Haas reveals double shakedown plans for 2024 F1 car

The American-owned outfit is coming off the back of the recent bombshell news that long-serving team principal Guenther Steiner will not be staying on board after his contract was not extended.Former director of engineering Ayao Komatsu has been promoted to the team boss job and is currently conducting a review of operations to work out how best to move things forward.While Komatsu needs to …Keep reading

New Haas F1 boss Komatsu: “I’m not here to replace Steiner’s character”

Instead, the Japanese says his focus is on making the right changes that he thinks are needed behind the scenes to help move the American-owned squad off the bottom of the grid. In a wide-ranging first interview with selected media reflecting on his appointment, Komatsu acknowledged that Steiner’s larger-than-life character was something that could never be followed. “Of course. I’m not …Keep reading

Why Aston Martin’s new investor is good news for F1

It came hot on the heels of a similar but higher profile investment in Alpine by a group that included Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and a string of sporting legends, and it follows a pattern that has also seen the likes of Williams and McLaren receive funding from the US.The bottom line is that F1 is now regarded as a good business in which to be involved, in essence because of the franchise …Keep reading

FIA reveal F1 2024 full schedule including dates and race start times

The start times for the 2024 Formula 1 season have been revealed. The schedule for the record-breaking calendar has been confirmed, although fans will be left waiting for updates of the full sprint weekends and the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

This year is set to feature 24 races – one more race than the previous year – with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix for the first time since 2019 …Keep reading

Las Vegas GP keeps 10pm slot as FIA reveals 2024 F1 start times

The new F1 season will feature a record-breaking 24 events, with the start times largely unchanged from 2023.Just two races will have a different start time, with the Miami GP kicking off at 4pm local time instead of 3:30pm.Practice and qualifying times have been released too for most grands prix, but only the race start time is available for sprint weekends and the Las Vegas GP.After its first …Keep reading

McLaren wary of “unpleasant surprise” from Red Bull in F1 2024

While Red Bull itself has played down talk of a repeat of it being as clear in front of the opposition as it was last year – when it won all but one grand prix – its rivals are not taking anything for granted. And McLaren, which ended the year as Red Bull’s most consistent challenger, is especially wary about the situation because it knows the world champion squad turned off development of …Keep reading