Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes still does not know if it has shed the tendency for its Formula 1 car package to only perform best in cold conditions due to the unusual weather in Bahrain pre-season testing.Three of the last four wins for the Silver Arrows squad in 2024 cameContinue Reading
Lando Norris offered his first verdict of the new McLaren MCL39 which he feels is “similar” to its Formula 1 title-winning predecessor – but with a little bit of initial rear-end instability.The Briton headlined the opening day of testing to suggest McLaren had picked up from where it left offContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the second morning of Formula 1’s pre-season test in Bahrain, which became increasingly quiet as the rare appearance of rain scuppered much of the running.Hamilton became the first driver of the test to break into the 1m29s – setting a 1m29.670s – ahead of theContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1’s first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems.Last year’s RB20 started off in dominant fashion in the hands of Max Verstappen, but it was gradually overhauled by McLaren and toContinue Reading
Formula 1’s 2025 pre-season test in Bahrain has been hit by a second logistics shambles in two days – as rain temporarily left only two teams able to run midway through Thursday’s first session.This follows Wednesday’s power cut at the Sakhir track, which led to an hour’s delay ahead ofContinue Reading
Follow live text coverage of the Bahrain pre-season test here.Formula 1 pre-season testing is under way in Bahrain with Day 2. It is already the penultimate opportunity for teams and drivers to get their 2025 cars up to speed for the new season which starts in Australia on 16 March.EachContinue Reading
The first day of Formula 1 2025 testing is the subject of the latest Autosport Podcast, which features the initial indications of what the pecking order could be. Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt report from the Bahrain International Circuit to wrap up the key talking points from a day that featuredContinue Reading
F1 2025 finally hits the track! Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt report from the Bahrain International Circuit to wrap up Day 1 of testing for the 2025 Formula 1 Season. In the review, Alex and Ben talk about the ease with which McLaren has settled into the opening day asContinue Reading
Two senior motorsport figures were prevented from attending a meeting on Wednesday after refusing to sign non-disclosure agreements.FIA deputy president for sport Robert Reid and UK representative David Richards were not admitted to a World Motor Sport Council meeting, chaired by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.It is believed the reasonContinue Reading
Lando Norris headlined the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, following an hour-long delay for a circuit-wide power cut.The session’s run time was extended by an hour following the hiatus created by the lack of power two hours into the afternoon session, which knocked out the floodlightsContinue Reading