The performances of Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix left Haas and Williams with plenty to mull over.For Haas, Bearman’s pace out of the box in Baku was impressive – matching team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and securing a point for finishing 10th, becoming the first driver inContinue Reading
It’s well known in Formula 1 that if you stand still with your car then you end up going backwards, because others will simply outdevelop you.But the same is true for team structures too. As the demands of grand prix racing have changed in recent years, and squads experience aContinue Reading
RB will race at the the Singapore Grand Prix with a denim-effect special livery, which has been designed by team sponsor and fashion brand Hugo for the night-time Formula 1 race.The car features a light-blue, stonewashed denim overlay on the nose and the sidepods, detailed by tears and frayed edges.Continue Reading
McLaren has just taken the lead of the Formula 1 constructors’ championship for the first time since 2014. It looks increasingly strong, but Lando Norris is still a long way behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the drivers’ contest.There’s a real chance the two big F1 prizes could go toContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s race engineer GianPiero Lambiase is to be promoted into an expanded role at Red Bull as part of a restructuring of the team’s trackside operations, Autosport can reveal.In the wake of the news that sporting director Jonathan Wheatley will be leaving at the end of this season toContinue Reading
Red Bull has had to abandon plans for fan-inspired livery takeovers at the Singapore and USA grands prix because of concerns about the extra weight of new paint schemes.The Milton Keynes-based squad had invited its followers to come up with bespoke livery designs that would be run at the British,Continue Reading
Formula 1’s new narrower 2026 tyre specifications have run for the first time on an Aston Martin mule car.Ahead of the major rules revamp that is coming in two years’ time, Pirelli is introducing slightly smaller tyres as part of an effort to reduce overall car weight.While the tyres remainContinue Reading
Mercedes has unveiled a one-off livery for Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix to celebrate its title partner Petronas’ 50th anniversary.The W15 car that Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will drive through the streets of Singapore will have its silver nose and sidepod replaced by Petronas’ emerald green. The rest ofContinue Reading
The 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix was just the second time an F1 race has finished behind a virtual safety car since its official introduction in 2015.Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz were squabbling for third on the penultimate lap in Baku, but tangled coming out of Turn 2 causing both toContinue Reading
A “flustered” Nico Hulkenberg’s two late errors boosted rookie Formula 1 drivers Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman, plus Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton, in unseen incidents at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix’s close.By keeping his pace high and medium tyres alive in the first stint on Sunday, Hulkenberg was eventually given aContinue Reading