Toto Wolff to teach MBA course at Harvard Business School

The Austrian will teach a course for first and second year MBA students course under the title Mercedes F1: Leading a High-Performance Team.
The course will take place in January 2024, taking advantage of a rare relatively quiet period in Wolff’s usually hectic schedule as boss of the Brackley organisation.
Wolff will teach the course in conjunction with Professor Anita Elberse, with whom …Keep reading

Why F1 team bosses want changes to sprint format they created

F1 team principals had varying opinions on how the Baku weekend played out, in some cases perhaps influenced by how their own teams had fared.
Any such discussion has to be undertaken in the right context. Firstly the principle of sprint weekends has been established over the last two seasons, and it’s obvious that they are not going away, so the debate is about the specific changes made to the …Keep reading

F1 drivers blame shortened DRS zone for “boring” Azerbaijan GP

Both the sprint and the main event in Baku were notable for a lack of passing compared to previous events at the track.
The FIA has the right to adjust the activation point of DRS zones, usually based on data gathered at the last event at the venue and at previous races during the current season.
Drivers already highlighted their concerns about the 100 metre cut in Baku during their Friday …Keep reading

Alonso helping Stroll as he’ll “lead Aston for next 10 or 15 years”

The two drivers have enjoyed a friendly relationship this year and during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Stroll told the team that he wouldn’t attack Alonso while running behind him, and the Spaniard later passed on brake balance information to help his team-mate.
Alonso made it clear that he’s helping Stroll because he believes that he represents the long-term future of the team.
“We talk a lot …Keep reading

How F1 teams chased big top speed gains in Baku

Ferrari installed a new rear wing on the SF-23 which featured a revised layout for the mainplane, top flap and the tip section of the endplate.  
These changes all appeared subtle at first but, when overlaid (inset above), we can see how different the two solutions are.
Notably the central spoon-shaped section of the mainplane has been flattened, while a steeper gradient is used in the …Keep reading

Vasseur: Miami GP the start of Ferrari F1 upgrade push

Charles Leclerc took Ferrari’s first pole of the season in last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix but in the race he was powerless to keep the much faster Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen behind as Ferrari was soon resigned to tyre saving.
Leclerc gave Ferrari a much-needed first podium in third behind the two Red Bull drivers, but his 21-second deficit showed the Scuderia still has a lot of …Keep reading