Pool position: bringing Glastonbury glam to Silverstone

For many years the finest comestible one could look forward to at the British Grand Prix was a greasy bacon sandwich.
The home of the first world championship race spent a long time running on the fumes of former glories, slipping ever further behind the times, arguably reaching its nadir in PR terms in 2002 when low cloud prevented commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone’s helicopter …Keep reading

Red Bull’s F1 teams reshuffle their technical line-ups

Red Bull has recruited Racing Bulls’ deputy technical director Andrea Landi into a senior position, with Dan Fallows now starting his role as the sister team’s technical director.
On Friday, Red Bull announced it had promoted its long-time head of performance engineering Ben Waterhouse into a more senior role.
Waterhouse moves to the position of chief performance and design engineer …Keep reading

Ex-F1 race director Wittich defends Masi’s decision-making at 2021 Abu Dhabi GP

Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has received support from his successor Niels Wittich with regards to his controversial officiating in the title-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were tied on points going into the Yas Marina race, meaning whoever finished ahead would claim the title – unless they both ended up out of the top 10, in which case …Keep reading