Formula One teams have to be very careful when it comes to spare parts in the heavily-revised 2020 season, says Mercedes' chief operating officer, Rob Thomas. read more »

Mercedes Chief Operating Officer Rob Thomas has explained some of the changes made by the champion team in order to create a Covid-secure work environment. read more »

The countdown to Formula One’s return to racing in Austria is on! The first step after the mandatory shutdown period was reopening the factories, making sure team members were... read more »

Ex-Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley has said Carlos Sainz is going to need some "very thick skin" if he is going to be a success at the Scuderia. read more »

Life’s about embracing challenges  read more »

Former Ferrari and Williams engineer Rob Smedley believes Sebastian Vettel’s 2019 season was his best yet and says his comeback toward the end of the season is “the sign of a... read more »

Former Williams performance chief and race engineer Rob Smedley thinks 2019 was Sebastian Vettel's best season in F1. read more »

The 2019 Formula 1 season was Sebastian Vettel's strongest says former Ferrari according to former race engineer Rob Smedley. read more »

Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley believes 2019 was Sebastian Vettel "best year" in F1.  read more »

Williams' slumped to what they believe was rock bottom last year, however, Rob Smedley says there is no guarantee that it won't be even worse this season. read more »

Williams' 'tragic' decline is 'heartbreaking' - Rob Smedley read more »

Rob Smedley has warned things could get even worse for his former team Williams during the 2020 F1 season. read more »

Williams' former head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley admits it is "heartbreaking" to see just how bad a state the team is in, and disputed the suggestion... read more »

Williams' former head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley is uncomfortable with the team's view that their situation can't get any worse. read more »

Ex-Formula 1 engineer, Rob Smedley, has unveiled a new electric kart series to answer Lewis Hamilton's call of lowering costs for junior driving. read more »

Former Ferrari and Williams technical chief Rob Smedley launches a range of electric karts aimed to "answer Lewis Hamilton's call" read more »

Former Ferrari F1 race engineer Rob Smedley today unveiled the all-new Electroheads e-kart powertrain. read more »

Daniil Kvyat's brilliant podium finish at the German Grand Prix is the high point of the Russian's impressive return to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso. Much-maligned when... read more »

Daniil Kvyat's brilliant podium finish at the German Grand Prix is the high point of the Russian's impressive return to Formula 1 with Toro Rosso. Much-maligned when... read more »

Meet our chief garage technician Rob Aitken, as we take you behind the scenes at Haas F1. read more »

Williams are paying the price for not investing enough in R&D and "it's a real shame" says former engineering head Rob Smedley. read more »

The GPFans F1 Podcast is back to discuss the first race of the 2019 season and an epic win for Valtteri Bottas at the Australian Grand Prix. Harry Benjamin, Matt Scott and Rob... read more »

We've had the long wait, the bluster of pre-season testing, but now the 2019 Formula 1 campaign is upon us. Just ahead of on-track action getting underway for 2019 at the... read more »

Weird sensors, fluorescent paint, and unusual lap times. F1 testing is a bit different to racing - so we drafted in expert consultant Rob Smedley to talks through anything end... read more »

Rob Smedley joins F1 in 'expert technical consultant' role read more »