Is Red Bull now destined for its worst result in 10 F1 seasons?

Christian Horner’s sudden departure from Red Bull Racing last week sent shockwaves through Formula 1, but it doesn’t change the team’s short-term reality as it looks set to slump to its worst result in the constructors’ table since 2015.
Whatever the final trigger for Horner’s removal, as part of a combination of factors, what has been impossible to ignore is Red Bull’s rapid downturn since …Keep reading

Haas details Fuji F1 test with Tsuboi and Hirakawa

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced that Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi will take part in a TPC test with its VF-23 at Fuji Speedway next month.
Toyota factory driver Tsuboi will join Haas reserve Ryo Hirakawa for the two-day test at the Japanese track, which last hosted a grand prix in 2008, on 6-7 August.
It will mark Tsuboi’s first-ever experience of grand prix machinery, and …Keep reading

Wolff: Ben Sulayem ruling FIA with an iron fist can have its advantages

Toto Wolff says Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s FIA presidency of “ruling with an iron fist” has had “its advantages” to assert two key topics the Mercedes boss feels he has got right within Formula 1.
The FIA president and Mercedes chief have clashed over how the governing body has overseen tighter restrictions over a ‘swearing ban’ and a push for an 11th F1 team since Ben Sulayem became …Keep reading