Новости за 22.01.2024

Jan.22 - Michael Andretti should have bought a Formula 1 team "years ago", according to former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Despite having a highly successful US-based motor racing empire in many of the world's top categories, Andretti has been fighting an uphill battle to be welcomed to F1 as the sport's eleventh team. "My heart.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - The CEO of Ford admits the famous carmaker is already working with Red Bull on the 2026 Formula 1 engine. Red Bull and Honda will split after 2025, with the dominant energy drink-owned F1 team instead vowing to compete with its very own power unit - in collaboration with Ford. "Even though we.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - Nyck de Vries admits having his dream of racing in Formula 1 end just half a season into his debut "hurt". The 28-year-old Dutchman finally got his chance to race full-time in F1 last year, but AlphaTauri's owner Red Bull ousted him for poor performance mid-season - with the returning Daniel Ricciardo named.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - There is a risk Red Bull will enter a Ferrari-like slump this season, Jean Todt has warned. Todt, 77, was most recently president of the FIA, but prior to that he headed Ferrari throughout the ultra-successful Michael Schumacher era. The Frenchman says the Ferrari he headed reminds me of the Red Bull of.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - A potential rival host for the annual Japanese GP may have emerged: Osaka. Formula 1's traditional and highly popular Japanese venue is Honda-owned Suzuka, in the Mie prefecture. But the tourism bureau chief of the Osaka prefecture, Hiroshi Mizohata, said last week after a meeting with city officials and the private Kansai Economic.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - Ferrari is the most likely challenger to Red Bull's dominance in 2024, according to former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger. Some remember Austrian Berger best for being teammate at McLaren to the great Ayrton Senna. "I used to say that Senna is the best driver of all time," the now 64-year-old told Kronen.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - The president of the community of Madrid admits it is possible the new grand prix in the Spanish capital could mean the axe of the country's existing Formula 1 race in Barcelona. Last week, president Isabel Diaz Ayuso hinted that the official announcement of a Madrid GP on a semi-urban circuit is scheduled.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - Ayao Komatsu will find it "difficult" to turn the dire competitive situation at Haas around. That is the view of Alexey Popov, a well-known Russian Formula 1 commentator, in the wake of Gunther Steiner's sacking by team owner Gene Haas. "Komatsu has always been an engineer at Haas, and now he has taken.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - Robert Kubica will finally get his chance to aim for a world championship in a works Ferrari. Prior to the tragic and sudden end of his highly promising Formula 1 career, the now 39-year-old Pole was on course to become Fernando Alonso's teammate at the Maranello team. Permanent injuries sustained in a rallying.....check out full post »

Jan.22 - Two Formula 1 teams are heading into the 2024 season with completely different official names. Red Bull is yet to confirm the news, but website and Instagram domain leaks suggest that AlphaTauri's official new name will be Visa Cash App Racing Bulls. Registration of visacashapprb.com and racingbulls.com have both been traced back to.....check out full post »