Jason a jones

Williams will mark its 800th grand prix start one race before it reaches the milestone, by sporting a special livery for its home round. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The team was originally due to reach its landmark eighth century of grands prix at Silverstone next month. However the cancellation of April’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix means the team should now start its 800th race in Hungary two weeks later. Williams’ FW45 will appear in a “bespoke livery” at Silverstone, the team announced, and carry a “special emblem” marking its 800th start at the Hungaroring . “Reaching the milestone of our 800th grand prix is a remarkable achievement for Williams Racing,” said James Vowles, who took over as Williams team principal earlier this year. The team has finished bottom of the standings in three of the last four seasons. However it has won the constructors’ championship more times than any of its rivals bar Ferrari, and taken the likes of Jacques … [Read more...] about Williams to celebrate 800th grand prix one race early with special livery at Silverstone

Formula 1 will trial a new energy generation system for teams at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix which it expects will significantly reduce carbon emissions. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Teams ordinarily handle their own energy generation needs in order to power their motorhomes, garages, pit walls and other facilities. They do this to avoid the risk of their performance being compromised by local power outages. However F1 has identified a significant opportunity to improve the efficiency of that power use by centralising it and supplying it to the teams. It will trial a new paddock power supply at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. F1 says its power supply will be produced by more sustainable sources, including a 600 square metre array of solar panels on the inside of the final corner and generators running on hydrotreated vegetable oil biofuel (HVO). The trial will allow F1 to assess how easily the concept could be rolled out to other circuits. … [Read more...] about F1 expects to slash paddock carbon emissions by 90% in power supply trial