In addition, now that the F1 calendar has ballooned to over 20 grands prix each season, the summer break is as important as ever. It is also a way to keep costs in check, having been installed long before the cost cap - currently at $135m per year - because it means e...
But my favorite book wasn't any of them, it was a book called How To Build A Car by Adrian Newey. Probably you haven't heard about this book or this person, but in the F1 Paddock, Adrian and his book are very famous. 1996 World Champion Damon Hill once said, "Adrian has a ...
“I won a national title in my second year and, from that moment, I became a fully sponsored guy. I was able to race because of those results, so it really imprinted on me this identity that I was a naturally talented racecar driver. I was like, ‘This...
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Pre-season testing is notorious for not giving a clear picture of the pecking order, but you’d be doing well to find anyone in the paddock who doesn’t think Max Verstappen and Red Bull are the overwhelming favourites based on their pace last week, and the fact that their Adrian New...
Aston Martin only returned to Formula One in 2021, after 61 years out of action. Under the leadership of Lawrence Stroll, the team has been investing in its new AMR technology Campus in Silverstone – the sport’s first new F1 Team base in over a decade. In ...
The collaboration with Ayrton began during the 1990 season in an almost unbelievable fashion. Roberto Percivale, one of the three brothers who founded OMP, blitzed to the Monaco Grand Prix paddock and managed to seal an exclusive agreement. The contract was signed on Thursday, a day that in ...
Eldred Norman lived in the Adelaide Hills where the car was connected. It was built at Norman’s 18 Halifax Street, Adelaide premises so the car was very much a local, feature article thereon coming very soon. (M Bisset) Sticking with the Eldred Norman theme, front and centre is Greg ...
the car. Each team has one pit crew that services both cars throughout the weekend. That means across all ten teams, over 200 people are involved in the pit stops up and down the paddock. Each one has an important role elsewhere in the team, but trains to be a part of the pit ...