My Formula 1 Blog

  Hi, this week I'm predicting the upcoming F1 season. These predictions are not based on F1 testing and it is all in my opinion. Constructors' Championships 10. Haas (#20 Kevin Magnussen and #27 Nico Hulkenberg) Haas has a new team principal called Ayao Komatsu. 9. Kick Sauber (#77 Valtteri Bottas and #24 Zhou Guanyu) Kick Sauber will finish 9th this year. 8. Williams (#23 Alexander Albon and #2 Logan Sargeant) Williams will finish either 8th or 7th this year. 7. Racing Bulls (#22 Yuki Tsunoda and #3 Daniel Ricciardo) Racing Bulls has a new team principal called Laurent Mekies.  6. Alpine (#10 Pierre Gasly and #31 Esteban Ocon) Alpine will finish in 6th this year. 5. Aston Martin (#14 Fernando Alonso and #18 Lance Stroll) Aston Martin will be 5th this year. 4. Mercedes (#44 Lewis Hamilton and #63 George Russell) Mercedes will finish 4th this year. This is Lewis Hamilton's last year for Mercedes before joining Ferrari next year. 3.McLaren (#4 Lando Norris and #81 Osc...

  Hi, this week I'm ranking the F1 liveries of 2024. This all in my opinion some are good, bad and great. 10. Stake Kick Sauber F1Team C44 Kick Sauber has a terrible livery for this year. Kick came in to be the main sponsor for Sauber before Audi come in for 2026.  9. Visa Cash App Racing Bull VCARB 01 Racing Bull is the 2nd worst livery of 2024. Racing Bull is the rebrand from Alpha Tauri. 8. Alpine A524 Alpine's livery is okay for 2024, too much carbon in the livery. 7. Reb Bull Racing RB20 Reb Bull has the same livery every year. 6. Williams FW46 Williams's livery is similar to last year. 5. McLaren MCL38  McLaren's livery is better than last year. 4. Haas VF-24 Haas's livery is really good this year. 3. Aston Martin AMR24 Aston Martin's livery is great this year. 2. Mercedes W15 Mercedes's livery is very similar to their Formula E team's livery. 1. Ferrari SF-24 Ferrari's livery is fantastic this year.

  Hi, this week I'm introducing Christian Horner Christian Edward Johnston Horner OBE (born 16 November 1973) is a British former racing driver and current Team Principal of the Red Bull Formula One team, a position he has held since 2005, winning eleven world titles (five World Constructors' Championships and six World Drivers' Championships). His motorsport career started as a racing car driver, before he switched roles to become head of International Formula 3000 team Arden International Motorsport in 1999. Early life Horner was born into a family involved in the car industry: his grandfather worked as purchasing manager at the Standard Motor Company in Coventry, before establishing an agency with Horner's father to supply components to motor manufacturers in the Midlands. Horner was privately educated at Arnold Lodge School in Leamington Spa and then Warwick School. He has two brothers, Jamie and Guy. Driver career Having started his racing career in karts, Horner...

  Hi, this week I'm introducing Frederic Vasseur Frédéric Vasseur (born 28 May 1968 in Draveil, Ile-de-France) is a French motorsport engineer and manager with a long career managing Formula-series teams. He is currently the team principal and general manager of Scuderia Ferrari, and was previously the managing director, CEO, and team principal of the Switzerland-based Alfa Romeo Racing. Career Vasseur studied aeronautics and engineering before starting his career in the junior Formula-series creating his own team, ASM. Known for his success and fostering talent he eventually moved on to Formula 1 as race director and eventually team principal for Renault F1 before leaving the team in 2016 because of different visions in managing the team to that of the team's senior management. Subsequently, he was hired by Sauber in July 2017. ASM Vasseur graduated from ESTACA and founded the ASM team in 1996 which, in partnership with Renault, won the French Formula 3 championship with David...