Miami offers F1 fans ‘Grand Tour Experience’ with multiple seat option

Entering its third year of racing around the Hard Rock Stadium – the home of the Miami Dolphins NFL team – the ‘Grand Tour Experience’ allows for three different perspectives of on-track F1 and support race action.Spectators will be able to choose the grandstand they would like to watch Sunday’s race from, and there will be an option to experience two different views of the circuit from …Keep reading

Stella trying to recreate Schumacher/Ferrari era “continuity, seniority” at McLaren F1

In 2000 Stella joined Ferrari as engineer, working with an all-star line-up including Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne, Nikolas Tombazis, James Allison and engine guru Pino D’Agostino.Speaking on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Stella explained the “continuity and seniority” from Ferrari’s golden era of success are still valid ingredients today as he tries to replicate them at …Keep reading

Why AlphaTauri’s new F1 driver stance is pure “gold” for its engineers

As it heads to a fresh identity under new team leadership in 2024, there has been a noticeable shift in its approach to the driver line-up too.Gone is the priority to focus on youth and bring on the latest Red Bull rookies, to see if they have what it takes to cut it in F1 before potentially moving to the energy drink company’s main squad. Instead, AlphaTauri is about to begin a campaign with …Keep reading

Mercedes F1 drivers making time away from races to rank problems – Allison

Amid the eight-time constructors’ champion’s ongoing ground-effect struggles, technical director Mike Elliott and chief technical officer James Allison swapped roles back in April.Allison has alluded to this change leading to a shift in how Hamilton, who has cited a ‘constantly improving process’, and Russell are involved in the work back at the Brackley factory.He reckons that while the …Keep reading

McLaren “excited” by new F1 junior Bortoleto

The team announced recently that the Brazilian – who turned 19 last weekend – had joined the programme, which is overseen by five-time Le Mans winner and former F1 driver Emanuele Pirro.While McLaren has been involved with many young drivers over the years, including Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris, the current MDD initiative was officially launched in April.Along with Bortoleto its roster …Keep reading