JA on F1 Podcast: Collins urges McLaren to ditch strategy calls by committee

McLaren has been the form team since a major car upgrade in May brought Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri their first race victories. But despite several chances to add to that tally over the summer, decisions on strategy have cost them. At Silverstone, for example, the wrong call on when to pit and a poor tyre choice for the last stint cost Norris the win and favoured Mercedes’ Lewis …Keep reading
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Exclusive: Albon seeing Williams’ long-term progress

Alex Albon is adamant Williams is making progress – even if it might seem the team is going backwards.An overweight car at the start of the season culminated in a slump in form that has seen it fall towards the back of the grid, an eventuality that came after team principal James Vowles oversaw an immediate uptick in results when he took over some 19 months ago.But Albon says you cannot read too …Keep reading
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F1 a “closed chapter” for Porsche after failed Red Bull bid

Porsche’s aspirations to return to Formula 1 are now “a closed chapter”, the marque’s motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach has revealed.Laudenbach’s assertion that Porsche has no plans for a comeback more than 30 years on from its last engagement as an engine supplier with Footwork in 1991 represent the marque’s first comments about an F1 entry since the full unveiling of the 2026 …Keep reading
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Exclusive: Can McLaren’s culture survive two number one drivers?

Formula 1’s modern era is littered with examples of front-running teams paying a big price for sticking with two equal drivers.As recently as 2007, when McLaren fielded then-reigning world champion Fernando Alonso and rookie Lewis Hamilton, infighting saw both drivers miss out on the title by a single point as Kimi Raikkonen snatched the crown with Ferrari.Other notorious rivalries such as …Keep reading
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