Lando Norris to attend the Autosport Awards and receive the inaugural Autosport Champion award, honouring his ascent from 2016 McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver winner to 2025 F1 World ChampionFan-voted awards will be handed out on Wednesday in eight major categories, with nominations across F1, Formula E, MotoGP, WEC andContinue Reading
Car launch season for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign is firmly under way after Red Bull and its sister outfit Racing Bulls revealed their liveries in Detroit on Thursday night.Red Bull unveiled a refresh design incorporating new partner Ford’s blue, while Racing Bulls stuck to a predominantly white livery featuringContinue Reading
Esteban Ocon has admitted to making “mistakes” when he raced Force India Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez, with their rivalry generating several collisions.Going into his first full season in Formula 1 after a nine-race stint at Manor, 20-year-old Ocon had a lot to prove in 2017. The Mercedes protege teamedContinue Reading
On the eve of Formula 1’s new era, the obvious question is where all teams and manufacturers stand, but also what the biggest performance differentiator will be this season.FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis has shared the expectation that the internal combustion engine will largely determine the pecking order in 2026.Continue Reading
The Formula 1 calendar is as big as it’s ever been with 24 circuits to visit for drivers, team staff and media – where no one track is the same.So for a bit of off-season fun, we have rated all current venues – except Madrid, which is due to debutContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s start at the Nurburgring 24 Hours now depends solely on an NLS date and Mercedes is fighting for his entry in the endurance classic.With Winward’s announcement that it will contest the 24-hour race at the Nordschleife as the Mercedes-AMG Performance Team, another piece of the puzzle has fallenContinue Reading
Red Bull Ford Powertrains technical director Ben Hodgkinson would rather have a “gloves-off fight” between power unit manufacturers, rather than Formula 1’s new Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system.As F1 switches to new engine regulations for 2026, featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power, the world championship isContinue Reading
Riccardo Adami will no longer serve as Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer at Ferrari as the Italian has taken up a new role within the Formula 1 team’s young driver programme.Adami, who was previously the race engineer with both Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz at the team, will now oversee theContinue Reading
The Cadillac Formula 1 team took to the Silverstone circuit to shakedown its 2026 car for the first time on Friday.Cadillac will join the F1 grid as its 11th team in 2026, and ahead of its debut completed a filming day at the British Grand Prix track with Mexican driverContinue Reading
Formula 1 has had some brilliant showdowns in its 75-year history, and we pick out the best in the latest episode on the greatest races in the world championship.Experienced motorsport journalist Damien Smith is Autosport’s special guest, joining host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith to assess our top 10Continue Reading