Lando Norris tamed the chaos in Melbourne to win the opening round of the F1 season. In doing so, he put down a marker for his team-mate Oscar Piastri, his rival Max Verstappen, and anyone else who wants a say in this year’s world championship.Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari debut didn’t quiteContinue Reading
Until Lewis Hamilton landed at Maranello this past January, Charles Leclerc was widely seen as the cornerstone of the Scuderia’s project. The Monegasque driver joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, two years before making a low-key Formula 1 debut in 2018 with Sauber.Similarly, Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia started in MotoGPContinue Reading
Several Formula 1 teams have had their freight delayed from Australia to China meaning preparations have been held up for the Chinese Grand Prix.The FIA has stated that tyre supplier Pirelli did not have its freight at the Shanghai International Circuit on time, although the tyre manufacturer has received equipmentContinue Reading
After a memorable start to the season in Melbourne, Formula 1 rolls onto Shanghai for the second round of 2025 – a perfect chance for all of the Chinese partners and sponsors to roll out the red carpet and showcase their respective businesses to the ever-increasing global audience.All three ofContinue Reading
Team orders issued during Formula 1 races are universally loathed. Even at the squads that opt to deliver them.In the years of the modern era when they were officially banned (2002-2010), “Fernando. Is. Faster. Than. You.” from then Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley to the Scuderia star Felipe Massa summedContinue Reading
The new Ferrari combination of Lewis Hamilton and Riccardo Adami made the airwaves and headlines during and after Formula 1’s 2025 Australian Grand Prix. But they were far from the only new driver/race engineer combo making a high-profile bow in Melbourne.There was Richard Wood and Liam Lawson at Red Bull,Continue Reading
Mercedes has been keen to work with adidas for some time and finally a 15-year flirtation has resulted in the German brands uniting ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 season.Alongside the eye-catching fan apparel and the familiar three stripes adorning team gear, there is ongoing technical development that adidas hopesContinue Reading
As expected, very few genuinely new parts arrived at the Australian Grand Prix as the 10 Formula 1 teams sought to put more mileage on the packages they ran with in Bahrain testing.That’s not to say anyone didn’t dabble in a bit of early update fun; Sauber introduced a newContinue Reading
Every generation of racing driver has its supreme talent. Seldom is the difference between this individual and their peers more manifest than when conditions are wet or changeable, goes the established wisdom.While it’s difficult to argue against most of the names on Autosport’s spreadsheet of victories in grands prix significantlyContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was left unimpressed by Isack Hadjar’s behaviour after the French driver burst into tears at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.Hadjar’s misery stemmed from his wet-weather crash on the formation lap of the Albert Park race, which happened as early as Turn 2 and meant heContinue Reading