Ricciardo “not scared” of AlphaTauri F1 return challenge

De Vries was ousted just 10 races into his rookie F1 season after failing to match AlphaTauri team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with Red Bull calling up its third driver Ricciardo to replace the Dutchman from next week’s Hungarian Grand Prix onwards.
ANALYSIS: Why Red Bull’s patience wore even thinner with de Vries amid Ricciardo’s rebuild
While he has no defined expectations for his first races …Keep reading

F1 eyes lighter, simpler and noisier engines

With F1 committed to using fully sustainable fuels from 2026 rather than going down an all-electric route, thoughts are already being put towards what type of power unit the series could use further down the road. 
And, with Domenicali having been clear recently that he wants to see car weight coming down, one area where significant mass could be reduced is with the hybrid power units …Keep reading

Horner: Ford “bringing more to the table” at Red Bull Powertrains

However, Horner stressed that the Detroit giant is not interfering with the business and is letting the Milton Keynes engineering team get on with the job.
Ford is backing the new power unit currently being created for the future rules at Red Bull’s impressive new facility in Milton Keynes, having taken up an opportunity originally offered to and rejected by Porsche.
The manufacturer’s …Keep reading

Bottas: Alfa Romeo “not meeting its targets” ahead of key 2024 F1 decision

Alfa started the 2023 season on the front foot with four points for Bottas’ eighth place in Bahrain and team-mate Zhou Guanyu has also shown marked improvement compared to his 2022 rookie campaign.
But amid F1’s extremely tight midfield battle, the Sauber-run team has missed out more often than not, having only scavenged points in four weekends out of 10 grands prix so far.
In the British GP …Keep reading