Mercedes F1 Team Hit By Global CrowdStrike Outage

Mercedes F1 Team Hit By Global CrowdStrike Outage

Photo: Bryn Lennon – Formula 1 (Getty Images) Formula 1 isn’t immune to Friday’s global technology outage that ground airports to a halt and hampered most forms of commerce involving a computer operated by Windows. Cybersecurity giant Crowdstrike said that a faulty software update caused the mass calamity. Crowdstrike also has a massive presence in … Read more

TWR XJS Falls Victim To The Same Uncanny Valley Look That Curses So Many Restomods

TWR XJS Falls Victim To The Same Uncanny Valley Look That Curses So Many Restomods

Tom Walkinshaw Racing is back, and to celebrate, TWR has, of course, revealed a restomodded, racing-inspired Jaguar XJS coupe that it calls the Supercat. Considering Walkinshaw’s history of racing Jaguars, is that really a surprise? That said, the TWR team didn’t just throw some wide fenders and a body kit on a hot-rodded XJS, though. … Read more

Williams F1 Pieced Together Cars Using Excel Spreadsheets

Williams F1 Pieced Together Cars Using Excel Spreadsheets

The ever-struggling Williams Racing organized the builds of its Formula 1 cars using an Excel spreadsheet until an intensive transition in the lead-up to the 2024 season. Team principal James Vowles revealed this archaic organizational system in an interview with The Race. The anecdote is emblematic of how far Williams has fallen behind Grand Prix … Read more