F1 began its inaugural Miami GP with a frantic pair of practice sessions as teams and drivers got to grips with the Miami International Autodrome, where Charles Leclerc led the opening practice session before Russell capped an encouraging day for Mercedes with top spot in FP2. Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen were the big names […]
Audi’s parent company, the Volkswagen Group, is in an advanced state of preparations with its efforts to get the German manufacturer and its sister brand Porsche to enter F1 from 2026. While Porsche looks set to tie-up with Red Bull, Audi’s plans are not so certain as it is still weighing up its options. The […]
The last German GP was held at Hockenheim in 2019, while the Nurburgring hosted the one-off Eifel GP during the first COVID-affected season in 2020. The latter event happened only because cheap deals were available to circuits at the time to fill holes on the calendar, but any future event will have to be commercially […]
The Italian has been Ducati’s leading light so far in 2022 on his GP21, having won twice in Qatar and America and leading the standings up until the Portimao round. He remains the top Ducati runner in the championship in third despite a difficult run to eighth in last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, […]
On 23 occasions in Formula 1 world championship history – that’s more than 1000 races – the winner has started from outside the top 10. The most recent is Lewis Hamilton’s victory from 14th on the grid at the 2018 German GP, but the record came at Long Beach in 1983. With the new Miami GP […]
But it’s not the first time that somebody has put an artificial harbour at an F1 track, with one being touted at Silverstone nearly 35 years ago thanks to a bit of mischievous fun from an Autosport cartoonist. The much-missed Jim Bamber, who sadly passed away in 2014, had been commissioned to draw a track […]
Since launching the series in 2019, Drive to Survive has become one of the most popular shows on Netflix, with season four reaching number one in the world in 33 countries this year. Filming for season five has already been taking place this year, but official confirmation of the series arrived on Thursday ahead of […]
In collaboration with team sponsor FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange, a range of digital collectibles have been released for the Miami weekend. These include special designs from artist Mad Dog Jones, whose artwork featuring a Mercedes F1 car will adorn the rear wings of both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Miami. After the race weekend, […]
Since taking over as F1 race director, Niels Wittich has clamped down on a number of elements of the regulations, including the wearing of jewellery and the correct underwear that complies with the FIA’s requirements. Wittich reminded drivers ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that wearing jewellery in the car was banned under the International […]
On Monday Autosport broke the bombshell news that Suzuki will quit MotoGP at the end of the season in a decision it only communicated to the race team on the same day during the post-race test at Jerez. An official announcement was expected on Tuesday, but did not materialise. Instead, Dorna Sports – MotoGP owners […]