Alonso made McLaren ambassador

Just a quick post on a new McLaren role for a certain Fernando Alonso. Alonso has become an ambassador for McLaren and it is planned for him to test the car later in the year. He isn't participating in the pre-season tests to ensure that the new drivers can familiarise themselves as much as possible … Continue reading Alonso made McLaren ambassador

Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing, pt. 1

Every F1 publication will at this point deliver the usual caveat of pre-season testing times being unreliable, misleading and generally useless for forming opinions...and then proceed to do so anyway. In this post, I will attempt to stick to things that we can hopefully establish from this first week of 2019 F1 testing. (And then … Continue reading Let’s act like we know what’s going on in testing, pt. 1

Launch season continues to kind of kick off

And on we go with the 2019 car launches! Alfa Romeo don't officially unveil their latest effort until the first test tomorrow but have had an on-track shakedown (in a rather fetching Valentine's Day livery) so that will do for now. Plus, they probably revealed more of their hand with the parts on the car … Continue reading Launch season continues to kind of kick off