In years gone by, following one’s favourite team on Twitter largely amounted to enjoying the gentle joshing with pitlane rivals.The banterous back-and-forth raised smiles but these days social media content is seen as a way of raising profiles, engagement, awareness and – ultimately – money.Autosport spoke to key personnel fromContinue Reading
The story of Ford’s return to Formula 1, from Red Bull’s point of view, is well known by now.The Milton Keynes-based team held lengthy talks with Porsche to develop a works engine for the all-new 2026 power unit regulations, but those ultimately collapsed. The German sports car brand was keenContinue Reading
Judging by the exuberant fans exiting London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night, Formula 1 has stumbled upon a winning formula for engaging a new audience.Fans, many of whom had never attended an F1 race before, were buzzing at having seen their heroes in the flesh and in a familiar settingContinue Reading
The booing of Formula 1’s pantomime villain Christian Horner drew much attention at the F175 London launch event.It has mainly centred upon whether it was right or wrong for the fans in the arena to boo.For his part, Horner handled it extremely well. The jeering began even before the videoContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has suggested Formula 1 should consider a return to V10 engines running on sustainable fuels – but is the pitch worth considering?F1 is switching to fully synthetic fuel next year as part of its engine overhaul, which will feature a near-50/50 split between a V6Continue Reading
Guenther Steiner has dropped his lawsuit against the Haas Formula 1 outfit after the former team principal came to an agreement during mediation proceedings.The 59-year-old initially sued Haas Formula, LLC in April of last year for what he claimed was money owed to him after his contract with the teamContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem thinks Formula 1 should at least consider switching back to V10 engines in the future, running on sustainable fuel.F1 is switching to fully synthetic fuel from next year as part of its change in engine formula, which will feature a near-50/50 split between output fromContinue Reading
“I don’t want to keep saying that we’re sacrificing this year for next year. But this year is definitely a time to do that.”This line pretty much sums up Alex Albon’s thinking on Williams’ upcoming campaign, highlighting the team’s laser focus on catching the right wave in 2026 when F1Continue Reading
Racing Bulls has, quite rightly, garnered plaudits for its switch to a white livery for 2025, producing a new(ish) twist to the formula of Red Bull influenced liveries as its ‘sister’ team completes a decade with the same design. White cars haven’t always been popular, particularly in the mid-2000s whenContinue Reading
Formula 1 and Motorsport Network have launched the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey to hear your views on the series.The Global F1 Fan Survey is the fourth edition that F1 and Motorsport Network have collaborated on, following previous surveys in 2015, 2017, and 2021. Each of these attracted over 200,000Continue Reading