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Gary Anderson on Red Bull's intriguing Imola aero upgrade
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has revealed ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix an intriguing new turning vane underneath its sidepod inlet, as it continues its push to close the gap to the front.While the major technical discussion point is how championship leader McLaren has such an advantage in its tyre management, development of new aero tweaks is still continuing.
At the last round in Miami...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-on-red-bulls-intriguing-imolaaero-upgrade/
Podcast: Tracing the origins of F1 + its first championship race
On this week's episode of And Colossally That's History! Matt Bishop and Richard Williams wind the clock back to 1950, as they reappraise the very first race of the F1 world championship era, which took place at Silverstone on May 13.Along the way, they look at the origins of the term 'Formula 1', dig into the debate over where the first race run to Formula 1 regulations actually took place, and e...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/podcast-tracing-the-origins-of-f1-its-first-championship-race/
F1 2025's other dropped driver on Doohan's exit
It's been no surprise to see Formula 1 drivers voice their support for Jack Doohan in the wake of Alpine brutally demoting him just six races in to the 2025 season, while also trying to dance that fine line of not talking down his replacement, Franco Colapinto.Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar reckoned Doohan was always doomed by the short contractual leash Flavio Briatore held him on, while Ollie ...
How Colapinto's dealing with five-race chance that's 'not enough'
Franco Colapinto has admitted his initial five-race run at Alpine is not enough time to get fully on top of its Formula 1 car but he hopes to make quick progress as he replaces Jack Doohan.Colapinto only joined Alpine in January as test and reserve driver but now steps into a race seat alongside Pierre Gasly for round seven of the 2025 season at Imola.
Alpine has confirmed Colapinto for five rac...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-colapinto-is-tackling-five-race-f1-chance-not-enough/
Verstappen explains 'Franz Hermann' and Nordschleife race plans
Max Verstappen captivated both Formula 1 and the wider motorsport community by using his time between F1 races to go 'undercover' for a Nurburgring Nordschleife test run.In the gap between F1's Miami and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix, Verstappen ran on track during a Friday test session ahead of the third round of the ADAC Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (formerly known as the VLN series).He drove a F...
What FIA was checking in detailed McLaren inspection
The FIA has revealed the scale of its detailed inspection of McLaren's entire Formula 1 wheel assembly and brake system after the Miami Grand Prix, which cleared the team of doing anything outside of F1 regulations.As first reported by The Race, the FIA conducted an extra physical inspection of race winner Oscar Piastri's car after the Miami GP amid mounting intrigue over the brake system the team...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-fia-checked-detailed-mclaren-f1-inspection/
Alpine's treatment of Doohan blasted by other F1 rookies
Dropped Alpine Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan was racing with a gun to his head from the start of the season and has been treated unfairly, reckon two of his fellow rookies.Doohan has been replaced at Alpine by Franco Colapinto on what the team officially says is a five-race deal before a fresh evaluation ahead of the British Grand Prix in July.Late last year, when Alpine executive advisor Flavio Br...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-jack-doohan-axed-f1-rookies-hadjar-bearman-albon/
The first test of whether Aston Martin's escaped upgrade 'chaos'
Aston Martin's upgrade package at Formula 1's Imola round is the first big test of its reshaped technical team and working processes that are crucial to the project's long-term success.A new floor and top bodywork will be trialled in Friday practice on one car while the other runs the specification that has been used so far this season.
Aston Martin expects the two to combine for more downforce...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/aston-martin-f1-2025-first-test-of-escaping-upgrade-chaos/
The bold move F1's trying at Imola to spice up 2025 races
With the longest pitlane in Formula 1 providing a deterrent for stopping, and a lack of overtaking opportunities meaning you don’t want to get trapped in traffic, Imola has a one-stop strategy written all over it.And yet, as F1 faces a battle this season to deliver more action on the tyre change front, this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix could well prove critical in dictating how the rest of ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/the-radical-move-f1s-trying-at-imola-to-spice-up-2025-races/
Colapinto's Alpine shot is a dangerous opportunity for him
Franco Colapinto has been here before. The 21-year-old steps into an unfamiliar Formula 1 car with the season in full swing and the guarantee only of a short run in which to make his mark for Alpine at Imola this weekend. Once again, his challenge is to turn an initially limited opportunity into a longer run in F1, as he tried to after replacing Logan Sargeant for the last nine races last year.
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Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/colapintos-alpine-shot-is-a-dangerous-opportunity-for-him/
What F1 rules really say about wildest McLaren brake theories
McLaren's Formula 1 rivals are continuing to scratch their heads over just how it is better able to manage its tyres right now.The focus is very much on the rear brake system of the MCL39, with McLaren's ability to control temperatures here appearing to pay dividends when it comes to preventing its tyres overheating.
With no obvious answer in the paddock as to what McLaren is doing, beyond the ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/wildest-mclaren-brake-theories-what-f1-rules-really-say/
Preview: Take a tour of Williams's F1 history with Edd Straw
Here's a free clip from a special members-only video where Edd Straw guides you round the Williams conference centre through the team's grand prix racing lineage.In this clip you'll hear Edd talk about the unraced Williams that was tested by Ayrton Senna, and get a close up look at the mid-season change that made 1994's FW16 a title contender.In the full video, which you can watch now if you take ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/preview-tour-of-williams-f1-history-with-edd-straw/
Why Williams is sacrificing its best F1 season in a decade
Williams has started a Formula 1 season better than it has for almost a decade - but must stick to its guns and abandon it, if it is to really build on the first big public sign its revival is real.
Fifth in the championship with a 209-point deficit to leader McLaren already after just five races might not seem like much to write home about if a team ultimately has title-winning ambitions.But c...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-williams-is-sacrificing-its-best-f1-season-in-a-decade/
FIA slashes swearing fines - but abusing officials now risks grid penalty
The FIA has massively reduced the fines Formula 1 and other top drivers could get for "misconduct" such as swearing, but introduced the option of grid penalties for "misconduct involving the abuse of officials".Changes to appendix B of the FIA's International Sporting Code at the start of 2025 caused huge tension between the governing body and drivers in F1 and the World Rally Championship in part...
Why Mansell's F1 exit - and Ecclestone's role in it - still hurts so much
Thirty years ago today, Nigel Mansell's glorious Formula 1 career ended in bleak fashion as he retired his McLaren from the 1995 Spanish Grand Prix and then split with the team after a disastrously brief stint.In an interview for sports journalist Graham Nickless' new audiobook Cheers to 50 years...On The Sporting Frontline, Mansell has revealed new details about Bernie Ecclestone's role in gettin...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/nigel-mansell-why-f1-exit-and-ecclestone-role-still-hurts/
What Newey's already realised must improve at Aston Martin
New Aston Martin managing technical partner Adrian Newey has already identified where the Formula 1 team must improve if it is to realise the potential of the project.Ex-Red Bull technical chief Newey started work at Aston Martin on March 3, becoming the team's most high-profile recruit in its bid to fight for world championships.
That looks a tall order even with the likes of Newey onboard, Fe...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-neweys-already-realised-must-improve-at-aston-martin/
F1 teams should be 'annoyed' if Cadillac beats them in 2026
Cadillac is aware it will likely be at the back of the grid in 2026 rather than replicate the immediate point-scoring exploits of Formula 1’s last new team.In March, F1 finally approved an 11th entry for a Cadillac-branded team co-owned by American manufacturer General Motors and TWG Motorsports, the entity that also owns Andretti Global - which tried to get an F1 team off the ground for several y...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-teams-should-be-annoyed-if-cadillac-beats-them-in-2026/
Ranked: The top 10 Argentinian F1 drivers
At Imola this weekend, Franco Colapinto will return to the Formula 1 grid. He became the 26th driver from Argentina to take part in a world championship F1 grand prix when he made his surprise Williams debut last year, and the first since Gaston Mazzacane ended his stint with Prost at the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix.Given that a significant chunk of those 26 drivers came in the early days of the wo...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/top-10-argentinian-f1-drivers-ranked/
How Williams resolved its first flashpoint with two top drivers
Williams team principal James Vowles has promised there will be no repeat of the miscommunication that led Carlos Sainz to think either Alex Albon or an engineer had disobeyed a team order in the previous Formula 1 race.Although Williams scored its best result of the season in the Miami Grand Prix with Albon fifth on merit and Sainz also in the points in ninth, it also featured the team's first ma...
Why F1 teams' 2026 weight panic is wrong
There are plenty of justifiable criticisms of and doubts about Formula 1's 2026 regulations, but concern about the minimum weight rule should not be one of them.The minimum weight for 2026 is currently set as "724kg plus the nominal tyre mass", a result of next year's Pirelli tyres still being in development. Currently, the minimum weight is 800kg, and one of the aims of next year's regulations ha...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-2026-minimum-weight-complaints-miss-the-point/