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Gasly joined Alpine for 2023 after spending the bulk of his career with Red Bull's sister team, AlphaTauri, and its predecessor, Toro Rosso, making his debut for the latter in 2017. Gasly was promoted to Red Bull's senior team in 2019 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement, only to return to Toro Rosso 12 races later in a straight swap with Alex Albon during the summer break after struggling for ... Keep reading

Ahead of his fifth season in F1, Zak Brown has likened Lando Norris to the sort of star player NFL franchises build their teams around.

Haas announced in October that international payment company MoneyGram would be joining as its new title sponsor, providing a big financial boost to one of the smallest operations on the F1 grid. Haas F1 chief Steiner confirmed at the time of the announcement that the injection of cash would allow the team to reach the budget cap, putting it on a more level playing field with the other ... Keep reading

Gasly joined Alpine for 2023 after spending the bulk of his career with Red Bull's sister team, AlphaTauri, and its predecessor, Toro Rosso, making his debut for the latter in 2017. Gasly was promoted to Red Bull's senior team in 2019 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement, only to return to Toro Rosso 12 races later in a straight swap with Alex Albon during the summer break after struggling for ... Keep reading

With the 2022 Formula 1 season consigned to the history books, focus has shifted towards 2023 and what intriguing storylines and battles will unfold. After one of the biggest overhauls in technical regulations F1 has ever seen last year, a sense of stability will greet next season, but it hasn’t stopped plenty of changes elsewhere to enable the upcoming campaign to stand out. Key driver ... Keep reading

Haas reveals the livery that its MoneyGram sponsored cars will sport this season, though the American outfit has yet to unveil the actual car.

Haas is the first team to show its 2023 colour scheme, with Red Bull Racing set to be next to do in an event in New York on February 3. The white, red and black look echoes the logos of new Haas title sponsor MoneyGram, whose involvement was announced at last year's US GP. The revised livery is broadly similar to last year's at the front, but with a much-extended area of black on the ... Keep reading

Haas is the first team to show its 2023 colour scheme, with Red Bull Racing set to be next to do so in an event in New York on 3 February. The white, red and black look echoes the logos of new Haas title sponsor MoneyGram, whose involvement was announced at last year's US GP. The revised livery is broadly similar to last year's at the front, but with a much-extended area of black on the ... Keep reading

Gasly joined Alpine for 2023 after spending the bulk of his career with Red Bull's sister team, AlphaTauri, and its predecessor, Toro Rosso, making his debut for the latter in 2017. Gasly was promoted to Red Bull's senior team in 2019 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement, only to return to Toro Rosso 12 races later in a straight swap with Alex Albon during the summer break after struggling for ... Keep reading

Haas announced in October that international payment company MoneyGram would be joining as its new title sponsor, providing a big financial boost to one of the smallest operations on the F1 grid. Haas F1 chief Steiner confirmed at the time of the announcement that the injection of cash would allow the team to reach the budget cap, putting it on a more level playing field with the other ... Keep reading

It has also prompted many industries to evaluate the impact that advancement in AI technology will have on them in the next few years – both in terms of how it can be successfully exploited, and where it could also replace humans. Formula 1 doesn't escape this, with teams already using AI across a wide range of its activities – including car setups, development directions and ... Keep reading

It has also prompted many industries to evaluate the impact that advancement in AI technology will have on them in the next few years – both in terms of how it can be successfully exploited, and where it could also replace humans. Formula 1 doesn’t escape this, with teams already using AI across a wide range of its activities – including car setups, development directions ... Keep reading

Two-time world champion Alonso has earned a reputation during his lengthy career as being fiercely competitive and ruthless when it comes to achieving his goals on track. But while there have been occasions when his tactics have caused internal political problems at teams, Stroll says he is relishing the arrival of someone who is so willing to push him to the limit. "It's no fun when you're ... Keep reading

Haas will unveil the livery for its 2023 car, the VF-23, on Tuesday, and has set its sights on a more consistent and stable season following an eventful 2022 campaign. The team cut ties with driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali on the eve of the new campaign following Russia's invasion of Ukraine but saw its on-track fortunes take an upturn as it rejoined the midfield ... Keep reading

With an engine freeze in place from the start of last year, a number of car makers elected to risk reliability in a bid to ensure they had the best possible baseline of performance. Both Ferrari and Renault, which powers the Alpine team, admitted that they had pushed things to the limit in the quest for longer-term gains. They knew that the rules would permit them to make changes to improve ... Keep reading

Amidst claims the Blue Oval could appear on the engine in the back of the Red Bull this season, Ford could yet return to F1 as a manufacturer.

Two-time world champion Alonso has earned a reputation during his lengthy career as being fiercely competitive and ruthless when it comes to achieving his goals on track. But while there have been occasions when his tactics have caused internal political problems at teams, Stroll says he is relishing the arrival of someone who is so willing to push him to the limit. "It's no fun when you're ... Keep reading

Haas will unveil the livery for its 2023 car, the VF-23, on Tuesday, and has set its sights on a more consistent and stable season following an eventful 2022 campaign. The team cut ties with driver Nikita Mazepin and title sponsor Uralkali on the eve of the new campaign following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but saw its on-track fortunes take an upturn as it rejoined the midfield ... Keep reading

With an engine freeze in place from the start of last year, a number of car makers elected to risk reliability in a bid to ensure they had the best possible baseline of performance. Both Ferrari and Renault, which powers the Alpine team, admitted that they had pushed things to the limit in the quest for longer-term gains. They knew that the rules would permit them to make changes to improve ... Keep reading

Ferrari boss, Frederic Vasseur has dismissed claims that the Maranello outfit's 2023 power unit is 30bhp more powerful than its predecessor.

Whereas once the key to aerodynamic performance lay in wings and other aero surfaces, now more downforce as an overall percentage can be found through exploiting the underside of the car to maximum effect. When considering the floor, we're not only talking about the visible upper surface. We also have to factor in the underfloor which, from 2022 onwards, has taken on a much more in-depth design ... Keep reading

Whereas once the key to aerodynamic performance lay in wings and other aero surfaces, now more downforce as an overall percentage can be found through exploiting the underside of the car to maximum effect. When considering the floor, we're not only talking about the visible upper surface. We also have to factor in the underfloor which, from 2022 onwards, has taken on a much more in-depth design ... Keep reading

Several clips of a V8-powered Red Bull RB7 cruising along the coastal road have surfaced on social media in the past day. The Sea Cliff Bridge run is believed to be part of a promotional video shoot that will conclude at this weekend's Bathurst 12 Hour. There has been speculation regarding filming of the RB7 in and around Aussie landmarks in recent weeks, including a rumour that Red Bull ... Keep reading

Sauber Group confirms that Audi has bought a miority stake in the company ahead of its joning the F1 grid in 2026.

Audi announced in August last year that it will be entering F1 in works capacity on the advent of new engine regulations in 2026, amid a boom in grand prix racing's popularity across the world. This was followed by the news in October that Sauber, which currently operates as Alfa Romeo Racing, will become its “strategic partner” and use its Hinwil facility to build the chassis. At that ... Keep reading

Audi announced in August last year that it will be entering F1 in works capacity on the advent of new engine regulations in 2026, amid a boom in the sport’s popularity across the world. This was followed by the news in October that Sauber, which currently operates as Alfa Romeo Racing, will become its “strategic partner”, and use its Hinwil facility to build the chassis. At that time ... Keep reading

The 2022 season saw Red Bull sweep to its first championship double since 2013 as it wrapped up both titles with more than a month to spare. Max Verstappen won a record 15 races en route to his second F1 drivers’ championship, while Sergio Perez’s pair of victories and biggest season points haul to date aided Red Bull in securing the constructors’ title. Although Ferrari put up a ... Keep reading

Red Bull swept to its first championship double since 2013 last year as it wrapped up both titles with more than a month to spare. Max Verstappen won a record 15 races en route to his second F1 drivers’ championship, while Sergio Perez’s pair of victories and biggest season points haul to date aided Red Bull in securing the constructors’ title. Although Ferrari put up a serious ... Keep reading

The timing of the change of team principal, during the critical busy winter period when big decisions are made, meant the Prancing Horse could not avoid a bit of uncertainty until replacement Fred Vasseur got his feet inside Maranello at the start of January. After a fortnight getting to know better the inner-workings of the team, this ... Keep reading

The timing of the change of team principal, during the critical busy winter period when big decisions are made, meant the Prancing Horse could not avoid a bit of uncertainty until replacement Fred Vasseur got his feet inside Maranello at the start of January. After a fortnight getting to know better the inner-workings of the team, this ... Keep reading

Magnussen’s F1 career looked to have ended in 2020 when he was dropped by Haas at the end of the season, prompting him to move into sportscar racing in the United States. But after Nikita Mazepin’s contract was terminated in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Magnussen returned to Haas on a multi-year deal. The Dane finished fifth in his comeback race in Bahrain, and went on ... Keep reading

Magnussen’s F1 career looked to have ended in 2020 when he was dropped by Haas at the end of the season, prompting him to move into sportscar racing in the United States. But after Nikita Mazepin’s contract was terminated in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Magnussen returned to Haas on a multi-year deal. The Dane finished fifth in his comeback race in Bahrain, and went on ... Keep reading

The recently retired F1 driver discussed his fascination of rallying ahead of this weekend’s Race of Champions in Sweden, where he will compete alongside World Rally Championship drivers past and present in Sebastien Loeb, Thierry Neuville, Petter Solberg and Oliver Solberg. Vettel revealed that he regularly follows the WRC and is in awe of the skills required to compete in the ... Keep reading

As if proof were really needed of what most of us already suspected, Christian Horner admits that the main objection to Andretti's bid to enter F1 is money.

The recently retired F1 driver discussed his fascination of rallying ahead of this weekend’s Race of Champions in Sweden, where he will compete alongside World Rally Championship drivers past and present in Sebastien Loeb, Thierry Neuville, Petter Solberg and Oliver Solberg. Vettel revealed that he regularly follows the WRC and is in awe of the skills required to compete in the ... Keep reading

Vasseur was signed up by Ferrari in the wake of Binotto resigning last year, after feeling he did not have the necessary support of Ferrari chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna. While Binotto expressed his ‘regret’ at the time about having to leave behind a team that he felt was on the up, it appears he made sure not to leave Vasseur in the lurch. Speaking to ... Keep reading

Vasseur was signed up by Ferrari in the wake of Binotto resigning last year, after feeling he did not have the necessary support of Ferrari chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna. While Binotto expressed his ‘regret’ at the time about having to leave behind a team that he felt was on the up, it appears he made sure not to leave Vasseur in the lurch. Speaking to ... Keep reading

Motorsport's governing body the FIA says sexist remarks attributed to its president "do not reflect his beliefs".

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both won races for Ferrari last year, but it was Leclerc who finished the season 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 teammate. Talk of team orders between Leclerc and Sainz emerged as early as round four at Imola last season after Leclerc forged an early lead at the ... Keep reading

From the high-profile errors that derailed its bid for victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, to questions over not pitting Charles Leclerc late on at Silverstone, to the bizarre intermediate tyre qualifying gamble in Brazil, it was a recurring theme throughout the campaign. While the mistakes prompted some to suggest that Ferrari needed to be harsh and replace its strategy chiefs, then team ... Keep reading

The iconic Blue Oval brand is understood to be in advanced talks with Red Bull about badging the team’s power units from the start of the 2026 season. There are even suggestions that the deal could be firmed up before the start of the forthcoming  campaign. For now, Ford is remaining silent on the state of play with Red Bull. However, it has admitted that the ramping up of ... Keep reading

The iconic Blue Oval brand is understood to be in advanced talks with Red Bull about badging the team’s power units from the start of the 2026 season. There are even suggestions that the deal could be firmed up before the start of the forthcoming  campaign. For now, Ford is remaining silent on the state of play with Red Bull. However, it has admitted that the ramping up of ... Keep reading

Pre-season testing begins in February - and you can follow the sessions via live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.

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 four at Imola last season after Leclerc forged an early lead at the top of the ... Keep reading

AlphaTauri has announced a multi-year partnership with former Alfa Romeo title sponsor PKN ORLEN, one of the largest oil and gas companies in Central Europe.

From the high-profile errors that derailed its bid for victory at the Monaco Grand Prix, to questions over not pitting Charles Leclerc late on at Silverstone, to the bizarre intermediate tyre qualifying gamble in Brazil, it was a recurring theme throughout the campaign. While the mistakes prompted some to suggest that Ferrari needed to be harsh and replace its strategy chiefs, then team ... Keep reading

As former sponsor PKN Orlen heads to AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo has a new title sponsor in the form of online casino Stake.

Aitken has spent the past three years as reserve driver for Williams, and made his first grand prix start in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix deputising for George Russell, who in turn replaced a COVID-19-struck Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. He maintained his relationship with the Grove-based squad even after ending his full-time single-seater career in 2021 in favour of a switch to endurance racing ... Keep reading

Aitken has spent the past three years as reserve driver for Williams, and made his first grand prix start in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix deputising for George Russell, who in turn replaced a COVID-struck Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. He maintained his relationship with the Grove-based squad even after ending his full-time single-seater career in 2021 in favour of a switch to endurance racing, but ... Keep reading

New Ferrari boss, Frederic Vasseur insists that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will have equal status.

Red Bull will run the 2011-spec car in a special demonstration around the famous Mount Panorama circuit during the 12 Hour weekend. While the initial announcement didn't name who would drive the car, prompting speculation that Daniel Ricciardo could make an appearance on home soil, it has now been confirmed that Super Formula-bound Lawson will be behind the wheel. It will mark the Kiwi's ... Keep reading

The Swiss team has landed a new title backer in Stake, an online gambling and casino company, and will be known as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake. Orlen entered F1 when Kubica was a race driver with Williams in 2019, and then went to Alfa Romeo the following year. With no race seat available Kubica took up a reserve and FP1 driver role that he held for three seasons. He was given the opportunity ... Keep reading

The Swiss team has landed a new title backer in Stake, an online gambling and casino company, and will be known as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake. Orlen entered F1 when Kubica was a race driver with Williams in 2019, and then went to Alfa Romeo the following year. With no race seat available Kubica took up a reserve and FP1 driver role that he held for three seasons at the Swiss squad. He was ... Keep reading

Vasseur took over as Ferrari team principal earlier this month following Mattia Binotto’s departure in December, having overseen Sauber’s F1 operation for the previous five years. He joins a Ferrari team that has not won an F1 championship since 2008, and saw its early promise in 2022 fade through the season. As well as losing ground on Red Bull in the development battle, Ferrari also ... Keep reading

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 was one of 90 lawmakers who wrote to the FIA last March to ... Keep reading

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 Motorsport.com, Lord Scriven explains that he was one of 90 lawmakers who wrote to motor racing's ... Keep reading

The German returns to the grid with Haas this season after three years as a reserve for the Racing Point/Aston Martin team. During that time he made five appearances as a substitute for drivers who were sidelined by COVID-19. Daniel Ricciardo has made it clear that he sees his new job as a Red Bull reserve as a chance to get his head together after a tough 2022 season, and Hulkenberg agrees ... Keep reading

Johnny Herbert and Paul di Resta have been dropped from Sky's F1 broadcasting team.

The German returns to the grid with Haas this season after three years as a reserve for the Racing Point/Aston Martin team. During that time he made five appearances as a substitute for drivers who were sidelined by COVID-19. Daniel Ricciardo has made it clear that he sees his new job as a Red Bull reserve as a chance to get his head together after a tough 2022 season, and Hulkenberg agrees ... Keep reading

Ferrari and AlphaTauri have both been in action this week as their preparations for the forthcoming season get underway.

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 and the circumstances of their time there. Want to know more about ... Keep reading

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 and the circumstances of their time there. Want to know more about ... Keep reading

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 in the future.  Andretti’s plans have so far been ... Keep reading

Italian Alessandro Alunni Bravi is given a senior leadership role with the Alfa Romeo/Sauber team, which will become Audi in 2026.

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 in the future.  Andretti's plans have so far been met ... Keep reading

As it slowly morphs into Audi, the Alfa Romeo F1 team has appointed Sauber Group MD, Alessandro Alunni Bravi as its Team Representative for its final season.

Helmut Marko believes that James Vowles move to Williams is a sign of tension within the Mercedes camp.

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 for an F1 team chief. Sauber announced on Thursday that Alunni Bravi, who is ... Keep reading

Following the departure of Sauber CEO and Alfa Romeo F1 boss Frederic Vasseur to Ferrari in December, Sauber signed ex-McLaren team principal 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 for an F1 team chief. Sauber announced on Thursday that Alunni Bravi, who is the ... Keep reading

With the 2022 Formula 1 season consigned to the history books, focus has shifted towards 2023 and what intriguing storylines and battles will unfold. After one of the biggest overhauls in technical regulations F1 has ever seen last year, a sense of stability will greet next season, but it hasn’t stopped plenty of changes elsewhere to enable the upcoming campaign to stand out. Key driver ... Keep reading

This week's podcast looks at the 26 drivers who took a single world championship F1 win. Some of those drivers should have won many more races, while others got on the list through good fortune or an outstanding performance. Here is our pick of F1's top 10 one-hit wonders, based on their drives to victory, the circumstances of that success and their overall careers. We’re excluding those ... Keep reading

Protesters invaded the racing track during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, a trial is told.

Hubert was the leading talent in Renault’s young driver programme - since rebranded as the Alpine Academy - after winning the GP3 title in 2018 before moving up to Formula 2 the following year. He won races at Monaco and Paul Ricard prior to his death in an accident during the feature race at Spa. Gasly and Hubert were close friends after rising through the junior ranks of French ... Keep reading

Hubert was the leading talent in Renault’s young driver programme - since rebranded as the Alpine Academy - after winning the GP3 title in 2018 before moving up to Formula 2 the following year. He won races at Monaco and Paul Ricard prior to his death in an accident during the feature race at Spa. Gasly and Hubert were close friends after rising through the junior ranks of French ... Keep reading

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, that suddenly finds itself winning neither a Drivers’ nor ... Keep reading

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, that suddenly finds itself winning neither a Drivers’ nor ... Keep reading

Haas to reveal new MoneyGram livery next week.

As the 2022 Formula 1 season comes to its conclusion, focus shifts towards 2023 and what intriguing storylines and battles will unfold. After one of the biggest overhauls in technical regulations F1 has ever seen, a sense of stability will greet next season, but it hasn’t stopped plenty of changes elsewhere to enable the upcoming campaign to stand out. Key driver market changes will come ... Keep reading

After Alfa Romeo announced its launch plans last week, Haas became the only F1 team yet to confirm its schedule to reveal its 2023 F1 car. In a social media post, Haas has stated it will uncover its 2023 F1 car livery next Tuesday at 2pm GMT, meaning it will become the first F1 team to run a launch this year, having jumped ahead of Red Bull’s 3 February launch plan. The American team has ... Keep reading

Still recovering from the loss of Charlie Whiting, the FIA is revising its training programme for race directors.

After Alfa Romeo announced its launch plans last week, Haas became the only F1 team yet to confirm its schedule to reveal its 2023 F1 car. In a social media post, Haas has stated it will uncover its 2023 F1 car livery next Tuesday at 2pm GMT, meaning it will become the first F1 team to run a launch this year, having jumped ahead of Red Bull’s 3 February launch plan. The American team has ... Keep reading

Rather than it being a side story to F1’s ongoing Netflix-era soap opera, it potentially marks the start of a change of dynamic in the way the championship is run. While in public there has long been a united front between FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, paddock regulars know that things have been different behind the scenes. Away from the spotlight of ... Keep reading

Rather than it being a side story to F1’s ongoing Netflix-era soap opera, it potentially marks the start of a change of dynamic in the way the championship is run. While in public there has long been a united front between FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, paddock regulars know that things have been different behind the scenes. Away from the spotlight of ... Keep reading

The new enforced concept called for a total rethink, given the upper section of endplate had been eradicated and a contoured transition was needed to join with the mainplane and upper flap. The design constraints still allowed for numerous interpretations though, as teams sought to find a balance between the downforce they could generate, and the downside of drag ... Keep reading

The new enforced concept called for a total rethink, given the upper section of endplate had been eradicated and a contoured transition was needed to join with the mainplane and upper flap. The design constraints still allowed for numerous interpretations though, as teams sought to find a balance between the downforce they could generate, and the downside of drag ... Keep reading

The A522 car was by no means the fastest of the chasing pack every weekend, but it was on many occasions, showing particularly well at high-efficiency tracks, and in low-speed corners. In the end, it proved just good enough to outscore the competition. After three successive years in fifth place under the Renault and Alpine names, the Enstone outfit moved up to fourth, ahead of close rivals ... Keep reading

As expected, F1's owners have not taken kindly to the FIA president's claim that a reported $20bn Saudi bid for the sport was "inflated".

Ben Sulayem took to social media on Monday to express his concern about the implications of an exaggerated price for F1. In the wake of a report from Bloomberg that Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund had tabled a $20 billion bid for F1 but without interest from owner Liberty Media, Ben Sulayem said he was worried about potential consequences of such figures being thrown around. In particular ... Keep reading

Ben Sulayem took to social media on Monday to express his concern about the implications of an exaggerated price for F1. In the wake of a report from Bloomberg that Saudi's sovereign wealth fund had tabled a $20 billion bid for F1 but without interest from owner Liberty Media, Ben Sulayem said he was worried about potential consequences of such figures being thrown around. In particular, he ... Keep reading

Formula 1's owners Liberty Media accuse the head of motorsport's governing body of making "unacceptable" remarks about the championship's value.

The A522 car was by no means the fastest of the chasing pack every weekend, but it was on many occasions, showing particularly well at high-efficiency tracks, and in low-speed corners. In the end, it proved just good enough to outscore the competition. After three successive years in fifth place under the Renault and Alpine names, the Enstone outfit moved up to fourth, ahead of close rivals ... Keep reading

A human rights group says Formula 1's governing body the FIA is "suppressing drivers' freedom of speech" with a new rule introduced this year.

Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi is to stay as the Haas team's reserve driver for a fifth consecutive season.

Despite Mercedes late revival in 2022, team boss Toto Wolff fears his team may begin the new season off the pace of the leaders.

Last year, in the wake of the controversy over the FIA's handling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, motor racing's governing body elected a system whereby F1 race control was led by two different individuals. Wittich and Edoardo Freitas shared the race director role for much of the season, as the FIA took on board the lessons from what had gone on before. In the end, Wittich was assigned the ... Keep reading

Haas is retaining Pietro Fittipaldi as its official test and reserve driver for the 2023 season.

Last year, in the wake of the controversy over the FIA's handling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, motor racing's governing body elected a system whereby F1 race control was led by two different individuals. Wittich and Edoardo Freitas shared the race director role for much of the season, as the FIA took on board the lessons from what had gone on before. In the end, Wittich was assigned the ... Keep reading

The young Brazilian-American, who was called up for two grands prix at the end of 2020 as replacement for the injured Romain Grosjean, will twin his reserve duties with Haas alongside his efforts for the Jota team in WEC’s LMP2 class. As part of his Haas responsibilities, Fittipaldi will likely get some test mileage – most likely in pre-season running in Bahrain and during Friday free ... Keep reading

The young Brazilian-American, who was called up for two grands prix at the end of 2020 as a replacement for the injured Romain Grosjean, will twin his reserve duties with Haas alongside his efforts for the Jota team in WEC's LMP2 class. As part of his Haas responsibilities, Fittipaldi will likely get some testing mileage, most likely in pre-season running in Bahrain and during Friday free ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen clinched the F1 title in Suzuka last year in the wake of Charles Leclerc being handed a five-second penalty for having cut the chicane and gaining an advantage on the final lap. Leclerc's demotion to third gave Verstappen an unassailable lead in the standings, but even the Red Bull driver was left unsure about the situation because he and his team had been under the impression ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen clinched the F1 title in Suzuka last year in the wake of Charles Leclerc being handed a five-second penalty for having cut the chicane and gaining an advantage on the final lap. Leclerc's demotion to third gave Verstappen an unassailable lead, but even the Red Bull driver was left unsure about the situation because he and his team had been under the impression that full points ... Keep reading

Albon returned to F1 full-time last year with Williams after spending a year in a reserve and test role with Red Bull, who dropped him from its line-up at the end of 2020. He excelled upon his return to the grid, leading Williams’ efforts at the back of the field with points finishes in Australia, Miami and Belgium. It was enough for Albon to secure a multi-year contract extension with the ... Keep reading

After starting his F1 career at Williams during its rebuild from its results nadir of 2018-2019, Russell’s move to Mercedes meant he slotted into an operation that had won the previous eight world titles and produced the engines that power the works squad and its three customer teams. But as well as learning new and additional processes at Mercedes’ Brackley base, Russell also highlighted ... Keep reading

In yet another strange move, FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem has called for caution following claims of a $20bn bid for F1.

A story by Bloomberg last week suggested that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund had been interested in purchasing F1 from current owner Liberty Media for a $20 billion price tag, but the proposal was rejected. While sources suggest that the report was not totally accurate in that discussions never opened seriously with Liberty about a buyout, the eye-watering valuation of F1 has raised some ... Keep reading

A story by Bloomberg last week suggested that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund had been interested in purchasing F1 from current owner Liberty Media for a $20 billion price tag, but the proposal was rejected. While sources suggest that the report was not totally accurate in that discussions never opened seriously with Liberty about a buyout, the eye-watering valuation of grand prix racing ... Keep reading

At the start of 2022’s new ground effect era, Aston Martin’s launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules. Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated producing a lot of downforce when the car was close to the ground, but it found that porpoising prevented it being able to run as low as it would like. To avoid the bouncing, the team had to continue to raise the car's ride ... Keep reading

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he had bananas thrown at him and was regularly racially abused when he was at school.

Albon returned to F1 full-time last year with Williams after spending a year in a reserve and test role with Red Bull, who dropped him from its line-up at the end of 2020. He excelled upon his return to the grid, leading Williams' efforts at the back of the field with points finishes in Australia, Miami and Belgium. It was enough for Albon to secure a multi-year contract extension with the ... Keep reading

"There are a few little things we've got up our sleeve," says former Mercedes aerodynamicist, as he insists that lessons have been learned.

At the start of 2022's new ground effect era, Aston Martin's launch specification car proved unsuited to the new rules. Just like Mercedes, the team had anticipated producing a lot of downforce when the car was close to the ground, but it found that porpoising prevented it from being able to run as low as it would like. To avoid the bouncing, the team had to raise the ride height a lot, and ... Keep reading

While admitting that F1 is not "totally off the table" for Hyundai, Cyril Abiteboul insists that for now rallying remains the priority.

Some areas of the cars required a deeper analysis to understand their implications – with perhaps one of the biggest being the shift in size of wheel rims from 13 to 18-inches. This change created a knock-on effect to the design of several other components, with the FIA making efforts to clamp down on the use of tricks that teams had used in the past to better manage airflow in this ... Keep reading

AlphaTauri boss, Franz Tost admits that his preference would have been to have Mick Schumacher in the second car.

After starting his F1 career at Williams during its rebuild from its results nadir of 2018-2019, Russell’s move to Mercedes meant he slotted into an operation that had won the previous eight world constructors’ titles and produced the engines that power the works squad and its three customer teams. But as well as learning new and additional processes at Mercedes’ Brackley base, Russell ... Keep reading

But some areas of the cars required a deeper analysis to understand their implications – with perhaps one of the biggest being the shift in size of wheel rims from 13 to 18-inches. This change created a knock-on effect to the design of several other components, with the FIA making efforts to clamp down on the use of tricks that teams had used in the past to better manage airflow in this ... Keep reading

McLaren failed to win at the start of the second ground-effects F1 era last year, with Norris achieving a sole team podium in the Emilia Romagna GP. The struggles with its MCL36 left the Woking outfit to take its first major competitive backwards step since the start of its Andreas Seidl-led recovery plan. From scoring third in the 2020 constructors’ ... Keep reading

McLaren failed to win at the start of the second ground-effects F1 era last year, with Norris achieving a sole team podium in the Emilia Romagna GP. The struggles with its MCL36 left the Woking outfit to take its first major competitive backwards step since the start of its Andreas Seidl-led recovery plan. From scoring third in the 2020 constructors’ ... Keep reading

Only four of the 10 teams have an unchanged driver line-up - Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo - meaning the remaining six will have spent much of this winter getting their new signing up to speed, learning the ropes and embedded within their team. But it will also leave drivers facing new dynamics to work with. Team-mate relationships are often in the spotlight in F1, especially when ... Keep reading

Only four of the 10 teams have an unchanged driver line-up - Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo - meaning the remaining six will have spent much of this winter getting their new signing up to speed, learning the ropes and embedded within their team. But it will also leave drivers facing new dynamics to work with. Team-mate relationships are often in the spotlight in F1, especially when ... Keep reading

Williams junior Sargeant will make his F1 debut in Bahrain after being handed a seat for 2023 alongside Alex Albon, becoming the first full-time American on the grid since Scott Speed in 2007. Sargeant was drafted in to replace Nicholas Latifi - who left Williams after three years - following an impressive rookie year in F2 that saw him take two wins and finish fourth in the ... Keep reading

Williams junior Sargeant will make his F1 debut in Bahrain after being handed a seat for 2023 alongside Alex Albon, becoming the first full-time American on the grid since Scott Speed in 2007. Sargeant was drafted in to replace Nicholas Latifi - who left Williams after three years - following an impressive rookie year in F2 that saw him take two wins and finish fourth in the ... Keep reading

Talk of a $20bn bid for a sport that cost just $4.4bn in 2017 has all the smoke and mirrors hallmarks of its former boss.

Russell and Hamilton are set to embark on their second season as Mercedes team-mates in the 2023 campaign, which will follow the difficult 2022 season where Mercedes’ W13 challenger was initially badly off the pace and impacted severely by porpoising.  Although Hamilton was known to prefer Mercedes possibly keeping Valtteri Bottas across the garage rather than ... Keep reading

Russell and Hamilton are set to embark on their second season as Mercedes team-mates in the 2023 campaign, which will follow the difficult 2022 season where Mercedes’ W13 challenger was initially badly off the pace and impacted severely by porpoising.  Although Hamilton was known to prefer Mercedes possibly keeping Valtteri Bottas across the garage rather than ... Keep reading

F1's governing body, the FIA, restructured its race control operations last year in the wake of the Abu Dhabi controversy at the end of 2021, with changes including the appointment of two race directors. But it did not stop the decisions from race control becoming a big talking point throughout the 2022 season, especially over its use of the black-and-orange flag, policing of track limits and ... Keep reading

The FIA insisted on a more stringent layout, in order to prevent any elaborate concepts that might erode the foundations for good racing upon which the regulations had been framed. Steps had already been taken in recent years to rid the front wing of outwash-generating devices, such as cascade elements, whilst the number of flap elements, which had once reached nine in total, is now limited to ... Keep reading

As the 2022 Formula 1 season comes to its conclusion, focus shifts towards 2023 and what intriguing storylines and battles will unfold. After one of the biggest overhauls in technical regulations F1 has ever seen, a sense of stability will greet next season, but it hasn’t stopped plenty of changes elsewhere to enable the upcoming campaign to stand out. Key driver market changes will come ... Keep reading

The Swiss squad, which is embarking on its last season under the moniker of the Italian car manufacturer, plans to reveal its C43 in Zurich on that day. The launch will then likely be followed soon after by a filming day at Barcelona to iron out any early teething problems before the only pre-season test takes place in Bahrain from February 23. Alfa Romeo made some encouraging progress last ... Keep reading

The Sauber-run squad, which is embarking on its last season under the moniker of the Italian car manufacturer ahead of its tie up with Audi for 2026, plans to reveal its C43 in Zurich on that day. The launch will then likely be followed soon after by a filming day at Barcelona to iron out any early teething problems before the only pre-season test takes place in Bahrain from 23 ... Keep reading

F1's governing body, the FIA, restructured its race control operations last year in the wake of the Abu Dhabi controversy at the end of 2021, with changes including the appointment of two race directors. But it did not stop the decisions from race control becoming a big talking point throughout the 2022 season, especially over its use of the black-and-orange flag, policing of track limits and ... Keep reading