Now a Red Bull ambassador, Calum Nicholas spent more than ten years as a Formula 1 mechanic, notably working on Max Verstappen’s car. But before joining the Milton Keynes team, he discovered Formula 1 at Marussia, a small outfit trying to survive in the early 2010s. The team ultimately disappeared in 2015, financially drained and […]
A mechanic who worked with Jules Bianchi reflected on the driver’s death at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, sharing harrowing details. Jules Bianchi’s death shook the world of Formula 1 in 2014. That year, the young French driver lost his life during the Japanese Grand Prix while driving for the Marussia team. At Suzuka, Bianchi’s […]
A little over ten years ago, on July 17, 2015, Jules Bianchi passed away from the injuries he sustained in the terrible accident he suffered during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. A mechanic for the French driver at the time, Calum Nicholas reflected on that trauma on Kristen Holmes’ podcast The Line. It is a tragedy […]
