Mark Kay, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 21: Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull Racing looks on in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 21, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Tech Draft: Innovation in F1 lives on but in different ways

In recent times performance development in Formula 1 is becoming ever more difficult as the technical regulations become more restrictive, and as the financial cost and resource caps have come into existence.... Read More...

The Undercut: 2022 no disaster for Ferrari

The 2022 Formula 1 season has not gone as Ferrari or their Tifosi would've hoped or expected given the great F1-75 the Scuderia showed up with, but it's no disaster after all. In the minds of many of Ferrari... Read More...

Question Mark: Which drivers don’t belong in F1?

Another edition of Question Mark, this time about the never-ending discussion about drivers that do not belong in Formula 1, a subject very relevant given the interesting 2022 Silly Season. Make no mistake abo... Read More...

Tech Draft: The of Red Bull RB18's performance differentiator

Tech Draft: The Red Bull RB18’s performance differentiator

Red Bull's RB18 has developed into a brilliant piece of kit which Max Verstappen duly used to win 11 races this season, but what is actually its performance differentiator? Tech Draft explains. There is no d... Read More...

Tech Draft: FIA Super License bias is fiction

With reports about Colton Herta being considered by Red Bull for an AlphaTauri seat circulating, the FIA Super License structure has come under scrutiny. The vacancy left at Alpine for the 2023 Formula 1 sea... Read More...

Tech Draft: Refining F1 ground effects even further

When the 2022 Formula 1 season commenced five months ago in Bahrain it was the dawn of a new era for the sport due to the long-anticipated new technical regulations, with ground effects still offering a pleth... Read More...

The Undercut: Daniel, Mario, & Flav On My Mind

Formula 1, Daniel Ricciardo, Mario Andretti, and Flavio Briatore in particular, invaded my thoughts over the weekend as race week beckons. Usually for me the weekend is a time for disassociating from anything ... Read More...

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Tech Draft: 2022/23 F1 Technical Regulations laid bare

As discussed in yesterday’s offering of Tech Draft, not only did the FIA World Motor Sport Council ratify the 2026 Formula 1 Power Unit Regulations on Tuesday, but also amendments to the 2022 and 2023 F1 Tech... Read More...

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Tech Draft: 2026 F1 Power Unit regulations unravelled

Yesterday, Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, announced that the World Motor Sport Council had convened and had approved and confirmed the F1 Power Unit technical, sporting, and financial regulations for th... Read More...

Tech Draft: Time for Formula 1 to embrace modern composites

In the modern era not only is there a growing impetus for all industry to use their discretion and become more environmentally responsible and sustainable, and that includes global sports such as Formula 1. ... Read More...

LE CASTELLET, FRANCE - JULY 24: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari F1-75 leads Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 and the rest of the field into turn one at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard on July 24, 2022 in Le Castellet, France. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) innovation

Tech Draft: Formula 1 is still alive with innovation

I must admit that in the days before the 2022 Formula 1 season had begun, and as the former regulative era came to an end, I was convinced that the increasingly prescriptive regime that was dawning upon the s... Read More...

Question Mark Updated: Is Toto Wolff too powerful for F1?

Mercedes Chief Executive and Team Principal Toto Wolff has been involved, in Formula 1, at high levels from the time he bought Williams shares back in 2009 Update: In response to this post: Since then... Read More...

Tech Draft: Time for Formula 1 broadcasters to refocus on the sport

Formula 1 entered its summer break after last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix giving us time to reflect on the season so far, at this instance, the refocus of broadcasters back on the sport itself. As the wind ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Does Red Bull’s agreement with Honda affect talks with Porsche?

Red Bull and Honda have announced that they will continue their technical collaboration on the power unit front until 2025, but does that have an effect on the Formula 1 team's talks with Porsche? Tech Draft ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Is it time for F1 to sustainably return to its roots?

Formula 1 has evolved over the years, with gimmicks coming and going, but isn't it time to employ modern technology to bring it back to its simplistic roots while remaining sustainable? Tech Draft discusses. T... Read More...

Tech Draft: Are 2023 F1 floor rule changes really proposed for safety?

The subject of Formula 1 revising the floor regulations for the 2023 season has been hotly debated recently, but is safety the main driver for change? Tech Draft discusses. The chance that numerous F1 teams ... Read More...

Tech Draft: Open letter to FIA and F1 on Technical Directives

Dear Mr. Ben Sulayem and Mr. Domenicali, In October of 2021 Formula 1 news website grandprix247.com, for which I am a technical journalist, published an open letter addressed to the FIA that I authored reque... Read More...

Tech Draft: F1 and FIA should revisit team curfews amid cost cap

Tech Draft: F1 cost cap ignores well being of team personnel?

When Lewis Hamilton and George Russell both crashed in Q3 on the Friday of the recent Austrian Grand Prix the degree of damage sustained to both their Mercedes F1 W13’s didn’t just create an unwanted headache... Read More...

Author Mark Kay