General Motors’ bid to enter Formula 1 has picked up fresh momentum, with talks between Formula 1 and the manufacturer understood at an advanced stage over a 2026 entry as an 11th team.GM has been partnered with Andretti Global as the American motorsports powerhouse has been knocking on F1’s doorContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton topped both FP1 and FP2 for Mercedes ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.In cold and low grip conditions, Mercedes appeared to enjoy the strongest start with Hamilton fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday night, as F1 returnedContinue Reading
Red Bull says it is stuck with a too-draggy rear wing that has left it on the backfoot against its Formula 1 rivals in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.World championship leader Max Verstappen ended up 17th fastest in second free practice on Thursday night, with team-mate Sergio Perez two placesContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 teams and drivers must sort out differences with the FIA behind closed doors and not “fight” in public as tensions continue to grow.The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association released a statement in the weeks after the Brazilian GP criticising Ben Sulayem, urging him to address theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton ended Friday with a clean sweep of Formula 1 practice sessions at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and beat Lando Norris by 0.011s in FP2.The Mercedes driver set a 1m33.825s on soft tyres before a brief red flag called for the stranded Alex Albon, who had struggled throughoutContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in Formula 1’s opening practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after overhauling team-mate George Russell at the chequered flag.Hamilton’s 1m35.001s headliner was set at the close of the session, as he found 0.396s over Russell in a session defined by ever-improving trackContinue Reading
RB Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda isn’t ruling out the possibility of one day running in the Indianapolis 500 but insisted that would not come anytime soon.The Japanese drove an IndyCar – prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing – for the first time on Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as partContinue Reading
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is set for its second instalment this weekend where Max Verstappen will be hoping to hit the ultimate jackpot of a fourth Formula 1 world championship. Red Bull’s man leads nearest challenger Lando Norris by 62 points with 86 left available, so simply finishing behind theContinue Reading
In the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Emily Selleck chats with Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans from the famous Bellagio Fountains to cover media day for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix.As part of an extended preview, the trio discusses why Max Verstappen winning the Drivers’ Championship in VegasContinue Reading
In a special edition of Autosport’s F1 coverage, we’re outside the famous Bellagio fountains to discuss the upcoming F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Emily Selleck chats with Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans on why Max Verstappen winning the Drivers’ Championship in Vegas would be a monumental win for F1, LandoContinue Reading