The framework for the new rules package, which will chiefly drop the MGU-H and move to fully sustainable fuels, has been agreed for several weeks but was awaiting final approval. Autosport understands the delay was led by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem but that the World Motor Sport Council has on Tuesday 16 August approved […]
Brabham made its last world championship Formula 1 start in the 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix. Future world champion Damon Hill scraped his BT60B onto the back row of the grid and finished last, four laps down, before financial issues forced the team into obscurity. The Brabham family, of course, raced on, but that seemed the […]
Norris recorded McLaren’s sole podium of the season so far at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix back in April, crossing the line third behind the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Norris had qualified third on Friday in wet conditions, less than two-tenths off pole, and finished the Saturday sprint race fifth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]