How Alpine may be F1’s best ‘worst team’ of all time

Nobody ever wants the wooden spoon in the Formula 1 world championship, for valid reasons – a crucial loss of prize money, and the mere incentive to do well – but if you’re ever going to come last then Alpine certainly is doing it right.
The Enstone-based outfit has already scored 20 points in the 2025 season, by far the most a last-placed team has ever collected – and that’s just …Keep reading

The F2 title favourite who seeks consistency over wins

“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up.
The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT Championship, with a short foray into International GT …Keep reading

From F1 to the skies – How Williams F1 boss Vowles secretly became a helicopter pilot

When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year’s tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea.
But in 2020 Vowles set himself a slightly loftier target. Unbeknownst to his wife, the then Mercedes engineer embarked on secret helicopter …Keep reading