Ricciardo set to delay F1 return to United States GP

Ricciardo, paid by McLaren to leave the team for this season, was called to replace sacked AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries from Hungary. But two rounds later, the Australian crashed in practice at Zandvoort, sustaining a broken metacarpal in his left hand and flew to Spain for immediate surgery.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner supposed that Ricciardo might initially target a return for Qatar …Keep reading

What’s next for Andretti’s F1 entry – and could it fall at the final hurdle?

This may yet be the most difficult challenge yet for Andretti; although it has proven to the FIA that it has merit on sporting, technical, and financial grounds, thrashing out a deal with FOM will be tough given that the existing 10 teams will put the championship under pressure.After all, the existing teams have their own vested interests, and have been conspicuously cool to the prospect of any …Keep reading

How Sargeant can save his Williams F1 seat

Sargeant has six races left with which to secure his place on the F1 grid, and despite the public show of faith from team principal James Vowles, it’s obvious that he’ll have to improve his performance relative to team-mate Alex Albon while staying clear of trouble.Inevitably the knowledge that the clock is ticking will only pile on the pressure in the coming weeks, especially when he races in …Keep reading

Alpine F1 team posts profits for 2022 season

Boosted by the arrival of new title sponsor BWT and the prize money associated with fourth place in the world championship the team increased its income from £201,485,000 in 2021 to £249,038,000 last year, representing a gain of 23.6%.Cost of sales, the measure of what the team spent on its overall operation, rose at a slower rate of 21.6% from £145,264,000 to £170,395,000.The team notes that …Keep reading

AlphaTauri plays down talk of running Red Bull RB19 F1 clone in 2024

As part of a shake-up at AlphaTauri agreed by its energy drinks owners earlier this year, the squad has been pushed to forge closer ties with Red Bull in a bid to lift its competitive fortunes under a new identity. This shift in stance will manifest itself in eventually having more aero staff based in the UK at a new facility that is being lined up, as well as taking more customer parts off …Keep reading