Author: Fleur Rogerson

David Coulthard refuted the notion that women don’t have the physicality to compete in F1, saying it’s ‘utter bulls***’ and ‘without a doubt’ we will see women in F1. The debate over whether we will see women consistently in Formula 1 has been prominent over the years. With it growing immensely as the sport sees a rise in not only female fans but the female-only category of F1 Academy. F1 Academy was not the first attempt that Formula 1 made to accommodate female drivers. In 2019, they created the W-series which ran until 2022. However, W-Series acted as a separate…

George Russell opened up about the 2026 Pirelli tyres he tested in Jerez, admitting that they are ‘a bit of a challenge’ as well as ‘a step worse’. Last month, George Russell got behind the W15, Mercedes’ 2024 car, and tested the new 2026 Pirelli tyres. After the test, he expressed his concern over the updated rubber. The new design for the 2026 tyres reduced the size by 25mm at the front and 30mm at the back. The change in design was made to reduce drag. Russell ran the tyre on a modified mule car, with smaller wings to replicate…

Ferrari won their court case against their former technical director, Enrico Cardile, preventing him from starting his new role at Aston Martin until July 18. In July, Enrico Cardile announced that he would be leaving Scuderia Ferrari after 20 years with the team. Switching the Rossa Corsa for the British Racing Green of the Silverstone-based team. However, the excitement was quickly curtailed over contract disagreements regarding Cardile’s start date. Ferrari recently announced that Cardile was “already violating the non-compete with Ferrari.” As a result, Ferrari took the technical director to court in Italy. Aston Martin released a statement regarding the…

Despite being 40 years old with 17 years in Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton is determined to prove that he doesn’t have a ‘shelf life’ and his priority is still winning. Recently in a Time Magazine feature, Hamilton snapped back at the comments made by the Mercedes team principal that claimed the seven-time champion had a limited shelf-life which he was nearing the end of. The Brit re-iterated that he is determined to get back to his winning ways. He didn’t hide his excitement with joining the prancing horses, “Honestly, I thought all my firsts were done. Your first car, your…

Adrian Newey begins his tenure at Aston Martin on Monday, March 3rd. He aims to raise the team’s ‘quality standards’ and improve efficiency. In September 2024, Aston Martin announced that Adrian Newey would be trading the navy blue of Red Bull Racing for the racing green of Aston Martin in a historic deal for the Silverstone-based team. Andy Cowell, the team’s Team Principal and CEO, admitted that the objective for Adrian as he steps into his new role of managing technical partner is to help streamline efficiency and help raise the team’s quality standards ahead of the 2026 F1 season.…

IndyCar returned to viewers’ screens for the first race weekend of the season. With two practice sessions under their belts, the 27 drivers were ready to get going with IndyCar’s St. Pete qualifying. Marcus Ericsson topped the final practice session, leading from Rinus Veekey and Alex Palou. But there was a fraction between the drivers with just over one second covering the entire grid. One of the biggest talking points from the earlier practice session was traffic on track and how difficult it made qualifying and putting in a clean lap. Group 1 Colton Herta was one of the drivers…

Johnny Herbert opens up about real reason behind FIA sacking (Feature Image Credit: Sky Sports F1)

‘Mini-DRS’ becomes contentious point again at Bahrain testing

On the second day of Formula 1 testing in Bahrain, Red Bull has concerns over a water pressure issue that halted Lawson’s morning test session. Despite a difficult run in the mid part of the 2024 season, Red Bull managed to hold onto the World Driver’s Championship, but missed out detrimentally on the Constructors. The Milton Keynes team looked to work on the problems in 2024, looking for the dominance they showed in 2023. However, arriving at Bahrain, everything has not been smooth sailing for the team. On the first day, the car appeared to be unstable at times, struggling…

Marcus Armstrong has spoken exclusively to Fastest Formula News about his victory aspirations for the new