Why the FIA’s hope for new F1 teams will be easier said than done

Gone are the days when it was a fight for teams to survive in F1. Not long ago, even the tally of 10 was an achievement – only nine raced towards the end of 2014 – so why not open things up and give F1 more cars, more drivers and more action?
It’s something FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, publicly for the first time, has now expressed a desire in exploring. In a tweet sent from his official …Keep reading

How Ken Block came oh-so-close to a Formula 1 test

While the American’s competitive arena was in rally cars, the influence he had stretched far beyond asphalt and gravel stages – and reached not only into the Formula 1 paddock, but the wider world too.
Block’s Gymkhana videos were the stuff of legend, as his groundbreaking use of social media to make the thrills of modern motorsport mainstream was streets ahead of anything championship …Keep reading

Brawn: My phone is always on if F1 needs any help

After a recent spell as F1’s managing director of motorsport, Brawn elected to step away and into retirement following the 2022 season.
But after a career that included taking his own team to the F1 title in 2009, plus playing a key role in Ferrari’s dominance in the 2000s, Brawn does not want to turn his back completely on the series.
Instead, he says that if there are any areas that he …Keep reading

Verstappen doesn’t understand why he keeps crashing with Hamilton

The pair have clashed five times, a list including multiple incidents in the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as one, since the start of 2021 in their closely-fought and controversial title battle season at the end of F1’s previous rules cycle and the conclusion of last season.
Most of the incidents occurred during 2021, but at the penultimate round of the 2022 season, which Verstappen had …Keep reading