Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s cost cap made the world championship a “meritocracy” rather than an “arms race”, after McLaren won its first drivers’ title since 2008.Lando Norris prevailed over Max Verstappen and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to end a 15-season streak of Red Bull and MercedesContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari did not live up to expectation, and his disappointing results sparked questions about the seven-time Formula 1 world champion’s future in the series. The 40-year-old has sought to silence his naysayers, arguing that he ‘still has a dream’ keeping him in F1.Hamilton joined theContinue Reading
We have a new Formula 1 world champion, Lando Norris. He held his nerve in Abu Dhabi to finish on the podium, which is all he needed to do to become one of only 35 drivers in history to win the F1 world championship.It’s a proud moment for Autosport too,Continue Reading
Formula 1 2026 free practice sessions during a sprint weekend will be extended in the event of a red flag in order to help ensure teams receive enough practice time.On sprint weekends, teams only get a single one-hour practice session on Friday morning before heading straight into sprint qualifying forContinue Reading
The FIA has released a new superlicence points allocation for IndyCar ahead of the 2026 season.IndyCar’s points allocation had been a point of contention for years, with many in the series’ paddock believing it was not generous enough.As was the case previously, the top 10 finishers in the IndyCar championshipContinue Reading
Looking at the maths of Max Verstappen’s 2025 Formula 1 season, from a certain point of view, is damning.On the one hand, he achieved a remarkable recovery, from 104 points down on championship leader Oscar Piastri with nine grands prix remaining to just two points away from newly crowned worldContinue Reading
Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur is unfazed by his drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton being publicly critical of the squad even though it irked John Elkann. The 2025 F1 campaign was highly disappointing for the Scuderia, as it failed to win a grand prix and dropped to fourth inContinue Reading
It was known, in the Yas Marina paddock, that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could be Helmut Marko’s final Formula 1 race as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor.A final decision was made on Monday in Abu Dhabi, as Marko met with Red Bull’s senior management, including Oliver Mintzlaff. The official announcementContinue Reading
The news broke on Tuesday that Helmut Marko had officially left his position as motorsport advisor to the Red Bull Formula 1 team, a role he held for 21 years. Part of his remit was managing the young driver programme for the Red Bull operation, signing racers at a young ageContinue Reading
Two days after the conclusion of the 2025 season, F1 teams switched all focus to 2026’s new era. At Yas Marina Circuit, the traditional post-season test had a dual purpose this time.Each team took to the track with one mule car to test Pirelli’s new 2026 tyres. The mule carsContinue Reading