What Hamilton found so “invigorating” from fresh start at Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton has explained why he is so ‘invigorated’ by his move to Ferrari as he made his first UK appearance for the squad at Formula 1’s season launch event.
When Hamilton was put on the spot to sum up his high-profile move to the Scuderia in one word, the seven-time world champion used “invigorating”, feeding off the energy from the 15,000 fans inside the arena that gave him the biggest …Keep reading

Every F1 team’s seven minutes at F175 ranked

Attendance at Formula 1’s glitzy season launch was mandatory for the teams. Some came willingly, others less so.
Time was tight so each outfit was given just seven minutes to play with. How did they do? Here is our ranking of each presentation.
10. Mercedes

Mercedes F1 W16
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Long after the dry ice had spluttered and dispersed – as if the smoke …Keep reading

Analysis: The key changes behind Ferrari’s evolutionary SF-25

London on Tuesday night, Fiorano by Wednesday morning; Ferrari’s key personnel either took a private plane directly from the F175 launch event at the O2 Arena (significantly likely), or hotfooted it to Stansted for the Ryanair flight to Bologna.
Actually, that eventuality might be a little less likely… can you imagine Lewis Hamilton, sitting uncomfortably on the blue leatherette seats …Keep reading

Brown hails unrivalled F1 commercial success story at McLaren

Zak Brown believes McLaren is commercially the most successful team in Formula 1 history after taking its first constructors’ title for 26 years in 2024. 
It began last season with 53 partners, which was the most on the F1 grid when teams lined up for the Bahrain opener in March.
When Brown was appointed CEO in 2018, McLaren had 31 partnerships so bringing more on board – specifically …Keep reading

Ben Hunt: F175 wasn’t for the purist but the gamble paid off

There was one line in the middle of F175 livery launch event that particularly stood out.
Above all the whooping every time Lewis Hamilton’s image was shown on the big stage. And the booing of Christian Horner and Max Verstappen. More poignant too than the loudest jeers of all, which were reserved for a mention of Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA.
It was a line from the host, comedian …Keep reading