Albon: “Privilege” to have long-term stability in F1 with Williams

Albon returned to F1 full-time last year with Williams after spending a year in a reserve and test role with Red Bull, who dropped him from its line-up at the end of 2020.
He excelled upon his return to the grid, leading Williams’ efforts at the back of the field with points finishes in Australia, Miami and Belgium. It was enough for Albon to secure a multi-year contract extension with the …Keep reading

Ben Sulayem urges caution over “exaggerated” $20bn valuation for F1

A story by Bloomberg last week suggested that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund had been interested in purchasing F1 from current owner Liberty Media for a $20 billion price tag, but the proposal was rejected.
While sources suggest that the report was not totally accurate in that discussions never opened seriously with Liberty about a buyout, the eye-watering valuation of F1 has raised some …Keep reading

Old Aston Martin team wouldn’t have overturned 2022 F1 form – Stroll

At the start of 2022’s new ground effect era, Aston Martin’s launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules.
Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated producing a lot of downforce when the car was close to the ground, but it found that porpoising prevented it being able to run as low as it would like.
To avoid the bouncing, the team had to continue to raise the car’s ride …Keep reading