AMABA winner Loake completes Aston Martin F1 prize test at Silverstone

Joseph Loake claimed his Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year prize on Wednesday, completing 25 timed laps as he got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time.The 19-year-old, who currently competes in Formula 3 for Rodin, was announced as the AMABA winner at the Autosport Awards in December last year, also received £200,000, full British Racing Drivers’ Club …Keep reading

Hamilton engineer Bonnington to stay with Mercedes in expanded role

Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington has been promoted to head of race engineering and will stay with the Formula 1 team in 2025.Bonnington will dovetail his new role with his existing race engineering duties for Hamilton until the end of the season.A Mercedes spokesperson has confirmed the 49-year-old will stay with the team in 2025 as Hamilton departs to Ferrari, becoming the …Keep reading

Exclusive: Inside RB’s growth from second-string junior team to Red Bull’s ‘brother’

When the Toro Rosso team renamed itself to AlphaTauri, it pledged to become a “sister team” to Formula 1’s championship-winning Red Bull team – and this path has progressed with its RB rebrand.RB has always used transferrable components developed by the lead Red Bull team, but took on the rear suspension package part-way through 2023 in an effort to transform a dismal start to the season. This …Keep reading