Lewis Hamilton has piled into the FIA president’s decision to row back on his swearing ban – saying the whole “ridiculous” situation is “a mess”.Meanwhile, George Russell said Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s plans to climb down on its previous stance on punishing drivers seemed “all a bit suspect”.It comes after FormulaContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton’s father Anthony is set to receive an official role at the FIA helping the governing body with its young driver programme.As first revealed by The Times and verified by Autosport, Hamilton Sr has been working in an advisory capacity over the past 18 months and his role willContinue Reading
Max Verstappen revealed further details of his GT3 test at Nurburgring’s Nordschleife, in which he competed under the pseudonym of “Franz Hermann” during an official Nurburgring Endurance Series test.The four-time Formula 1 champion drove Emil Frey Racing’s Ferrari 296 GT3, which the Swiss outfit usually races in DTM. Verstappen’s protege,Continue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he “didn’t know how tough it was going to be” to adapt to life at Ferrari during the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.The seven-time world champion made a surprise, blockbuster move to the Scuderia over the winter after 12 successful seasons with Mercedes, where he wonContinue Reading
“If your 100% is just to perform at a very high level in Formula 1, which is where I want to get to as soon as possible, that for me should take less than half a year; five to 10 races.”One of the recurring narratives over the first quarter ofContinue Reading
New Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley has appeared to have brought some of his Red Bull secrets to his new squad and the effects are already being felt by its drivers.Both Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg believe Sauber is “making progress” now that the former Red Bull sporting director isContinue Reading
Just a quarter of the way into the 2025 Formula 1 season, one of the six ‘rookies’ making their full-season debut has already been benched in favour of another.Last week, Alpine announced it was replacing Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto – a manoeuvre which had seemed virtually inevitable since theContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has explained some of the rationale behind his father and two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr considering running for FIA president – while also believing there would be no conflict of interest given he races in Formula 1.As revealed by Autosport last week, Sainz Sr is currentlyContinue Reading
The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team is bringing a large upgrade package to this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – but the possible gains look set to be smaller than they might seem.For its home race, the squad has prepared a new floor and bodywork which it worked on until theContinue Reading
“We saw that when McLaren was pushing, we were between seven tenths and a second behind. For the first time, we saw their pure speed,” was Red Bull driver advisor Helmut Marko’s verdict after the Miami Grand Prix, offering a clear, raw picture of McLaren’s superiority.Of the six rounds heldContinue Reading