It’s hard to get used to calling Mad Dog Marko — the once fearsome romper-stomper of Red Bull Racing — plain old Dr. Helmut Marko. But since he hung up his Red Bull wings, we’ve had to retire the...

Pre-season F1 testing is a bit like a disinformation campaign. Take the fastest lap, which was set by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. That lap time doesn’t really matter because pre-season testing conditions are cooler. Cooler conditions...

It’s impossible to question Fernando Alonso’s commitment and motivation in Formula One. He hasn’t lost any pace as he enters his 44th year on this planet, 23 of which have been spent in F1. He...

We rarely cover F1 testing in depth because pre-season sessions are often inconclusive. The unofficial test in Barcelona was a case in point—a private event where teams ran systems checks under the new rules. Official...

When Aston Martin entered their Adrian Newey phase, the much-anticipated AMR26 was late to the Barcelona test party, with rumors swirling that it might be overweight. Weight is a killer in high-performance racing, where victories are measured in...

January 26–30 saw Formula One teams gather at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona for a private test session ahead of two official tests later this month in Bahrain. Lewis Hamilton topped the timesheets for...