From the hazy, heady days of tobacco giants to the cryptic crypto currency courtships of recent years, Formula 1 has always relied on sponsorship revenue for a significant slice of the funding required to go racing.Ask any fan what their favourite car is, or who they feel is the greatestContinue Reading
The revelation that the FIA has moved to clamp down on a potential ride height parc ferme trick has added an intriguing twist to the Formula 1 title battle.But while the governing body’s response to suspicions that one competitor may have been altering front bib clearance between qualifying and theContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is “too good” to be asked to support Lando Norris, and says he would have never have agreed to it.As the 2024 F1 season has progressed, McLaren has become the team to beat and taken the points lead away from Red Bull in theContinue Reading
Almost 10 years ago, Autosport asked: “Is Formula 1 a rip off?” We crunched the numbers on ticket prices, subscriptions in the early days of the pay TV takeover, team merchandise, travel and more – everything we thought you needed to be an F1 fan in 2015.Those were the daysContinue Reading
As the Formula 1 grid has got ever closer, detail differences have become more critical in the fight for wins. One area that is getting increasing attention is tyre behaviour – and especially how to manage them over race stints better than your rivals.Teams and drivers have quickly come to understandContinue Reading
Growing suspicions of a cunning Formula 1 car ride height adjustment trick under parc ferme conditions has triggered an immediate FIA response from this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Autosport can reveal.Sources have revealed that discussions have taken place between several teams and the FIA over recent weeks to discussContinue Reading
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has extended and expanded its long-standing partnership with AT&T from 2025 onwards.AT&T has worked alongside Red Bull for over a decade, with its technology allowing the team to collect and analyse data as quickly as possible.The amount of information that can be processed inContinue Reading
After decades of trying and failing to make it big across the Atlantic, Formula 1 has finally managed to achieve an all-important foothold in the United States. It might not have an American driver to get behind any longer, but F1’s presence Stateside is growing; last year’s calendar featured threeContinue Reading
“Oscar’s brain is a supercomputer,” says Oscar Piastri’s early mentor, James Sera, who helped the McLaren driver navigate his early career in his native Australia. It is an unusual response when asked about the McLaren Formula 1 driver’s most crucial characteristics.When posed the same question, the man who oversaw Piastri’s career when he moved to the UK latches ontoContinue Reading
The changes made to Formula 1’s regulations were extensive for 2022. While much of the discussion since their introduction has revolved around the design of the sidepods and how teams have best managed the shift to more powerful floors, there’s been plenty of other design aspects that were affected.These otherContinue Reading