished ninth in the 2021 constructors’ championship with 13 points, finishing ahead of only the struggling and point-less Haas team.
The Fred Vaseur-led team opted for an all-new driver line-up in 2022, Bottas taking …Keep reading

Red Bull RB18 breaks cover at F1 Barcelona test

The Milton Keynes-based team, which helped Max Verstappen to his maiden F1 drivers’ championship last year, has kept the car away from being in the spotlight so far.
Having just revealed an updated show car at its official launch earlier this month, the team completed a behind closed doors shakedown at Silverstone on a promotional filming day with only some low res video footage from …Keep reading