Lewis Hamilton & Ferrari May Be Favorites to Sign Adrian as Newey’s Wife Set to Play a Huge Role in His F1 Future

Lewis Hamilton & Ferrari May Be Favorites to Sign Adrian as Newey’s Wife Set to Play a Huge Role in His F1 Future

In a cutthroat world like F1, it is important to have a partner who understands the complexities of the F1 world. Look at how Geri Halliwell supported Christian Horner throughout the investigation. How Susie Wolff and Toto Wolff stand up for each other on and off the track. Adrian Newey is no different, and it […]

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Stefano Domenicali Hints at Fred Vasseur’s Plans Hours After Ferrari Boss Promises No Leaks

Stefano Domenicali Hints at Fred Vasseur’s Plans Hours After Ferrari Boss Promises No Leaks

The 2024 Formula 1 pre-season saw one of the biggest driver moves in the history of the sport when Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari announced their future partnership. And now there’s another major move on the Horizon for the Maranello squad in the form of Adrian Newey. The British car designer, who has been instrumental in […]

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Newey not ready for F1 retirement as he’ll “probably go again” at another team

Newey is set to leave Red Bull after an extremely successful 18-year stint at the team, designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to multiple world championships.But amid political unrest at Red Bull, an investigation into Christian Horner that was dismissed and a “whole host of other reasons”, Newey has decided to walk away from the Milton Keynes-based team, shifting …Keep reading
“Just Being Wheeled Around”: Adrian Newey Accuses Red Bull of ‘Not Involving’ Him in Strategic Calls After Decision to Leave

“Just Being Wheeled Around”: Adrian Newey Accuses Red Bull of ‘Not Involving’ Him in Strategic Calls After Decision to Leave

Earlier this month, prior to the Miami GP weekend, after weeks of speculation and rumors, Adrian Newey’s Red Bull exit was confirmed. It was announced that Newey will no longer be working with the F1 team and will focus on the RB17 hypercar before he makes his exit in Q1 of 2025. And now, Newey […]

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Flat Chat podcast: What will F1 design legend Newey do next?

TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who attended Repton school with Formula 1 tech talisman Adrian Newey, once described caravan holidays as “two weeks of defecating in a bucket”. As Newey exits Red Bull, pursued by several chequebooks, he says he’s planning to tour Europe in a motorhome before he returns to the drawing board.GP Racing columnists Mark Gallagher and Alex Kalinauckas join editor …Keep reading

Overweight Williams F1 car costing it 0.45 seconds per lap

The Grove-based outfit is pushing to get itself much closer to F1’s 798kg minimum weight limit, with a host of new lighter parts to be fitted to Alex Albon’s car at Imola.In a surprise confession before track running begins, team principal James Vowles has said that the squad ironically left itself on the back foot last winter by its chase to reduce chassis weight.An aggressive development …Keep reading

Why Ferrari thinks Hamilton’s impact will go far beyond F1 lap time

Hamilton announced earlier this year that he would be leaving Mercedes at the end of this season and joining Ferrari as Charles Leclerc’s team-mate for 2025.Although Vasseur has so far been reluctant to talk much about Hamilton, out of respect for current driver Carlos Sainz, he has now offered some background of the reasons for his determination to lure him on board.In an exclusive interview …Keep reading

Bearman: “Back to the drawing board” for F1 on spray guards

Ferrari completed an FIA test last Thursday at Fiorano to trial the second attempt at introducing spray guards to cover the wheels in the wet, in a bid to reduce the amount of spray thrown up that decreases visibility.As part of the test, the Fiorano test track was made wet on the straights and Charles Leclerc’s brother Arthur was sent out with the new designs, which could be modified to be …Keep reading

Mercedes will need “several races” to make bigger steps with 2024 F1 car

Mercedes has struggled for performance against the likes of Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren with a W15 car that both lacks downforce and has some undesirable handling characteristics baked into it.That meant the Mercedes has been tough to set up and exploit to its full potential, with the various track conditions and temperatures across the first six race weekends all causing different types of …Keep reading

Imola brings back gravel traps to help drive away F1’s track limits problem

As F1 drivers begin their circuit walks ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the most notable changes they will notice are in various run-off areas around the Italian venue.Key areas of the circuit have been reconfigured, with previous asphalt run off areas being reduced and replaced with gravel traps.They are on the exit of Piratella, where the gravel trap now runs much closer to …Keep reading