Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix’s opening practice session of the weekend, leading Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets.Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc’s line-leading time, as the Monegasque had foundContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until 2035 after signing a fresh four-year contract extension with commercial rightsholder FOM.The agreement is the second contract extension for Monaco in less than 12 months after organiser Automobile Club of Monaco had already hammered out a deal with F1Continue Reading
Wherever Lewis Hamilton qualifies on his maiden appearance for Ferrari before its home fans at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, he will start at least five places further back.He incurred the penalty during the run-up to last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, failing to slow down sufficiently forContinue Reading
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has completed his long-mooted takeover of the Tech3 MotoGP team with backing from a consortium of investors.The buyout was announced in a press conference at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday at the Catalan Grand Prix. Autosport reported back in August that SteinerContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams have detailed their low-drag aerodynamic set-ups for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, in line with the traditional approach to the high-speed Monza circuit.Every year, teams tend to produce bespoke rear wing options to satisfy the straightline speed requirements needed to be competitive at the ‘Temple of Speed’Continue Reading
Williams lodging a right of review against Carlos Sainz’s penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix shows more unease over the Formula 1 racing rules, which vindicated Liam Lawson’s driving in the clash.Lawson and Sainz collided on lap 27 at Zandvoort when Sainz attempted to overtake the Racing Bulls driver around theContinue Reading
One does not often see proven professional racers stepping back to junior formulae, yet that’s exactly what Colton Herta is doing for 2026.Having signed with the Cadillac Formula 1 team as a test and development driver, Herta is in contention for a full-time drive in 2027. F1 has been hisContinue Reading
Lando Norris made an extremely relaxed impression as he faced the media on Thursday in the Monza paddock, which would have been curious if it hadn’t been for his similarly remarkable restraint after last week’s hammer blow in Zandvoort.With his gap to Oscar Piastri suddenly swelling to 34 points afterContinue Reading
Extreme E will run a one-off final event in Saudi Arabia on the 4-5 October to mark the conclusion of the series ahead of the launch of Extreme H.Launched in 2021, Extreme E created an all-electric single-make competition for two-driver teams, one male and one female, competing in off-road racesContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris still believes he can beat team-mate Oscar Piastri to the 2025 Formula 1 title without any drama to even out his own Zandvoort retirement.Norris lost a certain second place at last week’s Dutch Grand Prix when his smoking McLaren ground to a halt with seven laps toContinue Reading