From the outside, Andrea Stella’s tenure as a McLaren team boss has looked pretty straightforward.After taking over from Andreas Seidl ahead of the 2023 season, the Italian oversaw a technical restructuring that turned the team into a regular podium finisher over the second half of a Red Bull-dominated campaign, andContinue Reading
Nobody ever wants the wooden spoon in the Formula 1 world championship, for valid reasons – a crucial loss of prize money, and the mere incentive to do well – but if you’re ever going to come last then Alpine certainly is doing it right.The Enstone-based outfit has already scoredContinue Reading
“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up.The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostlyContinue Reading
When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year’s tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea.But in 2020 Vowles set himselfContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella thinks some of the philosophies that made his 2025 F1 car so successful can be carried over to 2026’s all-new regulations.In 2026 F1 is moving away from a heavy reliance on ground effect, reverting to cars with a flat underfloor and reduced downforce levels, whileContinue Reading
I expected chaos and glamour at the Monaco Grand Prix this year and both appeared on demand. It was my first time back in the principality since I was one of five drivers who could have won the chaotic 1982 grand prix that nobody wanted to win. The podium photosContinue Reading
Despite noticing a perceptible change in his approach while competing for a Formula 1 title, Oscar Piastri says it is far too early in the season to consider minimising risk and settling for positions in races.In an exclusive interview with Autosport, Piastri was asked about the challenges involved in fightingContinue Reading
Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez andContinue Reading
Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez andContinue Reading
When Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu watched his drivers prop up the timesheets in practice for Formula 1’s 2025 season opener in Australia, he admitted to feeling “sick” before turning his attention to fixing the problem.Haas traced the issue with its VF-25 chassis to instability in higher-speed conditions, exacerbated byContinue Reading