Flexi-wings may have played key factor in 2024 F1 teams’ title battle – Vasseur

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has claimed the appearance of flexi-wings and the FIA’s decision not to take a more hardline approach towards them played a crucial factor in 2024’s Formula 1 constructors’ championship.
The Scuderia was one of two teams, along with Red Bull, who sought clarification from F1’s governing body over the apparent use of flexing front wings by McLaren and …Keep reading

Hamilton calls to ‘embrace the change’ after Ferrari switch

Lewis Hamilton has outlined the new year as one of “embracing new opportunities” as he begins life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver.
The Briton ended his 12-year association with Mercedes – and a career-long affiliation with the German brand, which had been McLaren’s engine supplier during his junior career and entry to the highest echelon of single-seater racing – to join the Scuderia for the …Keep reading

Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’

On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union.
“If you expect him [Antonelli] to be on pole position in Melbourne …Keep reading