At last year’s F1 season finale, Lewis Hamilton had looked set to grab his eighth world championship title after dominating most of the Yas Marina race. However, things were turned on their head when a late safety car was triggered after Nicholas Latifi crashed his Williams. During the restart, then F1 race director Michael Masi […]
Month: August 2022
Alpine has “absolutely no worries” of trouble with Alonso during 2022
Alonso’s switch was announced on the Monday after the Hungarian GP while Alpine still believed it was in negotiations to extend his contract. Szafnauer first learned about the move from the Aston Martin press release, rather than from the driver himself. However, despite the obvious tensions that such a scenario could create, Szafnauer insists that […]
F1 should reinvest profits into race promoters to have greener events
In 2019 Formula 1 announced plans to have a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030, covering areas including logistics, the use of renewable fuels and reducing waste. Renewable fuels are part of the new-for-2026 power unit regulations, which will streamline F1’s hybrid engine designs. The sport is also aiming to make grands prix sustainable by 2025 […]
AlphaTauri ‘paying the price a bit more’ in closer F1 midfield
Gasly led AlphaTauri to the largest points haul in the team’s history last year as it finished sixth in the championship on 142 points, giving the Italian squad hope of breaking into the top five in 2022. But the team has instead slipped back through the competitive midfield, leaving it with just 27 points to […]
Retiring MotoGP ace Dovizioso “really didn’t expect” Yamaha struggles
Ahead of the British Grand Prix earlier this month, Dovizioso announced he would be retiring from MotoGP following September’s San Marino GP. PLUS: Why Marquez’s toughest MotoGP foe is stopping at the right time The three-time championship runner-up returned to MotoGP full-time with Petronas SRT – which morphed into RNF Racing – from last year’s […]
F1 reliability issues have “cost us a fortune” in points
The Sauber-run squad is sixth in the F1 world constructors’ championship this year but has failed to score any points in the past four races, after the team picked up points in seven of the opening nine rounds. In that run of poor results both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have been blighted by mechanical […]
When Indycar conquered F1 – Monzanapolis
It happened once – at Monza – and perhaps didn’t produce the result you might expect. In the latest episode in our “Short View Back to the Past” series, Autosport Chief Editor Kevin Turner looks at when Indycar conquered F1. Which motorsport tale would you like us to cover next? Please let us know in […]
How Storm Eunice delayed Mercedes’ F1 porpoising alarm
Mercedes gave its W13 car a maiden run-out at Silverstone back in February when the UK was being hit by Storm Eunice that had wind gusts reaching over 120mph, causing a number of travel networks to shut down. George Russell described the wind on the day as being “absolutely crazy”, but it also had the impact of […]
Norris had to adjust to 2022 McLaren F1 car that was “very unsuited for me”
Norris has led McLaren’s efforts so far this season, scoring 76 of its 95 points and recording its best result of the season by finishing third at Imola in April. Team-mate Daniel Ricciardo has failed to match Norris for form, prompting McLaren to swoop for Oscar Piastri as a replacement for 2023. Ricciardo’s struggles with the current McLaren […]
Hill, Warwick, Fittipaldi and more
A team that began its time in Formula 1 under controversial circumstances, Arrows’ 24-year spell in the championship came to an end in 2002 amid mounting financial problems. Still the team with the most world championship race starts (counting the Footwork years) under its belt – at 382 – without ever taking a victory, Arrows […]