日: 2024年2月22日

The wider Red Bull GmbH company has launched a probe into Horner and he has faced lengthy questioning by an independent barrister who was appointed to draw evidence of the unspecified allegations.Horner acknowledged at the launch of the RB20 that the matter had been a “distraction” when lightly addressing the story, for which the media had been told not to probe too far.On the second day of …Keep reading

The FW45 from 2023 – which Albon guided to eight points finishes as the team climbed from last to seventh in the constructors’ championship – proved particularly weak through low-speed changes of direction, under braking and through longer-duration fast corners.But speaking on the second day of pre-season running in Bahrain, Albon reckoned Williams had worked to rectify many of the significant …Keep reading

The close alliance between the Red Bull squad and its sister RB operation has come under the spotlight recently, amid calls from McLaren boss Zak Brown for F1 to re-evaluate the regulations regarding co-operation between competitors.Brown believes that in the budget cap era, the time has come for F1 to ensure that all squads are independent, as he thinks this will avoid potentially unfair …Keep reading

Russell had a full day in the car in Bahrain on Wednesday, before Hamilton took over on Thursday.While the team’s programme meant that Russell’s headline times were modest relative to those of rivals, he says that it was already clear that the car is an improvement.Russell and Hamilton both lacked confidence in the rear end of last year’s W14, and crucially that trait appears to have been …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton shocked the F1 world by announcing a switch from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season before the 2024 campaign had even begun.   It means the seven-time world champion will add to the long list of F1 legends to have driven in the iconic Ferrari red as part of one of the biggest driver transfers in the history of the series.  Hamilton said he has fulfilled a childhood dream …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc ended the Thursday morning session at the top of the pile with a 1m31.750s set on C3 tyres in the limited running.But as drivers were beginning to settle into their long runs, the red flags were shown as Leclerc’s Ferrari dislodged a drain cover on the run to Turn 11, before the debris was stuck by both the Ferrari driver and Lewis Hamilton.The red flags were quickly shown after …Keep reading

Drive to Survive is returning for its sixth season in 2024, giving many F1 fans a much-needed fix of last season’s action. It was previously revealed that the popular Netflix documentary would be returning with coverage from the 2023 season as part of a two-season renewal in May 2022, with season 5 airing in early 2023. 

2023 was a dominant year for Red Bull with Max Verstappen …Keep reading

Just a few months after CEO Markus Duesmann, regarded as the key advocate for its F1 project, left the company, it now appears that one of its other architects, chief development officer Oliver Hoffmann, is also set to move on.Hoffmann’s long-term contract as CDO had been extended as recently as last year, but according to a report in the German Bild newspaper, he could be forced out of the …Keep reading

Nielsen is present in the Bahrain paddock wearing an F1 shirt, although he does not have an official full-time title.A former policeman, the highly respected Nielsen has been a familiar face in the F1 paddock since the 1980s.Having started as a truck driver with the MSL catering firm, he worked for Team Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton/Renault, Honda, Arrows, Caterham, Toro Rosso and Williams, mostly in …Keep reading

As the most vocal on the matter, his remarks have prompted some to suggest that his worries about the ever-closer ties between Red Bull’s two F1 teams are being fuelled by self-interest.The cynics suggest that he simply fears seeing his own McLaren squad beaten by the revamped RB squad that stands to benefit from Red Bull’s technical knowledge.But as F1 cars returns to action in Bahrain …Keep reading