Pre-season testing marked the start of a new Formula 1 season, the first glimpse of the likely competitive order for 2025, and the first signs of where teams would need to work to improve their latest cars.But it also has a wider influence than usual. If you’re a regular reader,...

Stake has become the latest team to launch its 2024 look with the unveiling of its livery and “aggressively redesigned” C44 in London on Monday night.The former Alfa Romeo team has become Stake for the next two seasons, and with that has come a new team identity that sees a...

Alfa Romeo has announced that James Key will become the team’s new technical director on September 1, replacing Jan Monchaux.Key, who left a similar role at McLaren in March, joins the Sauber-led team as it prepares to become the Audi works operation in 2026. He previously served as Sauber’s technical...

Executive technical director James Key has left McLaren as the team undergoes a restructuring that sees Ferrari’s former head of vehicle concept David Sanchez return.Key had been with McLaren since March of 2019 and oversaw a strong first two years as the team finished third in the constructors’ championship in...

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown insists that the Formula 1 team is still far from where it wants to be despite an impressive turnaround in form this season.McLaren ended 2018 with the second-slowest car at many venues, and its poor performances in qualifying – it was a regular casualty of...

McLaren and Toro Rosso have confirmed an agreement has been reached that will see James Key begin his new role as technical director at McLaren next month.Key’s signing was announced last July, but at the time the two teams had not negotiated his release and he has since been on...

James Key’s decision to join McLaren shows that highly rated targets want to join the team despite its recent struggles, according to Zak Brown.McLaren announced during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that Key will join as technical director, but no start date has been announced as he remains under contract...

McLaren will consider offering Toro Rosso compensation in order to get technical director James Key to join the team earlier than his contract allows.Key was announced as McLaren’s incoming technical director at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, but Toro Rosso responded with team principal Franz Tost saying:...

McLaren has confirmed the acquisition of James Key as technical director from Toro Rosso, with Matt Morris leaving the team as part of its ongoing technical restructuring.Key will join after six years at Toro Rosso, having joined the Red Bull junior team following two years as technical director at Sauber....

Toro Rosso technical director James Key insists his team would be boosted by a power unit deal between Red Bull and Honda in future and wouldn't cost it works status.Related StoriesFor the first time in its history, Toro Rosso has a works power unit partnership after signing a deal with...