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F1 makes its third visit to the Miami this weekend, as it continues to build on the success of the inaugural event in 2022.Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the last two editions of the Miami GP and is once again the favourite for victory, with the RB20 proving to be near-unbeatable in 2024.2024 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix session timings in different ... Keep reading

It is 30 years since the death of Ayrton Senna. Sid Watkins, the man who tried to save him, was a close friend who led two safety revolutions within Formula 1.

You’re visiting Miami for Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix—congratulations! You probably know by now that, unlike in Vegas, the race doesn’t take place in the center of the city proper. The track weaving through Hard Rock Stadium’s parking lot—a.k.a., the Miami International Autodrome—is actually located in Miami Gardens, about 17 miles north of Miami. Depending on traffic (more on that in ... Keep reading

Leading designer Adrian Newey is negotiating an early exit from Red Bull that would leave him free to join another team in time for the 2026 season, BBC Sport learns.

The recent Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix highlighted how the variability produced by a pretty much nailed-on two-stopper helps trigger plenty of overtaking and action.F1's problem though is that this ideal combination of tyre compounds to deliver multi-stop excitement cannot be repeated at every track because the range of options is not wide enough.All too often one of the selections gets ... Keep reading

The Japanese marque has spent the past six seasons as Red Bull's powertrain partner and has achieved success through Max Verstappen's trio of drivers' titles, but has renewed its efforts for 2026 as Aston Martin becomes its works team.With its knowledge of developing V6 internal combustion engines for the current rules, Honda has instead elected to pin its primary efforts on nailing down the ... Keep reading

Aston Martin is seeking a right of view of the 10s penalty handed to Fernando Alonso following his collision with Carlos Sainz in the Shanghai Sprint.

Unconfirmed reports claim that Adrian Newey has officially submitted his resignation to Red Bull, with talk of confirmation from the Austrian team before this weekend's Miami Grand Prix.

Alonso had been given a 10-second time penalty in the sprint and three penalty points on his licence after he collided with Carlos Sainz in the Saturday race.The Spaniards were fighting over third position when they clashed at Turn 9, which gave the two-time world champion a puncture and led to his retirement from the race. Sergio Perez took advantage of the incident to score a top-three ... Keep reading

The recent Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix highlighted how the variability produced by a pretty much nailed-on two-stopper helps trigger plenty of overtaking and action.F1's problem though is that this ideal combination of tyre compounds to deliver multi-stop excitement cannot be repeated at every track because the range of options is not wide enough.All too often one of the selections gets ... Keep reading

Alonso had been given a 10-second time penalty in the sprint and three penalty points on his licence after he collided with Carlos Sainz in the Saturday race.The Spaniards were fighting over third position when they clashed at Turn 9, which gave the two-time world champion a puncture and led to his retirement from the race. Sergio Perez took advantage from the incident to score a top-three ... Keep reading

While the Enstone-based team is chipping away in taking off weight and adding aero performance to its A524 to get itself further up the grid, it is still far away from the lofty heights that parent company Renault wants to see it reach.When the decision was made last summer to axe team principal Otmar Szafnauer and replace him with Bruno Famin, it was triggered because of an impatience to get back ... Keep reading

Late last week, German publication Auto Motor Und Sport reported that Newey was set to leave the squad, having indicated to colleagues that he was no longer happy with the working environment there.Now, following talks with the squad, it is understood that he has formally submitted his resignation and the focus will be on the terms of his departure.An official statement from Red Bull Racing is ... Keep reading

The Japanese marque has spent the past six seasons as Red Bull's powertrain partner and has achieved success through Max Verstappen's trio of drivers' titles, but has renewed its efforts for 2026 as Aston Martin becomes its works team.With its knowledge of developing V6 internal combustion engines for the current rules, Honda has instead elected to pin its primary efforts on nailing down the ... Keep reading

Late last week, German publication Auto Motor und Sport reported that Newey was set to leave the squad, having indicated to colleagues that he was no longer happy with the working environment there.Following talks with the squad, it is understood that he has formally submitted his resignation and the focus will be on the terms of his departure.An official statement from Red Bull Racing is expected ... Keep reading

Mercedes' performance has been up and down since the introduction of new ground-effect regulations in F1 two years ago, and the 2024 season has exemplified this issue so far.Hamilton branded his W15 "an amazing car" after the first two grands prix in 2024, before admitting to being "the least confident ever" in this machine following practice at the Australian Grand Prix. He then had his "best" ... Keep reading

When is the 2024 Miami Grand Prix?This year’s race takes place on 5 May at 4pm ET at the Miami International Autodrome, and it’s the first of F1’s three trips to America. This is also the second sprint weekend of the season, the first time this format has been run in Miami.The single practice session occurs at Friday lunchtime, and sprint qualifying is in the afternoon. The sprint takes ... Keep reading

The 50th anniversary of Hesketh Racing's first F1 victory was celebrated at a special event at Silverstone.

BBC Sport's F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the sixth race of the season - the Miami Grand Prix.

We head to Miami determined to make another step forward after the progress we made in China.

The team is feeling good right now. We're in the battle for points when the chance arises and hopefully we be able to show our capabilities in front of our American partners and home fans.

Red Bull youngster Arvid Lindblad has made a flying start to Formula 3 career but already has his sights set on the Formula 1 World Championship.

Mixed-up Sprint grid in China has F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali eyeing an increase in the number of Sprints in 2025 and beyond.

Round six of the season is the Miami Grand Prix - listen to BBC radio commentary and follow live text updates.

Sponsored by Monaco is considered home for almost half of the 20 drivers on the current F1 grid as well as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff but there are more reasons than just the huge tax-free benefits that draw them there.One of the world's smallest nations, Monaco has a total area of just over two square kilometres – barely bigger than London's Hyde Park. However, it is jam-packed with ... Keep reading

Sponsored by Monaco is considered home for almost half of the 20 drivers on the current F1 grid as well as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff but there are more reasons than just the huge tax-free benefits that draw them there.One of the world's smallest nations, Monaco has a total area of just over two square kilometres – barely bigger than London's Hyde Park. However, it is jam-packed with ... Keep reading

Aston Martin protested against the qualifying result in Shanghai after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz rejoined Q2 after spinning off the track.Sainz was stationary for 77 seconds after tapping the wall coming out of the final corner, but the Spaniard managed to get going again and advanced to Q3 at the expense of Aston driver Lance Stroll.As its driver was eliminated, Aston decided to protest the results ... Keep reading

In Shanghai, Aston Martin protested against the qualifying result after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz rejoined Q2 after spinning off the track.Sainz was stationary for 1m17 after tapping the wall coming out of the final corner, but the Spaniard managed to get going again and advanced to Q3 at the expense of Aston driver Lance Stroll.As its driver was eliminated, Aston decided to protest the results based ... Keep reading

F1 currently schedules six sprint weekends per year on a selection of circuits, with the first sprint of the season taking place last weekend in China, and the second following next week at the Miami Grand Prix.Sprints have been treated to mixed reviews by drivers and fans, with the additional competitive sessions compared to free practices generally raising interest, but also increasing the load ... Keep reading

Andretti recently opened a new headquarters in Silverstone and has now started a recruiting spree to populate its European base with F1 staff, despite having been told by the series it will not be allowed to enter in the 2026 season.The 60 vacancies include senior F1 roles such as head of aero development, head of mechanical design and various other engineering positions including aerodynamics and ... Keep reading

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team’s - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.As the Audi rebrand looms, this is the shot Hulkenberg felt he’d previously been unjustly denied in F1. And it’s one he’s absolutely ... Keep reading

The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team's - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.As the Audi rebrand looms, this is the shot Hulkenberg felt he'd previously been unjustly denied in F1. And it's one he's absolutely ... Keep reading

Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with Surer in endurance racing, most notably beating the factory teams with their ... Keep reading

Andretti recently opened a new headquarters in Silverstone and has now started a recruiting spree to populate its European base with F1 staff, despite having been told by the series it will not be allowed to enter in the 2026 season.The 60 vacancies include senior F1 roles suck as head of aero development, head of mechanical design and various other engineering positions including aerodynamics and ... Keep reading

Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with Surer in endurance racing, most notably beating the factory teams with their ... Keep reading

While teams and series bosses could not reach an agreement on a new points structure at the Geneva get-together on Thursday, they did sign off plans for new rear-facing cameras to appear from the Barcelona event in June.The new camera will offer fans a unique perspective on pursuing cars, as the camera will be placed on top of the rear crash structure that protrudes out the back of the car.This is ... Keep reading

F1 currently schedules six sprint weekends per year on a selection of circuits, with the first sprint of 2024 taking place last weekend in China, and the second following next week at the Miami Grand Prix.Sprints have been treated to mixed reviews by drivers and fans, with the additional competitive sessions compared to free practices generally raising interest, but also increasing the load on ... Keep reading

While teams and series bosses could not reach an agreement on a new points structure at the Geneva get-together on Thursday, they did sign off plans for new rear-facing cameras to appear at the Barcelona event in June.The new camera will offer fans a unique perspective on pursuing cars, as the camera will be placed on top of the rear crash structure that protrudes out the back of the car.This is a ... Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg has agreed a deal to join Sauber from Haas for the 2025 season.

Nico Hulkenberg has been officially confirmed as a driver for Stake next season as the Swiss team prepares to morph into Audi in 2026.

On Friday morning Hulkenberg's current team Haas announced that the German is leaving the squad at the end of the 2024 season.The 36-year-old was out of contract at Haas and was long known to be on Audi F1 CEO Andreas Seidl's shortlist.Hulkenberg will now join the team, which will still be known as Sauber in 2025, one year ahead of Audi's official F1 entry in 2026 on a multi-year deal. He ... Keep reading

Hulkenberg's current team Haas announced on Friday morning that the German is leaving the squad at the end of the 2024 season.The 36-year-old was out of contract at Haas and was long known to be on Audi F1 CEO Andreas Seidl's shortlist.Hulkenberg will now join the team, which will still be known as Sauber in 2025, one year ahead of Audi's official F1 entry in 2026 on a multi-year deal. He ... Keep reading

The German had emerged as one of the key targets for Audi, which is gearing up with its current Sauber partner for its official F1 entry as a works team from 2026.Autosport revealed earlier this week that Audi had been eager to make an early move on getting its driver plans in place, with a May deadline set down for the drivers it was talking to.Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz have been on its ... Keep reading

The German had emerged as one of the key targets for Audi, which is gearing up with its current Sauber partner for its official F1 entry as a works team from 2026.Motorsport.com revealed earlier this week that Audi had been eager to make an early move on getting its driver plans in place, with a May deadline set down for the drivers it was talking to.Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz have been on its ... Keep reading

Our chief F1 writer Andrew Benson will do a Q&A after every race this season, so get your questions in now.

It emerged on Thursday that Newey has expressed privately to some members of the Red Bull team about his desire to leave the Milton Keynes-based squad.Although the outfit remains dominant in F1, it is suggested that Newey has become disillusioned with the fallout of the power battle that erupted earlier this year for control of the squad amid uncertainty over team boss Christian Horner’s ... Keep reading

It emerged on Thursday that Newey has expressed privately to some members of the Red Bull team about his desire to leave the Milton Keynes-based squad.Although the outfit remains dominant in F1, it is suggested that Newey has got disillusioned with the fallout of the power battle that erupted earlier this year for control of the squad amid uncertainty over team boss Christian Horner’s ... Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced the "Formula 1 Channel", a 24/7, subscription-free streaming channel for fans in the USA.

As speculation mounts, Red Bull claims that it is unaware that Adrian Newey is to leave the Austrian outfit for another team.

Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team's stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers' world championships and six constructors' titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey's impending departure was first reported by German outlet Auto Motor und Sport and has since ... Keep reading

F1 has changed its points system several times over the years, with the first structure used in 1950 looking very different to what it is now. There is even another change on the cards for the 2025 season and a decision over if to introduce it or not will be made later this year - as Autosport exclusively revealed. New F1 points systemThere will be more points-paying positions under F1’s new ... Keep reading

Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team's stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers' world championships and six constructors' titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey's impending departure was first reported by German outlet Auto Motor und Sport and has since ... Keep reading

Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team's stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers' world championships and six constructors' titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey's impending departure was first reported by German outlet Auto Motor und Sport and since been ... Keep reading

Today's meeting of the F1 Commission saw the sport fail to reach agreement on a revision of the points system.

Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.

The sprint format means the teams have only one practice session to get their cars ready before the opening sprint qualifying and race action, which means deploying unusual FP1 run plans compared to standard race events.In FP1 in China last week – the first sprint weekend of the 2024 season – Alonso’s Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll topped a session where the teams concentrated on long ... Keep reading

Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.

Following a push by F1's midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday's F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.For the change to go through, it needed support from five of the current teams. Read Also: Formula 1The implications of F1's vote on a new points structure Several ... Keep reading

Following a push by F1's midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday's F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.For the change to go through, it needed support from five of the current teams. Several outfits were in favour of the change when quizzed at last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, while Red ... Keep reading

While the team has had a hugely encouraging start to the season, as it battles Ferrari at the head of the chasing pack behind Red Bull, its form has not been consistent.And most confusing is the fact that at venues where McLaren expected to do well, like Suzuka, it struggled, while tracks like Shanghai where it had anticipated being on the back foot it actually proved to be quite strong.Read ... Keep reading

The so-called Formula 1 Channel is set to be a 24/7 streaming channel for US viewers to access race replays and highlights from F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy.It will also feature evergreen content such as reruns of classic grands prix and racing documentaries.The new channel, which is subscription-free but supported by advertising, is set to go on air before next week's Miami Grand Prix, the first of ... Keep reading

The so-called Formula 1 Channel is set to be a 24/7 streaming channel for US viewers to access race replays and highlights from F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy.It will also feature evergreen content such as reruns of classic grands prix and racing documentaries.The new channel, which is subscription-free but supported by advertising, is set to go on air before next week's Miami Grand Prix, the first of ... Keep reading

McLaren boss, Andrea Stella claims that the Woking team's remarkable turnaround last season is making it look as though it is losing ground to Red Bull this year.

Admitting that the team was to blame for Lewis Hamilton's failure to make it out of Q1 in China, James Allison says the team needs to cure an instability issue with the 2024 contender.

The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign, with its W15 showing flashes of speed but struggling to deliver consistency through race weekends.Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have battled a ‘knife-edge’ feeling at times, as Mercedes has failed to nail a set-up that exploits the potential that it believes is locked up in the car.Read Also: Formula ... Keep reading

While the team has had a hugely encouraging start to the season, as it battles Ferrari at the head of the chasing pack behind Red Bull, its form has not been consistent.Most confusing is the fact that at venues where McLaren expected to do well, like Suzuka, it struggled, while tracks like Shanghai where it had anticipated being on the back foot it actually proved to be quite strong.Piastri feels ... Keep reading

As exclusively revealed by Autosport over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, Thursday's virtual F1 Commission meeting will have a new points structure from 2025 onwards as one of its agenda points.The FIA, F1 and the 10 teams are set to vote on a tweak to the existing points system that has been in place since 2010 for grands prix. The top seven positions remain unchanged, but from eighth place down ... Keep reading

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com / Autosport over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, Thursday's virtual F1 Commission meeting will have a new points structure from 2025 onwards as one of its agenda points.The FIA, F1 and the 10 teams are set to vote on a tweak to the existing points system that has been in place since 2010. The top seven positions remain unchanged, but from eighth place ... Keep reading

The sprint format means the teams have only one practice session to get their cars ready before the opening sprint qualifying and race action, which means deploying unusual FP1 run plans compared to standard race events.In FP1 in China last week – the first sprint weekend of the 2024 season – Alonso’s Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll topped a session where the teams concentrated on long ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign, with its W15 showing flashes of speed but struggling to deliver consistency through race weekends.Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have battled a ‘knife-edge’ feeling at times, as Mercedes has failed to nail a set-up that exploits the potential that it believes is locked in the car.While the team is hopeful that an ... Keep reading

1979 world champion, and arguably one of the finest drivers to grace motorsport, Mario Andretti is incensed at the sport's attitude towards his son's proposed F1 team.

Ferrari looks set to announce a title sponsor for 2025, the first time the Maranello outfit has sported a title sponsor since 2021.

Following a late electrical failure that took him out of the running for a podium finish in Rio de Janeiro’s opening round, Senna arrived at Estoril looking for his first points of the season.Senna and Lotus had certainly showed flashes of pace-setting form in Brazil, but here he was able to unleash some fearsome speed from his Renault-powered 97T right from Friday’s first qualifying ... Keep reading

In Saturday's sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB's Daniel Ricciardo under safety car conditions, which caused terminal damage for the Australian and also damaged Oscar ... Keep reading

The car is one of three examples of the Honda NSX owned by Senna, with his red NSX one of the cars the Brazilian kept at his Portuguese home.The car was first registered in 1991 and has since accumulated 39,100 miles / 62,925 kilometres.Senna's red Honda was made famous by several photoshoots in Portugal and also featured in the 1992 documentary Racing is in my Blood.Senna tragically lost his life ... Keep reading

In Saturday's sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB's Daniel Ricciardo under safety car conditions, which caused terminal damage for the Australian and also damaged Oscar ... Keep reading

Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage.Ricciardo was furious with Stroll's refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a "joke".But amid a tough a thus far point-less start to the 2024 season, which has dented Ricciardo's hopes of landing ... Keep reading

Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage.Ricciardo was furious with Stroll's refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a "joke".But amid a tough a thus far point-less start to the 2024 season, which has dented Ricciardo's hopes of landing ... Keep reading

Now, the team is about to bring the colour back on its return to US soil, with a special edition collection from PUMA that is expected to be worn by the star drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, as well as other team members during the race weekend.To mark this occasion, we delved into the history of Ferrari in blue – and this is what we found…Sommer stars in MonacoIn 1950, Raymond ... Keep reading

Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team name to Scuderia Ferrari HP in what has been called a "multi-year" deal.The American technology company and its distinctive blue logo will feature on Ferrari's F1 livery from next week's Miami Grand Prix onwards as well as on its team kit and overalls. The title branding deal will also extend ... Keep reading

Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team name to Scuderia Ferrari HP in what has been called a "multi-year" deal.The American technology company and its distinctive blue logo will feature on Ferrari's F1 livery from next week's Miami Grand Prix onwards as well as on its team kit and overalls. The title branding deal will also extend ... Keep reading

Ferrari and HP have confirmed a multi-year title partnership, with the technology giant's logo appearing on the cars from next weekend in Miami.

As revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Alpine driver Ocon would have scored his first points of 2024 in the Chinese GP last weekend, the Frenchman ... Keep reading

1979 world champion, and arguably one of the finest drivers to grace motorsport, Mario Andretti is incensed at the sport's attitude towards his son's proposed F1 team.

Ferrari looks set to announce a title sponsor for 2025, the first time the Maranello outfit has sported a title sponsor since 2021.

As revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Alpine driver Ocon would have scored his first points of 2024 in the Chinese GP last weekend, the ... Keep reading

But while we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted.What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path ... Keep reading

While we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted.What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen has turned F1 into a one-man show over recent seasons, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is the only other driver to have won a race since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.And despite rivals throwing everything they can at trying to close down Red Bull’s advantage, the world champion squad is still clearly in a class of its own at the front.It means that with Verstappen in the form ... Keep reading

Verstappen has turned F1 into a one-man show over recent seasons, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is the only other driver to have won a race since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.And despite rivals throwing everything they can at trying to close down Red Bull’s advantage, the world champion squad is still clearly in a class of its own at the front.It means that with Verstappen in the form of ... Keep reading

Ferrari had been the 2024 season's second-best team so far, but didn't live up to those expectations at last weekend's Shanghai event.Having had at least one driver on the podium across the first four races, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz only qualified sixth and seventh respectively, six tenths off Max Verstappen.The pair managed to move ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and Aston Martin man ... Keep reading

Ferrari has been the 2024 season's second-best team so far, but didn't live up to those expectations at last weekend's Shanghai event.Having had at least one driver on the podium across the first four races, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz only qualified sixth and seventh respectively, six-tenths off Max Verstappen.The pair managed to move ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and Aston Martin man ... Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning's 19-lap sprint race, but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso's retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris.Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed in line with the Woking team's muted expectations for the weekend ... Keep reading

As its roller-coaster season continues, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that his team cannot continue relying on positive signs at certain events.

So competitive are the teams behind Red Bull that Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur admits that even the tiniest difference means going from hero to zero.

RB's hopes of a points finish in Shanghai were dashed within a dramatic few moments in Sunday's race after Ricciardo was hit from behind by Lance Stroll behind the safety car, while Tsunoda was involved in a race-ending clash with Kevin Magnussen at the restart.Neither driver was able to finish the race, and RB team principal Laurent Mekies felt that both of the incidents against his drivers could ... Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning's 19-lap sprint race but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso's retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris.Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed in line with the Woking team's muted expectations for the weekend ... Keep reading

Not for the first time, the sport is looking to change the points system in a bid to generate greater interest for fans and greater incentive for teams and drivers.

The Scuderia is set to unveil a one-off look for the Miami Grand Prix which will make reference to the heritage of the manufacturer in a contemporary manner, with two shades of blue being brought back from the pages of history: Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino.The change will be made to honour Ferrari’s historical place in the US motorsport environment, marking the manufacturer’s 70th ... Keep reading

The Scuderia is set to unveil a one-off look for the Miami Grand Prix which will make reference to the heritage of the manufacturer in a contemporary manner, with two shades of blue being brought back from the pages of history - Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino.The change will be made to honour Ferrari’s historical place in the US motorsport environment, marking the manufacturer’s 70th ... Keep reading

Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Max Verstappen following criticism of the Dutchman's dominance of the sport.

Magnussen was handed a 10-second time penalty for hitting RB rival Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race following the first safety car period.As they exited Turn 6, Magnussen appeared to suffer a snap of oversteer and hit the right rear tyre of Tsunoda's car, sending the Japanese driver into a spin.The damage caused to Tsunoda's car forced him to retire from the race straight away while ... Keep reading

Magnussen was handed a 10-second time penalty for hitting RB rival Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race following the first safety car period.As they exited Turn 6, Magnussen appeared to suffer a snap of oversteer and hit the right rear tyre of Tsunoda's car, sending the Japanese driver into a spin.The damage caused to Tsunoda's car forced him to retire from the race straight away while ... Keep reading

RB’s hopes of a points finish in Shanghai were dashed within a dramatic few moments in Sunday’s race after Ricciardo was hit from behind by Lance Stroll behind the safety car, while Tsunoda was involved in a race-ending clash with Kevin Magnussen at the restart.Neither driver was able to finish the race, and RB team principal Laurent Mekies felt that both of the incidents against his drivers ... Keep reading

However, with the fight in the F1 pack so intense this year, everyone equally knows that small gains can make a big difference in the pecking order.That is why several outfits did bring some new parts to Shanghai, with Alpine and Haas bringing pretty extensive updates, while Mercedes, Williams and RB all made smaller tweaks to their cars.With just one free practice session at the teams' disposal ... Keep reading

While the German manufacturer was buoyed by Lewis Hamilton taking the runner-up spot in the China sprint last weekend, it still endured a challenging main grand prix as it came home behind McLaren and Ferrari again.But with there being no notable uptrend in its form despite the efforts it has made to better understand its W15, Wolff thinks that it has to lift its game rather than think that ... Keep reading

However, with the fight in the F1 pack so intense this year, everyone equally knows that small gains can make a big difference in the pecking order.That is why several outfits did take some new parts to Shanghai, with Alpine and Haas bringing pretty extensive updates, while Mercedes, Williams and RB all made smaller tweaks to their cars.With just one free practice session at the teams' disposal ... Keep reading

While the German manufacturer was buoyed by Lewis Hamilton taking the runner-up spot in the China sprint last weekend, it still endured a challenging Sunday race as it came home behind McLaren and Ferrari again.But with no notable uptrend in its form despite the efforts it has made to better understand its W15, Wolff thinks that it has to lift its game rather than think that glimmers of hope are ... Keep reading

BBC Sport's F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions after the Chinese Grand Prix.

In Shanghai, Ferrari driver Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris had delayed their first pitstop and were able to convert to a one-stop under a mid-race safety car for Valtteri Bottas' stricken Sauber.Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen had already made a green flag pitstop earlier and were forced in a second time so they could get to the end on hard tyres.Verstappen's ferocious pace meant he was ... Keep reading

During the caution period to remove Valtteri Bottas's stricken Sauber, Sargeant was running down the start-finish straight towards Turn 1 as his Haas rival emerged from the pits following a change of tyres.But while Hulkenberg reached the critical safety car line that determines the running order a split second in front, Sargeant’s speed offset and momentum left him thinking he had got there ... Keep reading

During the caution period to remove Valtteri Bottas's stricken Sauber, Sargeant was running down the start-finish straight towards Turn 1 as his Haas rival emerged from the pits following a change of tyres.But while Hulkenberg reached the critical safety car line that determines the running order a split second in front, Sargeant’s speed offset and momentum left him thinking he had got there ... Keep reading

Leclerc and Sainz lined up sixth and seventh respectively, but both lost positions to Mercedes driver George Russell and Haas man Nico Hulkenberg as they crossed paths in Shanghai's first corner complex.Sainz was pushed wide in Turn 2 by an understeering Leclerc, who visibly struggled to get his tyres up to temperature, further illustrated by a huge moment for the Monegasque in the second ... Keep reading

Formula 1 finally headed back to China after the COVID-19 pandemic, where home hero Zhou Guanyu was cheered on passionately – moving the Sauber driver and 2004 Fernando Alonso fan considerably.Zhou was granted a post-race celebration on the grid behind the podium-sharing Red Bull drivers – Lando Norris absent from the initial congratulatory shots between the dominant Max Verstappen and the ... Keep reading

Formula 1 finally headed back to China after the COVID-19 pandemic, where home hero Zhou Guanyu was cheered on passionately – moving the Sauber driver and 2004 Fernando Alonso fan considerably.Zhou was granted a post-race celebration on the grid behind the podium-sharing Red Bull drivers – Lando Norris absent from the initial congratulatory shots between the dominant Max Verstappen and the ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer endured another challenging weekend in China where the promise of a second place in the sprint with Lewis Hamilton was not followed through to the main grand prix.Russell came home in sixth, with Hamilton down in ninth, as the squad was once again left chasing answers about why it cannot unlock the potential it feels there is in its W15 car.And with major set up direction ... Keep reading

Norris took pole for the sprint and while he went off at the start and struggled with tyre wear throughout the 19-lap event, the Briton did excel in Sunday's grand prix.Aided by the timing of a mid-race safety car for him to bolt on hard tyres, Norris comfortably held off the Red Bull of Sergio Perez to claim second behind Max Verstappen, clinching his 15th career podium.McLaren's form was a ... Keep reading

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Leclerc and Sainz lined up sixth and seventh respectively, but both lost positions to Mercedes driver George Russell and Haas man Nico Hulkenberg as they crossed paths in Shanghai's first corner complex.Sainz was pushed wide in Turn 2 by an understeering Leclerc, who visibly struggled to get his tyres up to temperature, further illustrated by a huge moment for the Monegasque in the second ... Keep reading

Ferrari driver Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris had delayed their first pitstop in Shanghai and were able to convert to a one-stop under a mid-race safety car, deployed to recover Valtteri Bottas' stricken Sauber.Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen had already made a green flag pitstop earlier and were forced in a second time so they could get to the end on hard tyres.Verstappen's ferocious pace ... Keep reading

Norris took pole for the sprint and while he went off at the start and struggled with tyre wear throughout the 19-lap event, the Briton did excel in Sunday's grand prix.Aided by the timing of a mid-race safety car for him to bolt on hard tyres, Norris comfortably held off the Red Bull of Sergio Perez to claim second behind Max Verstappen, clinching his 15th career podium.McLaren's form was a ... Keep reading

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Despite starting from fourth, he won the sprint race by 13 seconds, and then did it again during the grand prix, starting from pole and comfortably cruising to the win.Joining Bryn Lucas on the show is Filip Cleeren and Jake Boxall-Legge as they dissect the more interesting stories beneath the surface, such as Lando Norris turning a "damage limitation" round into a second place finish.Also ... Keep reading

The German manufacturer endured another challenging weekend in China where the promise of a second place in the sprint with Lewis Hamilton was not followed through to the main grand prix.Russell came home in sixth, with Hamilton down in ninth, as the squad was once again left chasing answers about why it cannot unlock the potential it feels there is in its W15 car.And with major set up direction ... Keep reading

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1's teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.Amid concerns that the effective current lock-out of the top 10 positions by the leading five teams is unduly impacting the midfield battle, as there are so few opportunities to score, a ... Keep reading

As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.Amid concerns that the effective current lock-out of the top ten positions by the leading five teams is unduly impacting the midfield battle, as there are so few opportunities to score, a ... Keep reading

Amid fresh comments from Mercedes chief Wolff about the ongoing possibility of Verstappen walking away from Red Bull and potentially to his team, Horner has issued a hard-hitting response.With every indication to Red Bull from the Verstappen camp that the triple world champion is fully committed to his contract, Horner says Wolff is wasting his time dreaming that there is a chance of getting ... Keep reading

Amid fresh comments from Mercedes chief Wolff about the ongoing possibility of Verstappen walking away from Red Bull and potentially to his team, Horner has issued a hard-hitting response.With every indication to Red Bull from the Verstappen camp that the triple world champion is fully committed to his contract, Horner says Wolff is wasting his time dreaming that there is a chance of getting ... Keep reading

Jennie Gow and the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix.

Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in a race that was twice interrupted by the safety car.2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix results2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix reportRead Also: Formula 1F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen overcomes two safety cars to win from Norris Polesitter Verstappen led the charge to Turn 1 as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso swept ... Keep reading

Christian Horner reacts as Toto Wolff stirs the pot over Max Verstappen's plans for the future.