Once upon a team in America…
In 2016, the first US team in more than 25 years will join the Formula 1 grid. Yes, there has already been a Haas team in this form of motorsports. But no, it had nothing to do with Gene Haas,…
The Last Samurai
Two thirds of the Formula 1 comeback season for the pair McLaren F1 and Honda have been disastrous. Consequently, Honda F1 boss Yasuhisa Arai is under heavy fire. After 15 of 19 races of the 2015 season, McLaren have scored…
Electric dreams
In London, the inaugural Formula E season has ended on a high. The world’s first major all-electric racing series has set out to be the future of auto racing. But is it really? Is Formula E made to last or…
Searching for the Swiss Army Knife car
McLaren F1 and Honda have reunited for the 2015 Formula 1 Season to become a major force in the sport again. So far, the project is a disaster. All the ingredients are there – a team that has won 182…
The new Bernie?
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is not getting any younger, and the number of his critics is rising by the day. It’s time to consider some key individuals who might replace him. When facing charges for fraud in Germany a…
The Marlboro man
Since Maurizio Arrivabene has taken the helm at Ferrari, the Scuderia is continuously reducing the gap to dominating Mercedes. What’s his secret? Until a few weeks before Ferrari dropped Marco Mattiacci, there were no visible signs the Scuderia’s team boss…
The raging bull
The raging Red Bull Sporting Director Helmut Marko is a motor racing legend and a Formula 1 specialist. But certainly not the paddock’s favourite. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! He is an absolute expert. But he is also…
The female factor
Most of people can’t even remember when the discussions about women in Formula 1 have actually started. But it’s time for less talk and more action. Although Maria Teresa De Filippis contested in Formula 1 in the late 1950s, for…
Battling the legacy
McLaren and Honda are united again. Expectations are high. Problems are numerous. Life is busy for racing director Eric Boullier. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! In their first partnership from 1988 till 1992, McLaren Honda won four drivers’…
Money can’t buy me love
Qatar is ready to pay a vast sum for hosting a Formula 1 race, but racing fans don’t want yet another Grand Prix in the Middle East. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Abu Dhabi has one. Even Bahrain…