Honda USA to contribute to 2026 F1 power unit for Aston Martin

In addition, its staff will be present at circuits with the Silverstone-based team in race support roles.The organisation previously known as Honda Performance Development has from today been renamed Honda Racing Corporation USA, in a move that was originally announced in September.The change reflects closer ties with HRC Japan, as the US arm steps up its involvement in the company’s global …Keep reading

F1 drivers who have won BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2023 is set to be announced this evening with nominations for cricketer Stuart Broad, footballer Mary Earps, golfer Rory McIlroy, jockey Frankie Dettori, wheelchair tennis player Alfie Hewett and athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson. The achievement is awarded to an athlete who is either British or lives and plays a significant amount of their sport in …Keep reading

Mercedes made Aston Martin use different doors when sharing F1 wind tunnel

Inter-team collaboration became a major talking point at the end of the 2023 season amid concerns from rivals regarding the close working relationship between sister squads Red Bull and AlphaTauri.An aggressive late run of upgrades lifted AlphaTauri from last to eighth in the points, with the FIA moving to confirm both were respecting rules governing parts and intellectual property sharing.This …Keep reading

Wolff: F1’s popularity not harmed by Verstappen dominance

The Dutchman won 19 of the 22 races, with only one victory escaping Red Bull and going instead to Ferrari.Meanwhile, Mercedes finished a distant second in the constructors’ championship after failing to win a race.Wolff says that despite Red Bull’s success, interest in F1 is still high and that Red Bull’s rivals simply have to do a better job.“The numbers that we’re seeing, they are …Keep reading

Brown: “Big concerns” over Red Bull and AlphaTauri common F1 ownership

As the 2023 campaign drew to a close, AlphaTauri brought a string of aggressive upgrades to climb from last to eighth in the constructors’ championship. Meanwhile, Red Bull did not meaningfully update its car from August.With the upgrades giving AlphaTauri major gains in low-speed corners – an area of weakness for Red Bull – rivals considered how high the junior team might climb and whether any …Keep reading