2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
The Aston Martin F1 Team has announced that Mathilda Paatz will race for PREMA Racing in the 2026 F1 Academy season. Paatz made her first F1 Academy appearance in Canada this year as the Wild Card entry. The 17-year-old held previous experience in the French F4 and F4 CEZ Championships. During her Wild Card round…
After concluding the F1 Las Vegas GP as P13, Fernando Alonso expressed his grievances about the track surface. As both McLaren drivers were disqualified post-race for excessive skid block wear, Alonso has been bumped up to P11. The Aston Martin driver spoke about the challenges of driving on the Strip, stating: “The race circuit is…
In a major move that underscores the sport’s growing commitment to female drivers, F1 Academy and Formula 1 have confirmed a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership. Under this agreement, all 10 current Formula 1 teams will sponsor one driver each in the all-female racing series, further strengthening F1’s efforts to foster female talent in motorsport. A new…
Earlier today news emerged that two teams were found to have reportedly breached the cost cap regulations. Aston Martin F1 Team have come forth and accepted a procedural breach of Formula 1’s 2024 cost cap regulations following a documentation delay caused by circumstances beyond its control. The Silverstone-based team missed the 31 March deadline to…
Fernando Alonso claimed that Aston Martin were the ninth fastest team on the grid after the F1 US GP. While the first and only practice session and the Sprint Qualifying of the weekend looked promising for the Spaniard, the Sprint race eliminated him on the first lap. After lining up P6 on the grid, the…
Several F1 teams, including McLaren, Williams, Racing Bulls, Aston Martin, Haas, and Alpine, have unveiled special liveries for the 2025 US GP. The distinct designs that will adorn more than half the cars at the Circuit of The Americas are in commemoration of partnerships and milestones, adding extra panache to one of the sport’s most…
Fernando Alonso experienced a roller coaster of a Qualifying session for the Singapore GP, where he finished in P10. The struggles for the Aston Martin Driver started in Q1, where he barely made it to the next round. In Q2, the performance slightly improved enough so that the Spaniard was able to make it into…
In an interview published on Aston Martin’s website, CEO and F1 Team Principal Andy Cowell discussed the arrival of the team’s new Chief Technical Officer, Enrico Cardile, and the development of their 2026 challenger. In July 2024, Aston Martin announced that Enrico Cardile would join the team as Chief Technical Officer for the 2025 F1…
Following the F1 Italian GP, Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack stated that the team would launch an investigation into the cause of Fernando Alonso’s retirement from the Italian GP, the results of which have since been revealed. Alonso showed good pace during the Italian GP and should have finished inside the top 10….
