Новости за 27.02.2024

Feb.27 - The 2024 season has not even begun, and yet one of the biggest talking points in Formula 1 at present is 2025. In part, it's because Max Verstappen is expected to utterly dominate again this season - with Red Bull perhaps still half a second clear of the field, and the triple world.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Gunther Steiner says he was fired by Haas team owner Gene Haas because he was asking for equity in the struggling back-of-the-grid Formula 1 team. The F1 world was stunned recently when Steiner, who led the American outfit from the beginning, was suddenly replaced by engineer Ayao Komatsu for 2024 and beyond. Until.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - The Christian Horner scandal is finally coming to its end, with Red Bull executives tipped to resolve his future in Formula 1 as he jets back to Bahrain on Wednesday. It is believed the investigation into Horner's behaviour based on the accusations of a female team member is now complete, with Red Bull.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Liberty Media, the owner of Formula 1's commercial rights since 2017, has set its sights on acquiring the sport's two-wheeled equivalent, MotoGP. Recently, we have been reporting that F1 and MotoGP are open to the idea of staging a joint round of both world championships. That speculation has now stepped up a gear,.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - George Russell has leapt to the defence of the official Formula 1 Netflix series Drive To Survive, as the newly-released season 6 continues to divide opinions. For years now, despite the series being credited for contributing to F1's soaring popularity, the sport's 'purist' elements have blasted Netflix for on-screen fakery. But instance, one.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Logan Sargeant has been put on notice at Williams - up your game or be ousted. The American rookie struggled notably alongside teammate Alex Albon last year, but Williams team boss James Vowles has given him another chance for 2024. But he required that Sargeant, 23, improve both his physical condition and his.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Dr Helmut Marko openly admits that at least three drivers, and potentially four or more, are eyeing Sergio Perez's Red Bull seat for 2025. However, the energy drink company's top F1 consultant says Mexican Perez still has an opportunity to prove he deserves his contract to be extended. "Checo has to deliver consistent.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Mick Schumacher may be more likely to test a McLaren this year rather than an Alpine or Mercedes. The former Haas racer is an official Mercedes F1 reserve driver again in 2024, but he will also return to the race track - Alpine's Le Mans-ready world endurance championship hypercar. Alpine boss Bruno Famin,.....check out full post »

Feb.27 - Formula 1 is moving to close loopholes in the budget cap rules - but only in time for 2026. It was expected that by limiting spending, teams would become smaller. But the opposite has happened, with top team head-counts actually swelling from what was already alarming staff numbers of up to 1000 people......check out full post »

Feb.27 - The jury is out as to whether Lewis Hamilton has ever visited Ferrari's Maranello headquarters or not. Still a hot topic in Formula 1 is the recent bombshell news that Hamilton, 39, will prematurely exit his Mercedes contract at the end of the year to switch to red overalls for 2025. He is.....check out full post »