F1 In Five

The FIA has confirmed that it is tightening the restrictions on "Flexi-wings" part-way through the 2025 Formula 1 season. Here's when this will take effect and who it could impact the most! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the F1 News Zone, the show where we round-up the biggest stories in Formula 1 right now. Formula 1 is officially in its off-season, but there’s plenty of stories going around away from the track that’s setting us up for a very exciting 2025 campaign. This week, we question whether Formula 1 stewards should be paid after Johnny Herbert’s sacking, we question whether Adrian Newey’s 2026 e...

Adrian Newey has revealed that Red Bull Racing wasn’t concerned about the team’s decining performance through the first half of the 2024 season. It took until the time they dropped to the third-fastest team on the grid for them to react and realise they’d made a mistake. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicl...

Sir Lewis Hamilton crashed his Ferrari during a test in Barcelona on Wednesday and the potential cause of the incident has now been revealed by the team. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Johnny Herbert has been sacked as an F1 Steward by the FIA before the start of the 2025 season. Herbert has been a controversial figure in F1 due to his alleged biases against certain drivers, most notably, Max Verstappen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Aston Martin F1's incoming design chief Adrian Newey predicts that one engine will likely dominate the new era of Formula 1 regulations from the 2026 season. Here are our thoughts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Former Ferrari Formula 1 driver Jacky Ickx has suggested that Scuderia Ferrari have signed Sir Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 at least in part for "Marketing Reasons" after it was estimated the first official photo of the seven-time champion in red overalls earned the team's sponsors over half a million dollars. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acc...

The Alpine Formula 1 Team has denied putting excess pressure on Jack Doohan ahead of the 2025 F1 season after signing Franco Colapinto from Williams F1. Here's why some believe their approach to this season has been over the line. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has denied that his team are the favourites for the 2025 Formula 1 titles, despite winning the Constructors' Championship in 2024. Here's why. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Sir Lewis Hamilton has completed his first Ferrari test at the Fiorano Circuit in Italy. Fans gathered around the track to greet their new hero in what was a historic day for the Scuderia and the seven-time Formula 1 champion. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Isack Hadjar has admitted that he's "scared" ahead of making his Formula 1 racing debut for the Racing Bulls team in Melbourne, Australia in March. Here's why. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Haas F1 have confirmed that they'll run a very similar car in 2025 to their 2024 model and also expects most of the teams, particularly those with smaller budgets to do the same. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Fernando Alonso hasn’t hidden the fact that he expects Aston Martin to struggle again like they did in 2024. Alonso cannot see how Aston can win the championship, or even win races in the upcoming campaign. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the F1 News Zone, the show where we round-up the biggest stories in Formula 1 right now. Formula 1 is officially in its off-season, but there’s plenty of stories going around away from the track that’s setting us up for a very exciting 2025 campaign. This week, we react to the reported $1 billion deal for Aston Martin to sign Max Verstappen, Flavio Briatore openly stating that Franco Co...

Flavio Briatore has openly stated that it's a possibility that Jack Doohan could be replaced by Franco Colapinto part way through the 2025 Formula 1 season, with Doohan's contract reportedly only being good for the opening six rounds of the year. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Valtteri Bottas didn't leave the Sauber F1 Team on the best of terms and the Finn has stated that Audi will struggle to turn around the team's fortunes in 2025 thanks to a very poor chassis for the Swiss team. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Sir Lewis Hamilton has made his highly-anticipated move to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season, but according to Mercedes' Toto Wolff, the seven-time F1 World Champion could continue to struggle at his new team, despite new surroundings. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

McLaren's F1 Development Programme Driver has been in place since 1998 and there have been dozens of drivers that have been a part of it. We go through all of them, from Formula 1 race winners and champions, to those that never even made it to single-seaters, let alone the top level of motorsport. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...

Formula 1 is a data-driven sport, with F1 teams processing heaps of information about their cars in real-time. Here's everything you need to know about data in F1 and why it's so important. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Cape Town, South Africa, has unveiled plans to join the Formula 1 calendar in the coming years. The purpose-built street circuit is set in a beautiful part of the capital city, but from a racing perspective, the Tilke-drome looks to be another underwhelming addition to the roster. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

Sir Lewis Hamilton has joined Ferrari for the 2025 season in what could he last chance at winning a record-breaking eighth Formula 1 Drivers' Championship. Can he do it, though? Or has that ship sailed? We have our say. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

The 2025 Formula 1 grid will be one of the youngest in the history of the world, with some superb rookies and even some experienced drivers being young in terms of age. Here's why the future of the sport is looking like it's in good hands when it comes to their dirvers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle...

Welcome to the F1 News Zone, the show where we take you through the biggest stories in Formula 1 right now. It’s a new year and we’re already looking forward to the start of the 2025 F1 season in March. For now though, here’s the stories keeping us entertained in the off-season. This week, we react to the news that former F1 driver and current Sky F1 commentator Martin Brundle has been honoured in...

As Michael Schumacher celebrates his 56th birthday, we take a look at the seven-time Formula 1 World Champion's landmark career in F1 and explain why he is rightfully regarded as one of the sport's GOATs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.substack.com/subscribe

Formula 1's 24-race calendar crosses the globe several times over and takes us to 5 of the 6 inhabited continents of the planet. As such, transporting the cars, equipment and parts around the world is no easy task, but which companies are involved in this process? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit f1chronicle.subst...