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
Photo: Red Bull Red Bull Racing, the reigning dominant force in F1, finally revealed its first production hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday. The RB17 promises a level of performance equal to Grand Prix-winning machinery. However, the track-only hypercar lacks any distinctive design cues from Red Bull’s actual F1 cars. The RB17’s … Read more
BWT Alpine F1 Team announced on Friday that Flavio Briatore will serve as an executive advisor for the struggling outfit. Briatore led this same team to multiple championships as team principal before resigning in 2009 for his involvement in the worst race-fixing scandal in the sport’s history. You know what they say about desperate times. … Read more
Photo: Mark Thompson (Getty Images) Max Verstappen, Formula 1’s reigning three-time world champion, is slated to race in this weekend’s iRacing Nürburgring 24 with his sim racing outfit Team Redline. There’s only one small hitch: F1 is also racing at Imola this weekend. Verstappen assures everyone that this isn’t a big deal, since he sim … Read more
Image: Ferrari Ferrari unveiled an off-one special livery for the Miami Grand Prix that has left Formula 1 fans universally underwhelmed. The venerated Italian brand will be running its traditional red race cars with added splashes of blue and new Hewlett-Packard logos. It’s undeniable that expectations were high last week when Ferrari teased that it … Read more
Image: Ferrari Ferrari officially unveiled its 2024 Formula 1 car on Tuesday at the company’s private testing track in Fiorano, Italy. Beyond the added yellow and white stripes, the Ferrari has been completely overhauled during the offseason to take advantage of the team’s uptick in form at the end of last season. However, the venerable … Read more
In a decision emblematic of Formula 1’s stance on the United States, F1 Management has rejected Andretti Global’s entry to join the world championship in 2025. While lucrative races, sponsorship deals and television audience are more than welcome, actual American involvement is a non-starter. FOM has dangled some false hope for the Cadillac-backed effort by stating … Read more
