Hulkenberg: Break from F1 race seat was “very positive”

The German returns to the grid with Haas this season after three years as a reserve for the Racing Point/Aston Martin team.
During that time he made five appearances as a substitute for drivers who were sidelined by COVID-19.
Daniel Ricciardo has made it clear that he sees his new job as a Red Bull reserve as a chance to get his head together after a tough 2022 season, and Hulkenberg agrees …Keep reading

Mercedes’ greatest F1 and grand prix drivers of all time

Although it didn’t appear in the first Formula 1 world championship in 1950, as Ferrari did, the legend of the Silver Arrows had already been forged before the Second World War.
For this list, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner assesses the amount of success the drivers scored with Mercedes, the impact they had on the team and the circumstances of their time there.
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Andretti only new team to express interest to FIA in joining F1 grid

FIA president Ben Sulayem tweeted at the start of the month that he wanted to explore the possibility of expanding the F1 grid by calling for expressions of interest from potential new teams. 
This was soon followed by Andretti announcing a new partnership with General Motors to form Andretti Cadillac Racing and join the F1 grid in the future. 
Andretti’s plans have so far been …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo appoints Alessandro Alunni Bravi as F1 team chief

Following the departure of Sauber CEO and Alfa Romeo F1 boss Frederic Vasseur to Ferrari in December, Sauber signed ex-McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl to take over as CEO.
It was also confirmed at the time that Sauber – which operates the Alfa Romeo F1 team – would be splitting the roles, and was still looking for an F1 team chief.
Sauber announced on Thursday that Alunni Bravi, who is …Keep reading

Podcast: Top 10 F1 one-hit wonders

This week’s podcast looks at the 26 drivers who took a single world championship F1 win. Some of those drivers should have won many more races, while others got on the list through good fortune or an outstanding performance.
Here is our pick of F1’s top 10 one-hit wonders, based on their drives to victory, the circumstances of that success and their overall careers.
We’re excluding those …Keep reading