Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is “a bit gobsmacked” after taking his first sprint pole of his nascent Ferrari era.Hamilton came to Shanghai after a difficult weekend for both himself and Ferrari in Australia, only managing 10th in Melbourne through a lack of pace and poorContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton announced his arrival at Ferrari by taking pole position for the Formula 1 sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix and is joined on the front row by old foe Max Verstappen.McLaren had looked dominant until the third qualifying session, with Oscar Piastri third and Lando Norris downContinue Reading
Alpine and Haas have revealed they have needed to make changes to their Formula 1 cars’ rear wings in light of the latest technical directive that has tightened flex tests.It is understood that four teams were affected by the changing parameters of the rear wing flex tests for the ChineseContinue Reading
Formula 1 drivers have been given further clarification by the FIA on the recent tightening of rules surrounding inappropriate language, following concerns triggered by the wording of the initial guidance.Tensions around the issue escalated further after Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Adrien Fourmaux was fined €10,000 – with an additional €20,000Continue Reading
Lando Norris needed the whole of the one and only practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix before he ultimately set the benchmark with a stunning lap.With the pace of the McLaren a talking point heading into the second race weekend of the year, Norris was head andContinue Reading
A few new parts arrived at the Australian Grand Prix as the 10 Formula 1 teams wanted 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. In this update we explain howContinue Reading
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review media day for the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix, beginning on a sombre note as the sport pays tribute to Eddie Jordan, the former team boss and broadcaster who passed away on Thursday morning at the ageContinue Reading
Every time I saw Eddie, he’d say, ‘I made you!’, which goes all the way back to Formula 3. I knew of his own racing – he wasn’t a bad driver – and at the end of 1986 I saw him at the Grovewood Awards. He said, ‘Has anyone signedContinue Reading
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review media day for the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and it begins on a sombre note as the series pays tribute to Eddie Jordan, the former team boss of Jordan and broadcaster who passed away this morningContinue Reading
Pull the 21 April 1988 edition of Autosport from the archives and you’ll find an image of Johnny Herbert, arm aloft in triumph, crossing the finishing line in the opening round of the International F3000 season at Jerez. In a stark visual echo of the white border around the photo,Continue Reading