The Volkswagen Group confirmed on Thursday evening that it was interested in entering F1 with its Audi and Porsche brands under the next generation of power unit rules in 2026. But VW made clear it remained in the “final evaluation phase” and would hold fire on committing to entering F1 until the new engine regulations […]
The American-owned outfit has had an impressive start to the new campaign, with Kevin Magnussen reaching Q3 on his F1 return in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and scoring points in both races. Mick Schumacher also finished a career-best 11th in Bahrain, but was forced to miss the Jeddah race due to a heavy qualifying crash caused […]
The Honda rider was thrown from his bike during warm-up at Mandalika last month and suffered a concussion, which ruled him out of the Indonesian GP. He then started to suffer from diplopia – or double vision – which ruled him out of two races in 2021, and was forced to sit out the Argentina […]
After months of speculation that point to the companies joining F1, a short statement issued after a board meeting on Thursday formally laid out the road map for its involvement. While there was no confirmation that it had given the final green light to an entry, as had been anticipated, it was made clear that […]
Quartararo currently sits fifth in the championship after a mixed start to 2022, with a lack of grip in Qatar and Argentina – married to the M1’s lack of horsepower relative to its rivals – leaving him ninth and eighth. He had hoped that a strong run to second in the wet Indonesian GP after […]
A lot has changed since the last time the paddock congregated in Melbourne – including the Albert Park circuit itself, which has undergone a number of changes to try and improve the on-track spectacle. But one of the biggest talking points heading into the race weekend is the decision to have four DRS zones around […]
The Spaniard has been spearheading Aprilia’s project since 2017 and has endured years of hardship developing the RS-GP, to the point where he contemplated quitting prior to the pandemic. But significant progress with the RS-GP in recent years culminated in Espargaro storming to pole and the win in a tense race at Termas de Rio […]
Along with his team of F1 engineers – who have since transferred across to work for the FIA – Symonds was one of the chief architects of the current aerodynamic package, having been given a brief to improve the cars’ ability to follow closely. Symonds says that after an encouraging start to the 2022 season […]
Two years after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the race weekend just hours before practice was due to begin, the F1 paddock has returned to Melbourne for the third round of the 2022 season. The layout of the Albert Park track has been tweaked in a bid to improve overtaking opportunities and create a better […]
Autosport understands the two drivers are Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez, and will drive a Tickford Mustang and Triple Eight Commodore respectively. Alonso will drive will jump behind the wheel of Thomas Randle’s Castrol-backed Mustang for a handful of demonstration laps. It will mark his first taste of a Supercar, after a plan to drive […]