The reigning F1 world champion had been on provisional pole after the first Q3 runs in qualifying, but a mistake through Turns 5-6 on his final lap, coupled with improvements by Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, shuffled him back to third place, with Leclerc taking pole ahead of Sainz. Verstappen admitted he didn’t […]
As part of a safety push by the FIA to prevent injuries in the event of accidents and especially fires, drivers have been instructed to remove all jewellery from this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has, however, been given a two-race exemption from full compliance with the regulations as some of his […]
In another change the FIA has decided to remove the two kerbs at the left/right chicane at the pit entry, and replace them with bollards. Issues with the track surface first emerged on Thursday before any proper circuit action, after safety car and VIP laps activity. Patches of damage appeared at both Turn 17, the […]
The Spaniard had a heavy crash in Friday’s FP2 session, spinning and hitting an unprotected concrete wall on the outside of Turn 14. The accident came after his frustrating first-lap retirements in both the Australian and Emilia Romagna GPs put him in the spotlight. “I’m the first one that is not happy with the last […]
There were two red flags that held up proceedings – Carlos Sainz crashing in the early stages and Nicholas Latifi stopping late-on without drive on his Williams. In slightly cooler conditions compared to Friday afternoon’s earlier FP1 session, Latifi had led the pack out of the pits and duly established the first-place benchmark time at […]
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 […]
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 […]