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UK specialists Apex Circuit Design laid out the 5.41-kilometre anticlockwise circuit, which hosts its first Formula 1 Grand Prix next weekend, around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Its most sinuous section is through Turns 13-16, which wind around the entrance and exit ramps and beneath the flyover sections of the Florida Turnpike, the main toll road between Miami and Orlando, and ... Keep reading

Ferrari has enjoyed a relationship with tobacco giant Philip Morris dating back to the 1980s, with PMI brand Marlboro serving as the team’s title sponsor from 1997 until early 2008. A clampdown on tobacco advertising meant Marlboro branding had to be dropped from the car, but PMI revised its title sponsorship of the team through its Mission Winnow initiative that was launched in 2018 with a ... Keep reading

UK specialists Apex Circuit Design laid out the 5.41-kilometre anticlockwise circuit, which hosts its first Formula 1 Grand Prix next weekend, around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Its most sinuous section is through Turns 13-16, which wind around the entrance and exit ramps and beneath the flyover sections of the Florida Turnpike, the main toll road between Miami and Orlando, and ... Keep reading

Following opening practice for the fourth round of the 2022 IndyCar season at Barber Motorsports Park, Rossi said F1’s arrival in Miami is “going to be awesome” and said that adding a Las Vegas race in 2023 was justified, which will see F1 expand to having three races in the US, plus the Canadian GP and the Mexico City GP also in North America. He went on: “I'm just excited for Formula ... Keep reading

Two-time world champion Alonso made his return to F1 last year with Alpine after spending two seasons out of the series to explore other racing categories. Alonso scored his first podium since Hungary 2014 at last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, and has been left frustrated by poor luck so far this year, believing he could have been in contention for pole in Australia. At 40, Alonso is the oldest ... Keep reading

F1 is to trial a revised qualifying format next season in which the use of all three tyre compounds will be mandatory.

Ferrari has enjoyed a relationship with tobacco giant Philip Morris dating back to the 1980s, with PMI brand Marlboro serving as the team’s title sponsor from 1997 until early 2008. A clampdown on tobacco advertising meant Marlboro branding had to be dropped from the car, but PMI revised its title sponsorship of the team through its Mission Winnow initiative that was launched in 2018 with a ... Keep reading

Magnussen and team-mate Romain Grosjean were replaced by rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for 2021, largely for financial reasons. But after Haas terminated Mazepin's contract in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, due to the Mazepin family's links with the Russian Kremlin, Magnussen was brought back and given a second chance alongside Schumacher. Magnussen said the year out ... Keep reading

Magnussen and teammate Romain Grosjean were replaced by rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for 2021, largely for financial reasons. But after Haas terminated Mazepin's contract in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, due to the Mazepin family's links with the Russian Kremlin, Magnussen was brought back in from the cold and given a second chance alongside Schumacher. Magnussen ... Keep reading

Two-time F1 world champion Alonso made his return to the series last year with Alpine after spending two seasons away from it to explore other racing categories. Alonso scored his first podium since Hungary 2014 at last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, and has been left frustrated by poor luck so far this year, believing he could have been in contention for pole in Australia. At 40, Alonso is the ... Keep reading

Following opening practice for the fourth round of the NTT IndyCar Series at Barber Motorsports Park, Rossi said that F1’s arrival in Miami is “going to be awesome” and said that adding a Las Vegas race in 2023 to the extant rounds at Circuit of The Americas and Miami, was justified. He went on: “I'm just excited for Formula 1 and America, honestly. It's been a long time coming to have ... Keep reading

Ferrari announced at Imola last week that Sainz had agreed a new two-year F1 deal running to the end of the 2024 season following a successful start to life at Maranello. It ensures Ferrari will run an unchanged driver line-up with Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc until at least 2025, giving the team stability. Schumacher is currently the only Ferrari Driver Academy member on the F1 grid ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has shone after his switch to Mercedes and it was not lost on fans how the Finn was able to put pressure on his old team at last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Finn's charge was helped by a fairly significant upgrade at Alfa Romeo's disposal for Imola, with a notable change in its sidepod philosophy evident as a result. The changes on the C42 start at the front of ... Keep reading

Most won multiple races, but one of Mercedes’ finest achievements came with a car that competed only once. The W165 was created in secret thanks to a controversial rule change and was only finished just in time. In the latest of our new "A Short View Back to the Past" series, and with the help of archive footage from Motorsport.tv, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner looks at perhaps the ... Keep reading

He's so far been overshadowed by new team-mate Alex Albon, having found it harder to adapt to the new car than the former Red Bull man, and also endured a series of accidents that have obliged the team to focus as much on replenishing spares as on readying updated parts. It was all looking so much better for him last year. The Canadian gained some real momentum in the latter half of the season ... Keep reading

Ferrari announced at Imola last week that Sainz had agreed a new two-year F1 deal running to the end of the 2024 season following a successful start to life at Maranello. It ensures Ferrari will run an unchanged driver line-up with Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc until at least the start of 2025, giving the team stability. Schumacher is currently the only Ferrari Driver Academy member on ... Keep reading

Most won multiple races, but one of Mercedes’ finest achievements came with a car that competed only once. The W165 was created in secret thanks to a controversial rule change and was only finished just in time. In the latest of our new "A Short View Back to the Past" series, and with the help of archive footage from Motorsport.tv, Autosport chief editor Kevin Turner looks at perhaps the ... Keep reading

Along with engine partner Mercedes, Aston Martin is among the teams most impacted by porpoising. While some rivals have dialled it out, and Ferrari appears to be able to deal with the problem without compromising performance, Aston has been obliged to raise the ride height of its car which has had a disastrous impact on its aerodynamics. Sebastian Vettel scored the team's best result of the ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver was pushing hard in the closing stages to try to get past second-placed Sergio Perez at Imola when he was too aggressive over the kerbs at the Variante Alta chicane and was pitched into a spin. Light contact with the barriers forced a front wing change in the pits, and the time loss meant he came home sixth at the chequered flag. As a driver who has been hard on himself ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has shone after his switch from Mercedes and put pressure on new Silver Arrows signing George Russell on his way to fifth at last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The result puts Alfa fifth in the constructors' championship after four races, with Bottas only four points behind Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship. The Finn's Imola charge, which followed a hefty ... Keep reading

He's been overshadowed by new teammate Alex Albon, having found it harder to adapt to the new car than the former Red Bull man. He's also endured a series of accidents that have obliged the team to focus as much on replenishing spares as on readying updated parts. It was all looking so much better for him last year. The Canadian gained some real momentum in the latter half of the season, often ... Keep reading

Along with engine partner Mercedes, Aston Martin is among the teams most impacted by porpoising. While some rivals have dialled it out and Ferrari appears to be able to deal with it without compromising performance, Aston has been obliged to raise the ride height of the car, taking it out of the optimum aerodynamic window. "I think we cannot explore the aero potential that the car is having ... Keep reading

Questions about whether or not the Mercedes power unit has fallen back have, for example, been clouded by its underperforming chassis and the drag levels of its high-downforce wing. At the opposite end of the debate, at Alpine it has been hard to split how much of its progress have come from aero and how much from its engine. What isn't in doubt is that the ... Keep reading

Questions about whether or not the Mercedes power unit has fallen back have, for example, been clouded by its underperforming chassis and the drag levels of its high-downforce wing. At the opposite end of the debate, at Alpine it has been hard to split how much of its progress have come from aero and how much from its engine. What isn't in doubt is that the ... Keep reading

The Monegasque driver was pushing hard in the closing stages to try to get past second-placed Sergio Perez at Imola when he was too aggressive over the kerbs at the Variante Alta chicane and was pitched into a spin. Light contact with the barriers forced a front wing change in the pits, and the time loss meant he came home sixth at the chequered flag. As a driver who has been hard on himself ... Keep reading

Included as part of this was a new floor and beam wing, as the Enstone-based team continues to optimise its aerodynamic package over the first phase of the championship. Most interestingly, one of the floor's new features is the addition of a metal stay, something Alpine had previously not needed like other teams. While its competitors had found they needed the stays to stop their ... Keep reading

F1 switched to all-new technical regulations for 2022, with cars designed to be both safer and easier to follow by others. In order to accommodate the increased weight from the change to 18-inch wheels, the added safety features and some heavier standard parts, the minimum weight limit of a car plus driver was increased from 792 to 795kg for this season. But teams still struggled to stay ... Keep reading

F1 switched to all-new technical regulations for 2022, with cars designed to be both safer and easier to follow by others. In order to accommodate the increased weight from the change to 18-inch wheels, the added safety features and some heavier standard parts, the minimum weight limit of a car plus driver was increased from 792 to 795kg for this season. But teams still struggled to stay ... Keep reading

After an awful weekend in Australia that saw four crashes, the Silverstone-based team bounced back at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to earn eighth place with Sebastian Vettel and 10th with Lance Stroll. After the race, Vettel said his result was like a victory given the team's struggles so far in 2022.  Krack says the team simply took its chances and made the most of the difficult ... Keep reading

After an awful weekend in Australia that saw four crashes, the Silverstone bounced back at the Emilia Romagna GP to earn eighth place with Sebastian Vettel and 10th with Lance Stroll. After the race, Vettel said his result was like a victory given the struggles of the team thus far in 2022.  However, Krack says that the team simply took its chances and made the most of the difficult ... Keep reading

Pirelli has concluded its first tyre test of 2022, as Ferrari, Alpine, AlphaTauri and Alfa Romeo get to try the 2023 spec-tyres.

The Maranello-based team has had a strong start to the 2022 campaign, winning two of the first four races as it knuckles down for an intense fight with Red Bull. But the scale of the challenge it faces was made clear at last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when an upgraded Red Bull helped the team dominate – with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez bringing home a 1-2 finish. While ... Keep reading

Included as part of this was a new floor and beam wing, as the Enstone-based team continues to optimize its aerodynamic package over the first phase of the championship. Most interestingly, one of the floor's new features is the addition of a metal stay, something Alpine had previously not needed like other teams. While its competitors had found they needed the stays to stop their ... Keep reading

Both Formula 1 race directors have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of next weekend's Miami Grand Prix.

AlphaTauri sits seventh in the constructors’ championship after the opening four races of the year, trailing McLaren, Alfa Romeo and Alpine in the midfield tussle. While it has scored points in each grand prix with one car, AlphaTauri has struggled to match many of its midfield rivals for outright pace at times. At Imola last week, Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly were both eliminated in Q1 ... Keep reading

The Maranello-based team has had a strong start to the 2022 campaign, winning two of the first four races as it knuckles down for an intense fight with Red Bull. But the scale of the challenge it faces was made clear at last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when an upgraded Red Bull helped the team dominate, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez bringing home a 1-2 finish. While Ferrari ... Keep reading

McLaren boss, Zak Brown believes that Miami is one of the best things to happen to F1, and will bring a Super Bowl vibe to the sport.

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for. Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch off the porpoising then it can unlock a lot of pace by being able to run the car where it was ... Keep reading

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally designed for. Raising the platform is costing it a lot of downforce, but the outfit remains convinced that if it can switch off the porpoising then it can unlock a lot of pace by being able to run the car where it was ... Keep reading

F1 staged its first sprint race of the season at Imola last weekend after introducing the new format at three events in 2021. The sprint race takes place on a Saturday, running to one-third of the grand prix distance, and sets the grid for Sunday as well as offering points to the top eight finishers. Sprint races have divided opinion since their introduction among both fans and drivers ... Keep reading

F1 staged its first sprint race of the season at Imola last weekend after introducing the new format at three events in 2021. The sprint race takes place on a Saturday, running to one-third of the grand prix distance, and sets the grid for Sunday as well as offering points to the top eight finishers. Sprint races have divided opinion since their introduction among both fans and drivers ... Keep reading

His deputy Eduardo Freitas has also tested positive, although the Portuguese was already committed to the World Endurance Championship event at Spa on the same weekend, so was not due to travel to Florida. After Australia, the USA is the second 2022 F1 host country that requires a negative COVID-19 test, taken within the previous 24 hours before entry to the country. Wittich and Freitas, who ... Keep reading

His deputy Eduardo Freitas has also tested positive, but the Portuguese was already committed to the World Endurance Championship event at Spa on the same weekend, so was not due to travel to Florida. After Australia, the USA is the second 2022 F1 host country that requires a negative COVID-19 test, taken within the previous 24 hours before entry to the country. It’s understood that ... Keep reading

Numerous outlets are claiming that both F1 race directors, Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich, have tested positive for COVID.

Mercedes are aiming to have upgrades that they hope will begin to solve the car problems that have afflicted them this year at the next race in Miami.

Szafnauer says that the A522 again demonstrated good one lap pace, even if was not so evident in either the sprint or the main race. Fernando Alonso trialled a new floor through the weekend which appeared to work well, and contributed to him qualifying fifth. However the Spaniard dropped back with tyre graining in the sprint and then had to retire early in the Grand Prix after sustaining ... Keep reading

Szafnauer says that the A522 again demonstrated good one lap pace, even if was not so evident in either the sprint or the main race. Fernando Alonso trialled a new floor through the weekend which appeared to work well, and contributed to him qualifying fifth. However the Spaniard dropped back with tyre graining in the sprint and then had to retire early in the Grand Prix after sustaining ... Keep reading

The Formula One seven-time world champion is given permission to cut down a "beautiful" tree.

That has been the case in 2022 too, with an original design idea that emerged on the Aston Martin AMR22 now having been copied by Red Bull after rival Ferrari had also taken note ahead of its launch. Aston Martin AMR22 splitter detail at launch Photo by: Aston Martin Racing At the reveal of the new Aston Martin in February, it featured a keel wing under the nose, which makes use ... Keep reading

The Formula One seven-time world champion is given permission to cut down a "beautiful" tree.

Denying that the W13's design is fundamentally flawed, Mercedes team boss, Toto Wolff is unwilling to give up on the car's unique sidepod design... yet.

On Ferrari’s home turf, Sainz had been eager to get a good result under his belt after the disappointment of his early exit from the Australian Grand Prix. But it all went wrong within seconds of the Emilia Romagna start after Ricciardo tagged Sainz at the first chicane and pitched him off into the gravel trap. While Ricciardo was able to continue, albeit without being able to stage much ... Keep reading

On Ferrari’s home turf, Sainz had been eager to get a good result under his belt after the disappointment of his early exit from the Australian Grand Prix. But it all went wrong within seconds of the Emilia Romagna start after Ricciardo tagged Sainz at the first chicane and pitched him off into the gravel trap. While Ricciardo was able to continue, albeit without being able to stage much ... Keep reading

That has been the case in 2022 too, with an original design idea that emerged on the Aston Martin AMR22 now having been copied by Red Bull after rival Ferrari had also taken note ahead of its launch. Aston Martin AMR22 splitter detail at launch Photo by: Aston Martin Racing At the reveal of the new Aston Martin in February, it featured a keel wing under the nose, which makes use ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer has endured a tough start to the 2022 campaign, with its porpoising W13 proving to be no match for the pace-setting Ferrari and Red Bull cars. Its season hit a low at Imola last weekend as neither of its drivers made it through to Q3 in qualifying, and Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid race as he failed to make any progress and ended up 13th. PLUS: What Russell's ... Keep reading

The German car manufacturer has endured a tough start to the 2022 campaign, with its porpoising W13 proving to be no match for the pace-setting Ferrari and Red Bull cars. Its season hit a low at Imola last weekend as neither of its drivers made it through to Q3 in qualifying, and Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid race as he failed to make any progress and ended up 13th. After the chequered ... Keep reading

On an Imola weekend where Verstappen was the class of the field, Hamilton endured one of his most difficult weekends since he joined Mercedes as he qualified outside the top ten and came home 13th. That performance was in stark contrast to last year where Verstappen and Hamilton regularly battled for victories during a campaign where tensions erupted at times. Writing in ... Keep reading

A plan to double the number of Formula 1 'sprint' events next season is being held up by governing body the FIA.

Following a meeting of the F1 Commission in London, plans by F1 owner Liberty Media to increase the number of sprint events met little resistance from teams. But, when the matter came down to getting the majority support it needed, the unanimous backing from the competitors and FOM was not enough to push the matter through as the FIA did not support the plan in its current guise. For ... Keep reading

Following a meeting of the F1 Commission in London, plans by F1 owner Liberty Media to ramp up the number of sprint events met little resistance from teams. But, when the matter came down to getting the majority support it needed, the unanimous backing from the competitors and FOM was not enough to push the matter through as the FIA did not support the plan in its current guise. For the ... Keep reading

The F1 Commission has met in London, and among the subjects discussed were Sprint events in 2023, the 2026 power unit and a reduction of tyre usage.

Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend experiments between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to try to find the right downforce/drag ... Keep reading

Albon was sidelined by a brake issue in qualifying on Friday, forcing him to start at the back of the field for the sprint race where he could only move up to 18th. But after Williams rolled the dice by making him one of the first drivers to switch from intermediate to slick tyres in the race, Albon was able to rise up to 12th, having also passed Pierre Gasly on-track. Albon spent the ... Keep reading

Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend experiments between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to try to find the right downforce/drag ... Keep reading

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Alonso was forced out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after just five laps, having picked up damage to the floor and sidepod of his Alpine after contact with Mick Schumacher on the opening lap. Alpine called Alonso into the pits when part of the sidepod on the right-hand side of his car detached on the main straight, ending his hopes of scoring any points over the Imola weekend ... Keep reading

Aston Martin boss, Mike Krack admits that he is keen to retain Sebastian Vettel when the German's contract expires this season.

Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend experiments between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to try to find the right downforce/drag ... Keep reading

Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction. That is why its focus so far has been on more minor tweaks aimed at making slight changes to the airflow, and some in-weekend experiments between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to try to find the right downforce/drag ... Keep reading

Have Formula 1's new rules worked so far this year? McLaren driver Lando Norris certainly thinks so.

The original plan was an increase from the three staged in 2021 to six this season, but that was derailed by a debate over the financial implications amid a tighter budget cap. As a result, there will again be three sprints this year, with last weekend's Imola event to be followed by Austria and Brazil. While plans to run sprints in Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands were dropped, six remains ... Keep reading

Alonso was forced out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after just five laps, having picked up damage to the floor and sidepod of his Alpine after contact with Mick Schumacher on the opening lap. Alpine called Alonso into the pits when part of the sidepod on the right-hand side of his car detached on the main straight, ending his hopes of scoring any points over the Imola weekend ... Keep reading

Albon was sidelined by a brake issue in qualifying on Friday, forcing him to start at the back of the field for the sprint race where he could only move up to 18th. But after Williams rolled the dice by making him one of the first drivers to switch from intermediate to slick tyres in the race, Albon was able to rise up to 12th, having also passed Pierre Gasly on-track. Albon spent the ... Keep reading

The original plan was to hold six this season, but in the end that was derailed by a debate over the financial implications amid a tighter budget cap. As a result, this year, as in 2021, there will again be three sprints, with last weekend's Imola event to be followed by Austria and Brazil. While plans to run sprints in Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands were dropped, six remains the target ... Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based team has found its chances against Ferrari in the early part of the season compromised by its car being well over the minimum weight limit – with some suggestions being that it was as much as 10kg too heavy. The extra weight has not only had a direct impact on lap time – with 10kg equating to around 0.3 seconds per lap – but has also had consequences for tyre ... Keep reading

The Milton Keynes-based team has found its chances against Ferrari in the early part of the season compromised by its car being well over the minimum weight limit – with some suggestions being that it was as much as 10kg too heavy. The extra weight has not only had a direct impact on lap time – with 10kg equating to around 0.3 seconds per lap – but has also had consequences for tyre ... Keep reading

McLaren endured a miserable start to the 2022 campaign as neither Norris nor teammate Daniel Ricciardo scored any points, finishing 14th and 15th. Norris said after the race the team was “a long way off” and he was “expecting pain”. But Norris bounced back by finishing seventh in Saudi Arabia before both drivers scored points in Australia, giving the team confidence that Bahrain was ... Keep reading

After Charles Leclerc and Ferrari utterly dominated the Australian Grand Prix to grab an early advantage in the 2022 Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen and Red Bull repaid the favour at Imola – profiting from both the sprint race format and Leclerc's late error at the Variante Alta. F1 returned to Europe for the first time since the tentative days of the opening pre-season test in Barcelona ... Keep reading

After Charles Leclerc and Ferrari utterly dominated the Australian Grand Prix to grab an early advantage in the 2022 Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen and Red Bull repaid the favour at Imola – profiting from both the sprint race format and Leclerc’s late error at the Variante Alta. F1 returned to Europe for the first time since the tentative days of the opening pre-season test in Barcelona ... Keep reading

The Woking-based squad endured a difficult start to the 2022 campaign, with brake problems marring the final pre-season test and it subsequently having a tough first event in Bahrain that it left without any points. Since then, however, its car has looked more competitive and, at Imola last weekend, Lando Norris was able to qualify third in the wet/dry Friday session before finishing behind Red ... Keep reading

The Alpine team was deemed by the FIA stewards to have performed an unsafe release after Ocon emerged side-by-side with Hamilton, forcing the Mercedes driver to cede him the position. Ocon received a five-second penalty for the incident, and having finished in 11th place with a queue of cars behind him the Alpine driver slipped to 14th in the final results. The pitlane incident happened at ... Keep reading

The annual cap on what team's can spend fell from $145m in 2021 to $140m this season. However, the rising costs of many items that fall under the cap have made it even harder than anticipated for the bigger players to stay under it without compromising car development. Several teams have been lobbying hard for an increase in the cap, or other form of adjustment, although some have indicated ... Keep reading

The Alpine team was deemed by the FIA stewards to have performed an unsafe release after Ocon emerged side-by-side with Hamilton, forcing the Mercedes driver to cede him the position. Ocon received a five-second time penalty for the incident, and having finished in 11th place with a queue of cars behind him the Alpine driver slipped to 14th in the final results. The pitlane incident happened ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2022 season, with its W13 suffering from porpoising which is compromising its performance. The team has found that to stop its car bouncing it needs to raise the rideheight so much that it gives away a lot of downforce, and therefore lap time. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff apologised to Lewis Hamilton on team radio at the end of the Emilia ... Keep reading

Everything you need to know about the Rolex Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell Emilia-Romagna... all the details, stats, pictures and quotes.

From 13th on the grid he jumped up to ninth on the first lap, later gaining a spot when Fernando Alonso retired. He moved up another place when he jumped Kevin Magnussen in the pits after being among the first to switch to slicks, leaving him in seventh for much of the race. He gained another position when Charles Leclerc spun, but lost out to Yuki Tsunoda and the recovering Leclerc. The ... Keep reading

From 13th on the grid he jumped up to ninth on the first lap, later gaining a spot when Fernando Alonso retired. He moved up another place when he jumped Kevin Magnussen in the pits after being among the first to switch to slicks, leaving him in seventh for much of the race. He gained another position when Charles Leclerc spun, but lost out to Yuki Tsunoda and the recovering Leclerc. The ... Keep reading

Verstappen secured maximum points at Imola, including winning the sprint race on Saturday and taking the bonus point for the fastest lap in his grand prix victory on Sunday, to cut Leclerc’s lead in the F1 drivers’ world championship to 27 points. Leclerc had been pressuring Sergio Perez for second place late on but spun off at the Variante Alta chicane and hit the outside wall. The Ferrari ... Keep reading

From 11th on the grid at Imola, Russell made a good start and had a superb race to fourth place in the tricky wet/dry event. Hamilton, meanwhile, spent most of the race stuck behind Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri, but gained a place when Esteban Ocon was hit with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in front of Hamilton in the pits. It marked the third race in a row that Russell had ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen scored his second victory of the 2022 season by controlling proceedings in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. It marked Red Bull’s first 1-2 finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix as it capitalised on a difficult race for Ferrari on home turf. Carlos Sainz retired on the opening lap after contact with Daniel Ricciardo, while ... Keep reading

The annual cap on what teams can spend fell from $145m in 2021 to $140m for this season. However, the rising costs of many items that fall under the cap have made it harder than anticipated for the bigger teams to stay under it without compromising car development. Several teams have been lobbying hard for an increase in the cap, or other forms of adjustment, although other teams have ... Keep reading

Leclerc had looked on course for a guaranteed third place towards the end of Sunday's race at Imola, with Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in front. However, on lap 50, Ferrari elected to pit Leclerc for soft tyres in a bid to try to get the Monegasque at least one more position. The strategy reset effectively meant the top three cars would all be on fresh rubber, and that could ... Keep reading

The Woking-based squad endured a difficult start to the 2022 campaign, with brake problems marring the final pre-season test and it subsequently having a tough first event in Bahrain that it left without any points. Since then, however, its car has looked more competitive and, at Imola last weekend, Lando Norris was able to qualify third in the wet/dry Friday session before finishing behind Red ... Keep reading

Leclerc had looked on course for a guaranteed third place towards the end of Sunday’s race at Imola, with Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in front. However, on lap 50, Ferrari elected to pit Leclerc for soft tyres in a bid to try to get the Monegasque at least one more position. The strategy reset effectively meant the top three cars would all be on fresh rubber, and that ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen scored his second victory of the 2022 season by controlling proceedings in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. It marked Red Bull’s first 1-2 finish since the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix as it capitalised on a difficult race for Ferrari on home turf. Carlos Sainz retired on the opening lap after contact with Daniel Ricciardo, while ... Keep reading

"I would not say easy, but it wasn't too hard," says Pierre Gasly of 44 lap game of cat and mouse with Lewis Hamilton.

The German car manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2022 season, with its W13 suffering from porpoising which is compromising its performance. The team has found that to stop its car bouncing it needs to raise the right high so much that it gives away a lot of downforce, and therefore laptime. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff apologised to Lewis Hamilton on team radio at the end of the ... Keep reading

From 11th on the grid at Imola, Russell made a good start and had a superb race to fourth place in the tricky wet/dry event. Hamilton meanwhile struggled to make progress and finished where he started in 14th on the road, spending most of the race stuck behind Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri, but gained a place when Esteban Ocon was hit with a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in front of ... Keep reading

Admitting to having suffered back and chest pains from the effects of porpoising, Mercedes driver, George Russell warns that the phenomenon is not sustainable for drivers.

Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto has defended the decision to call Charles Leclerc in for a late switch to the soft tyres.

Daniel Ricciardo has taken the blame for the first lap clash with Carlos Sainz that put the Spaniard out of the race and compromised his own afternoon due to damage.

Declaring the W13 "undriveable", Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff vows to protect Lewis Hamilton in the wake of Imola nightmare.

P3 for Lando today comes as the result of hard work and a well-managed strategy. He drove a great race today.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff describes their car as "undriveable" and says that Lewis Hamilton "deserves better" after he finished 13th in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Verstappen won the award following his 2021 F1 title triumph over former Laureus award winner Lewis Hamilton, who jointly won the 2020 edition of the awards with footballing great Lionel Messi. The Dutchman beat American football icon Tom Brady, Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, marathon running legend Eliud Kipchoge, swimmer Caeleb Dressel - who won five gold medals at the ... Keep reading

Verstappen won the award following his 2021 F1 title triumph over former Laureus award winner Lewis Hamilton, who jointly won the 2020 edition of the awards with footballing great Lionel Messi. The Dutchman beat American football icon Tom Brady, Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, marathon running legend Eliud Kipchoge, swimmer Caeleb Dressel - who won five gold medals at the ... Keep reading

Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Lando Norris.

Of course we are disappointed as we wanted a better result than this in front of all our fans.

What is clear from the entire weekend is that we have work to do to deliver our drivers a quick enough car.

This has to be one of our best ever results, to take the maximum points across the whole weekend, bar one, was incredible.

Both Sebastian and Lance drove faultlessly.

Today's mixed conditions made for some difficult decisions, but we took our opportunities well and can be pleased with the result.

Sainz had made a poor getaway from fourth, but appeared to have consolidated fifth place as the pack turned into the left-hand apex of the Tamburello chicane. But Ricciardo, who had been on the Spaniard's inside, understeered into the Ferrari's sidepod and spun Sainz into the gravel, before receiving a secondary hit from behind from Valtteri Bottas's Alfa Romeo. After digging himself out of ... Keep reading

The bouncing phenomenon has returned to F1 as a consequence of the new ground effect cars that have been designed to try to help improve the racing. While some teams have managed to get a better handle on the matter, Mercedes is one of the teams that has suffered the most from it. And beyond the competitive compromises that the porpoising has forced upon Mercedes, Russell has confessed to ... Keep reading

The Red Bull driver dominated the Imola weekend, taking pole position, the sprint race win and victory in the grand prix plus the bonus point for fastest lap, to take maximum points from the Emilia Romagna GP weekend. Verstappen’s title hopes were given a boost when championship leader Leclerc, who had been hunting down Sergio Perez for second place, spun off at the Variante Alta chicane with ... Keep reading

Sainz had made a poor getaway from fourth, but appeared to have consolidated fifth place as the pack turned into the left-hand apex of the Tamburello chicane. But Ricciardo, who had been on the Spaniard's inside, understeered into the Ferrari's sidepod and spun Sainz into the gravel, before receiving a secondary hit from behind from Valtteri Bottas's Alfa Romeo. After digging himself out of ... Keep reading

Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front of the field from pole position to secure his second win of the year in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, negotiating the switch from wet to dry conditions well before ultimately crossing the line 16 seconds clear of team-mate Sergio Perez. Perez enjoyed a close battle with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc through much of the race, but saw out the closing ... Keep reading

The Red Bull driver dominated the Imola weekend, taking pole position, the sprint race win and victory in the grand prix plus the bonus point for fastest lap, to take maximum points from the Emilia Romagna GP weekend. Verstappen’s title hopes were given a boost when championship leader Leclerc, who had been hunting down Sergio Perez for second place, spun off at the Variante Alta chicane with ... Keep reading

We would have wished to have got a little bit more today.

Plain and simple, this weekend was a disappointing one for the team and it's the first race of the season where we leave without scoring points.

Max Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front of the field from pole position to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, negotiating the switch from wet to dry conditions well before ultimately crossing the line 16 seconds clear of teammate Sergio Perez. Perez enjoyed a close battle with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc through much of the race, but saw out the closing stages without any pressure ... Keep reading

The seven-time world champion endured a hugely frustrating Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as he was left a "sitting duck" when he got trapped in a DRS train and ended up a lowly 13th. After the race, team boss Toto Wolff apologised to Hamilton over team radio for being given an "undriveable" car. Hamilton's title chances now look incredibly slim and, after being lapped by race winner Max ... Keep reading

The seven-time world champion endured a hugely frustrating Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as he was left a 'sitting duck' when he got trapped in a DRS train and ended up a lowly 13th. After the race, team boss Toto Wolff apologised to Hamilton over team radio for being given an "undriveable" car. Hamilton’s title chances now look incredibly slim and, after being lapped by race winner Max ... Keep reading

After a poor start to the 2022 season where McLaren was well off the pace at the season opener in Bahrain, the Woking-based team has staged an impressive recovery to haul itself closer the front. At an Imola track where he also finished third last year, Norris qualified third in the rain-hit Q3 session on Friday. Although he dropped down to fifth in the sprint, a consistent drive on Sunday ... Keep reading

Leclerc was on course for a comfortable third place behind the dominant Red Bulls of winner Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and was just looking to salvage a result on Ferrari home soil after teammate Carlos Sainz was taken out on the first lap. But on lap 53 of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Leclerc spun off at the Variante Alta chicane, damaging his front wing after contact with the outside ... Keep reading

Verstappen dominated a wet-dry race from pole position to lead home a Red Bull 1-2 over teammate Sergio Perez. Ferrari’s disastrous home race began when Carlos Sainz was taken out by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo at the first corner, and was compounded when Leclerc spun into the barrier while attempting to pressure Perez. He was forced to pit for a new nose and front wing, dropping to ninth ... Keep reading

Leclerc was on course for a comfortable third place behind the dominant Red Bulls of winner Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and was just looking to salvage a result on Ferrari home soil after team-mate Carlos Sainz was taken out on the first lap. But on lap 53 of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Leclerc spun off at the Variante Alta chicane, damaging his front wing after contact with the outside ... Keep reading

After a poor start to the 2022 season where McLaren was well off the pace at the season opener in Bahrain, the Woking-based team has staged an impressive recovery to haul itself closer the front. At an Imola track where he also finished third last year, Norris qualified third in the rain-hit Q3 session on Friday. Although he dropped down to fifth in the sprint, a consistent drive on Sunday ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen breaks the Tifosi's hearts, as a race which promised so much for Ferrari sees the Italian team well and truly drop the ball.

Max Verstappen dominates the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as title rival Charles Leclerc throws away third place with a costly error.

Verstappen nailed his launch in slippery conditions following a pre-race shower at Imola to jump rival Leclerc and then he took control of the race with a run of fastest laps. With Leclerc also ceding a place to Perez into the opening sequence of corners, Saturday sprint race winner Verstappen did not look under threat as he romped to a win by 16.5s. Ferrari had rolled the dice with a late ... Keep reading