Latifi has endured a difficult start to the 2022 season, recording a best finish of 14th in Miami to leave him at the foot of the drivers’ standings with zero points. Albon has led Williams’ efforts so far this season, scoring points in Australia and Miami, as well as outqualifying Latifi for eight of the […]
I once read that aeroplanes are like people, they get fatter and bigger with time. And you could say the same about racing cars. This year’s Formula 1 cars are the heaviest ever at 798kg, which is a big increase on when I raced in F1 12 years ago. Back then, the Virgin VR-01 was […]
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently revealed that Nice has indicated an interest in holding the race after the current deal with Paul Ricard runs out. At the same time F1 is in negotiations with Monaco over an improved future deal. The principality not only pays the lowest fee of any event, it also creates its […]
There have been plenty of famous drives at Interlagos down the years that will be talked about for generations to come. Ayrton Senna’s emotional home win, stuck in sixth gear in the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, is often cited, while Juan Pablo Montoya’s breakout Formula 1 drive came 20 years later after a robust pass on […]
Following a difficult start to the season, Aston Martin brought a significant upgrade to the Spanish Grand Prix that drew comparisons to the concept used by Red Bull on its RB18 car. PLUS: What’s next for the Green Red Bull controversy? The team has since enjoyed an upswing in form, scoring points in each of […]
The gathering was one of the regular informal Saturday coffee mornings hosted by Stefano Domenicali, a custom begun by his predecessor Chase Carey. Drive to Survive’s cameras were following Toto Wolff in Montreal, and were allowed to film the meeting. They captured a heated exchange between Wolff, Mattia Binotto and Christian Horner on the subject of […]
The new generation of ground effect F1 cars have proved to be a headache for some teams in terms of controlling their bouncing at high speed. Mercedes in particular has faced a big challenge in dialling out the phenomenon on its W13. As well as the porpoising being triggered by the aero characteristics of the […]
In this episode of “Short View Back to the Past”, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner takes a look at the time rocket fuel shot to an F1 title. Which motorsport tale would you like us to cover next? Please let us know in the comments. Want to know more on this story? Take a look […]
The German had produced the best qualifying performance of his career in Montreal, when he lined up sixth behind teammate Kevin Magnussen. He then looked on course to take his first points when, running in a comfortable seventh position, he was hit with a power unit problem that put him out on lap 18. After […]
Vettel has been outspoken about environmental issues for a couple of years, often highlighting local problems depending where F1 is racing on a given race weekend. Vettel arrived in the paddock at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Thursday wearing a T-shirt that read: “Stop mining tar sands – Canada’s climate crime”, relating to the oil […]