Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both won races for Ferrari last year, but it was Leclerc who finished second in the championship, 62 points clear of Sainz, who admitted he struggled to adapt to the Ferrari F1-75 car as quickly as his team-mate.Talk of team orders between Leclerc and Sainz emerged as early as round […]
Month: January 2023
Alfa Romeo appoints Alessandro Alunni Bravi as F1 team chief
Following the departure of Sauber CEO and Alfa Romeo F1 boss Frederic Vasseur to Ferrari in December, Sauber signed ex-McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl to take over as CEO.It was also confirmed at the time that Sauber – which operates the Alfa Romeo F1 team – would be splitting the roles, and was still looking […]
Mercedes' greatest F1 and grand prix drivers of all time
Although it didn’t appear in the first Formula 1 world championship in 1950, as Ferrari did, the legend of the Silver Arrows had already been forged before the Second World War.For this list, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner assesses the amount of success the drivers scored with Mercedes, the impact they had on the team […]
Pedrosa to make KTM MotoGP wildcard outing in Spanish GP
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House of Lords peer criticises "discourteous and unprofessional" Ben Sulayem
Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat life peer, has written to Ben Sulayem to express his concerns about both the FIA’s clampdown on drivers making political statements, as well as the president’s failure to respond to correspondence sent last year.In the letter, a copy of which has been seen by Autosport, Lord Scriven explains that he […]
Break from F1 race seat was “very positive”
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KTM uncovers updated livery for 2023 MotoGP season
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Andretti only new team to express interest to FIA in joining F1 grid
FIA president Ben Sulayem tweeted at the start of the month that he wanted to explore the possibility of expanding the F1 grid by calling for expressions of interest from potential new teams. This was soon followed by Andretti announcing a new partnership with General Motors to form Andretti Cadillac Racing and join the F1 grid […]
How F1 teams have adapted to new generation rear wings
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Interview with Toto Wolff: How TeamViewer solutions support the Mercedes F1 Team
After a season like 2022 it would be easy for Wolff, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and their Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team colleagues to consign their difficult memories to the bin and move on. But that’s not how Formula 1 works.The sport is all about relentless self-improvement and when you are a team accustomed to success, […]