While teams and series bosses could not reach an agreement on a new points structure at the Geneva get-together on Thursday, they did sign off plans for new rear-facing cameras to appear from the Barcelona event in June.The new camera will offer fans a unique perspective on pursuing cars, asContinue Reading
F1 currently schedules six sprint weekends per year on a selection of circuits, with the first sprint of 2024 taking place last weekend in China, and the second following next week at the Miami Grand Prix.Sprints have been treated to mixed reviews by drivers and fans, with the additional competitiveContinue Reading
Hulkenberg’s current team Haas announced on Friday morning that the German is leaving the squad at the end of the 2024 season.The 36-year-old was out of contract at Haas and was long known to be on Audi F1 CEO Andreas Seidl’s shortlist.Hulkenberg will now join the team, which will stillContinue Reading
The German had emerged as one of the key targets for Audi, which is gearing up with its current Sauber partner for its official F1 entry as a works team from 2026.Autosport revealed earlier this week that Audi had been eager to make an early move on getting its driverContinue Reading
It emerged on Thursday that Newey has expressed privately to some members of the Red Bull team about his desire to leave the Milton Keynes-based squad.Although the outfit remains dominant in F1, it is suggested that Newey has become disillusioned with the fallout of the power battle that erupted earlierContinue Reading
F1 has changed its points system several times over the years, with the first structure used in 1950 looking very different to what it is now. There is even another change on the cards for the 2025 season and a decision over if to introduce it or not will be madeContinue Reading
Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team’s stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers’ world championships and six constructors’ titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey’s impendingContinue Reading
The sprint format means the teams have only one practice session to get their cars ready before the opening sprint qualifying and race action, which means deploying unusual FP1 run plans compared to standard race events.In FP1 in China last week – the first sprint weekend of the 2024 seasonContinue Reading
Following a push by F1’s midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday’s F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.For the change to go through, it needed support from five ofContinue Reading
The so-called Formula 1 Channel is set to be a 24/7 streaming channel for US viewers to access race replays and highlights from F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy.It will also feature evergreen content such as reruns of classic grands prix and racing documentaries.The new channel, which is subscription-free butContinue Reading