Williams promises “striking” F1 livery for British GP 800-race celebration

The Grove-based outfit had initially planned to hold its celebrations at next month’s Silverstone race, but the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix meant that its 800th GP shifted back to Hungary. 
To not let down its British fans, with home support having played such an important part in its history, Williams has announced plans to commemorate its historic landmark across both …Keep reading

F1 to trial own paddock power station to slash carbon emissions

As part of the championship’s push to be net carbon zero by 2030, F1’s chiefs have been looking at areas where more sustainable solutions can be introduced. 
One idea, which is now being rolled out at the Red Bull Ring this weekend, is a central power generation farm that it is hoped can cut emissions by around 90%.
The farm, which will be located at the inside of the final corner …Keep reading

The NFL and Hollywood lessons that Alpine’s US investors bring to F1

It also reflects an intriguing move by Renault to boost the profile of its sportscar brand and eventually generate more income around the F1 project, helped by the involvement of Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and his associates Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan.
To recap a consortium of three financial entities, Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments …Keep reading

2023 F1 Austrian GP – How to watch, sprint race, session timings and more

After a one-week breather following Canada, F1 charges into a run of races in July before the summer break, starting at the Red Bull Ring before trips to Silverstone, the Hungaroring and Spa-Francorchamps.
Fresh from celebrating its 100th F1 grand prix victory, Red Bull goes into the first of its two home races as strong favourites given the defending champions have won every race so far in …Keep reading

FIA interviewing non-F1 personnel to ensure cost cap compliance

As reported by Autosport last week, the FIA has closed off a potential loophole that some teams may have been using in getting personnel outside of their main F1 team to help work on car design and development projects.
The fear was that some squads were employing staff outside of the cost cap to work on separate special projects, such as designing road cars, yachts and bicycles, but then …Keep reading