Why it’s Mercedes, not Wolff, that wants to acquire Alpine F1 team shares

It has long been known that a minority stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team is up for sale to the highest bidder. The share in question – 24% – is currently owned by Otro Capital, an investment group involving Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny, and golfer Rory McIlroy. Otro paid $233million for the stake in 2023.
Although it is a minority position, interest in the …Keep reading
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Exclusive: Lowdon on what’s next for Cadillac after short F1 honeymoon

Cadillac’s rocky road to an eventually accepted Formula 1 entry has been well documented, but it is hard to underestimate the challenge the series’ first bona fide start-up team in a decade has faced as it rapidly built up its workforce across its UK headquarters in Silverstone and its various US bases.
Appreciating the challenge of taking on F1’s establishment, the team co-owned by Cadillac …Keep reading
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Verstappen shared ideas with the FIA, but is it possible to end ‘yo-yo racing’ in F1?

After the first race under the new regulations, Formula 1 highlighted the number of overtakes on its social media channels. The season opener produced a total of 120 overtaking moves, roughly three times the number from the year before. The drivers, however, were not particularly impressed, with Max Verstappen stressing in Shanghai that such figures say very little.
“Sometimes you have safety …Keep reading
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Who is taking the initiative in solving F1’s start problem?

When his Racing Bulls car failed to make a clean getaway from eighth on the grid in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, Liam Lawson was expecting the worst, as Franco Colapinto came within millimetres of running straight into the back of him at high speed.
“I honestly at that point had braced already in the car,” said Lawson. “Because I was looking in my mirror and I could see his car on …Keep reading
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Why McLaren’s performance deficit to Mercedes is more than just engine use

It is difficult to delve too deeply into the biggest losers after the first Formula 1 race of the season in Melbourne (Aston Martin and its Honda power unit woes aside), but if you had to choose one team from among the top squad, it would probably be McLaren.
A year ago, it was celebrating beat Mercedes and all of its rivals despite having a customer engine. Within a few months, however, the …Keep reading
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