Mercedes has lifted the covers off the W17, its new Formula 1 car for the 2026 season.The new machinery meets F1’s new technical regulations on the chassis and engine sides, featuring active aerodynamics and a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric energy.The W17 sports a mostly unchanged black and silverContinue Reading
Autosport handed out our inaugural Autosport Champion accolade at the 38th Autosport Awards at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January. And it was appropriate that reigning world champion Lando Norris should win it – but not just for his Formula 1 success.Quite aside from becoming the second Young Driver winner toContinue Reading
McLaren will not run on the opening day of Formula 1’s behind-closed-doors test at Barcelona as it sought to maximise the development time of its new title defender – the MCL40.Audi, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, and now Alpine have given their new 2026 models track time in private shakedown events, aimingContinue Reading
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 British Competition Driver of the Year Award, voted for by fans.The 26-year-old battled with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take his first world title by two points, scoring seven grand prix wins inContinue Reading
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rally Driver of the Year Award.Ogier won six rounds on his way to the crown despite only contesting 11 of the 14 events with Toyota.Autosport readers have voted the Frenchman the top rally driver of 2025, ahead ofContinue Reading
The McLaren MCL39 has been voted the 2025 Autosport Competition Car of the Year.McLaren’s last ground-effect Formula 1 challenger was the car to beat in 2025, taking 14 grand prix wins and 13 pole positions. McLaren won the constructors’ championship and Lando Norris took his first drivers’ title, with team-mateContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has won Autosport’s 2025 Driver of the Year Award, following a fan vote.The Red Bull star scored eight wins as he battled McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the crown, falling just two points short despite a difficult start to the campaign with the RB21.Read Also:Continue Reading
The McLaren Formula 1 Team has become the first winner of the Autosport Team of the Year Award.McLaren took an F1 title double in 2025, wrapping up its 10th constructors’ crown and 13th drivers’ championship with Lando Norris. Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri won 14 of the 24 grands prixContinue Reading
Ross Brawn has received the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 38th Autosport Awards.The multiple-championship winning engineer, strategist and team boss was presented with his award by ex-commentator James Allen at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January.Brawn, who scored successes with Benetton, Ferrari and his own squad before spending time asContinue Reading
Three-time Formula 1 world champion and motorsport legend Sir Jackie Stewart has offered his verdict on Lando Norris after the Briton secured his first drivers’ title in 2025. Speaking at the Autosport Awards, where the McLaren driver was celebrated by the organisation, Sir Stewart was asked about how he rated NorrisContinue Reading