Aston Martin Just Signed F1’s Most Successful Car Designer

Aston Martin Just Signed F1’s Most Successful Car Designer

This has been a big year for monumental team changes in Formula 1. We kicked things off with Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for 2025, then it was announced that Audi was bringing Mattia Binotto in as team principal for its F1 effort. Now, Aston Martin has played its ace by revealing that it’s signed … Read more

Williams Fires F1’s Only American Driver With 9 Races Left In Season

Williams Fires F1’s Only American Driver With 9 Races Left In Season

America’s only representative in the Formula 1 field is gone nine races early. Williams Racing announced today that Logan Sargeant will no longer race for the team, effective immediately. The British Formula 1 team already announced that Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz would replace the 23-year-old American for the 2025 season. James Vowles, Williams team principal … Read more

Red Bull Racing’s New Production Hypercar Is The Ultimate F1 Season Ticket

Red Bull Racing’s New Production Hypercar Is The Ultimate F1 Season Ticket

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

Adrian Newey May Be Out At Red Bull, But He Won’t Be Retiring From F1 Anytime Soon

Adrian Newey May Be Out At Red Bull, But He Won’t Be Retiring From F1 Anytime Soon

Photo: Mark Thompson (Getty Images) The sweepstakes for legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey’s service began as soon as he announced his upcoming departure from Red Bull Racing at the start of May. While rival teams openly pined for Newey’s signature on a contract, others speculated that he could simply retire. However, in an interview on … Read more

Adrian Newey Will Leave Red Bull In 2025 Over Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior Against Team CEO

Adrian Newey Will Leave Red Bull In 2025 Over Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior Against Team CEO

It’s confirmed: Adrian Newey, perhaps the greatest car designer in the history of Formula 1, is departing from the Red Bull Racing team that helped define his legacy. Red Bull has confirmed that Newey will remain with the team until the first quarter of 2025, after which point he will be leave, Motorsport.com reports. 2023 … Read more

Success In F1 Is Mental As Well As Mechanical

Success In F1 Is Mental As Well As Mechanical

Formula 1 is a pretty predictable sport these days, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen taking to the top step of the podium at almost every race. For young drivers looking to make their mark in F1, this poses all kinds of challenges as hopes of scoring points slip away every weekend. Because of this, ex-racer … Read more

‘No Reason’ Williams Can’t Win F1 Races And Championships Again, Says Jenson Button

‘No Reason’ Williams Can’t Win F1 Races And Championships Again, Says Jenson Button

The Williams Formula 1 team last won a championship way back in 1997 and it took its last race win in 2012 when Pastor Maldonado took the checkered flag in a shocking Spanish Grand Prix. Since then, Williams has been stuck at the back of the pack fighting for Q2 appearances and points whenever it … Read more

America’s Only F1 Driver Has To Give Up His Car Because His Teammate Wrecked

America’s Only F1 Driver Has To Give Up His Car Because His Teammate Wrecked

Things aren’t looking good for American Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant. The Williams racer hasn’t scored points in a race since picking up his first point at last year’s U.S. Grand Prix in Austin and topped the list of Formula 1 crashes in his first year. Now, Sargeant is being forced to step aside and … 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