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How Shell is working with Ferrari on the future of F1

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Formula 1 teams are obviously keen on their privacy and therefore will not readily let anyone into the pit box during a Grand Prix. A few celebrities may briefly enter the back of the box during race weekends, but the rest of the garage remains inaccessible territory. However, Shell made an exception for TheFOXposts.Com by allowing us to visit the famous 'Track Lab', Shell's laboratory in the middle of Ferrari's garage box, during the Abu Dhabi GP. This gave us a unique opportunity to speak with Carlos Sainz and Valeri Loreti (Motorsport Delivery Manager of Shell). Loreti, along with two colleagues, is present at every GP to make sure everything is in order with the fuel and oils Shell supplies to Ferrari. The prominent location of the lab in the middle of the garage box shows how important the partner is to Ferrari. "In our lab, we are constantly checking the oils and fuel during an F1 weekend. By doing that, we can guarantee that everything is in order a...

Hamilton working to ensure Brad Pitt film is 'authentic' and 'believable'

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Lewis Hamilton says he is working to ensure that the upcoming untitled F1 Hollywood film project starring Brad Pitt is as " authentic " and " believable " as possible. Filming for the major motion picture will start this year and will take place at circuits on race weekends, with the first set to be at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. Pitt will film on track in between sessions in a modified F2 car that has been provided by Mercedes, with the actor having been a guest of the team at some races including the US and Miami Grands Prix. Hamilton is working with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski as a consultant on the film for the script. "I don't know absolutely every single plan of all the different things we can be doing within [the] paddock and all those sorts of things," he told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "I'm more focused right now on making sure the script is where it needs to be; that's where al...