The night Schumacher tried to make friends with Villeneuve, 25 years on

That day, Michael Schumacher ended up in the gravel after a clumsy blocking move on Villeneuve backfired, leaving the Canadian free and clear to secure the title. Three years after his clash with Damon Hill in Adelaide, Schumacher was again under fire from all sides.
What is less well known is what happened later that evening, and how the German attempted to smooth the waters with the new world …Keep reading

Hamilton on Brad Pitt F1 film: “We’re going to make the best racing movie”

Hamilton is a producer and advisor to the project via Dawn Apollo Films, a production company that he recently set up in conjunction with his manager Penni Thow.
In addition to the fictional film based around F1, that will start shooting next year, Hamilton is also involved with a documentary about his career.
Both have been backed by Apple, whose CEO Tim Cook was present at the US GP and …Keep reading

Video: O’Sullivan completes AMABA F1 prize test with Aston Martin

The FIA Formula 3 racer logged laps in a 2021 Aston Martin’s AMR21, managing four sets of runs on slick tyres following some familiarisation running using wet rubber.
The 17-year-old, who impressed judges with his performances in MSV Formula 2, BBM Ginetta LMP3 and Garage 59 Aston Martin GT3 machinery last year, described his first laps in an F1 car as a “crazy experience”.
“Easily …Keep reading

Williams: No concrete back-up if Sargeant misses F1 superlicence

Williams F1 boss Jost Capito announced on Saturday in Austin that Formula 2 driver Sargeant would get a race seat for 2023 so long as he gets the required FIA superlicence points.
Sargeant currently has 28 points to his name but could get up to 30 with two clean practice outings for Williams in Mexico and Abu Dhabi, leaving him in need of a top-six finish in the F2 standings to secure the …Keep reading

Palou sees no competition with O’Ward in McLaren F1 test programme

2021 IndyCar champion Palou made his F1 race weekend debut on Friday, taking part in practice for the United States Grand Prix with McLaren.
It came as part of a deal for Palou to conduct F1 running with McLaren through its testing of previous cars programme alongside his race duties for Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar – after a failed attempt to jump ship to McLaren’s IndyCar …Keep reading

Audi names Sauber as works partner for 2026 F1 entry

Audi announced its entry on the weekend of the Belgian Grand Prix in August, but it declined to name its partner team despite it being clear for some months that Sauber had landed the deal.
Sauber has also confirmed that Audi will buy a stake in the company, although no details on the timing of the purchase or the size of the shareholding have been given.
Sauber noted: “This …Keep reading