Haas still chasing full answer over F1 car tyre woes

The American-owned outfit spent much of 2023 trying to get to the bottom of why its VF-23 car was fast in qualifying but would struggle so much to look after its tyres in the race.An upgrade introduced at the United States Grand Prix to help improve the aerodynamic characteristics did not deliver a clear answer either about what direction it needed to head in, and drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico …Keep reading

Andretti still working towards 2025 F1 debut as tunnel model revealed

Andretti’s bid was given the green light by the FIA on 2 October, but it has still not gone through the second stage of being approved by the F1 organisation and its CEO Stefano Domenicali.The team has been active in the Toyota wind tunnel in Cologne since October, and has now released the first image of its 2024-spec model, which will eventually transition into a full 2025 test programme should …Keep reading

What’s behind Ferrari’s silence on Sainz’s F1 future

Sainz has been pretty open that he did not want to go into the 2024 season without his F1 future beyond the end of the year sorted.Speaking exclusively to Autosport last June about the situation, Sainz said: “I’m not going to lie, I don’t like going into my last year of a contract without really knowing where I’m racing the next year.“I went through that process both with Red Bull and …Keep reading

RB F1 team appoints ex-FIA man Goss, confirms Permane as racing director

The Anglo-Italian team announced three key hires on Monday afternoon as it goes through a significant revamp under incoming team principal Laurent Mekies.In addition to Goss and Permane coming in, it has also hired Red Bull aerodynamicist Guillaume Cattelani as its deputy technical director.Goss has been brought in to report to Mekies in the newly-created position of chief technical officer …Keep reading