As revealed by Autosport over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, teams last week discussed a tweak to the regulations to clear up an aspect of the regulations that had caused unease.Previously, jump starts were judged entirely on whether or not the FIA-supplied sensors fitted to cars had picked up movementContinue Reading
In court papers that have been lodged in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Steiner has claimed that his former Haas team has not paid him for commissions that he was owed over several years, which was in violation of an employment agreement he had.Furthermore, he claims that the outfit, which he leftContinue Reading
But one of the less well-known aspects of what happened on 1 May 1994, was the sense of helplessness unfolding for those inside the safety car which led the Formula 1 field early on.Faced with an under-powered Opel Vectra that was ultimately not fast enough to be running in frontContinue Reading
30 years on from the tragic death of Ayrton Senna, we take a look back at the legendary driver’s life, both on and off the track, with photography throughout his career. Stay tuned to Autosport’s YouTube and Podcast platforms for the first episode of the James Allen on F1 podcast,Continue Reading
The Japanese marque has spent the past six seasons as Red Bull’s powertrain partner and has achieved success through Max Verstappen’s trio of drivers’ titles, but has renewed its efforts for 2026 as Aston Martin becomes its works team.With its knowledge of developing V6 internal combustion engines for the currentContinue Reading
Alonso had been given a 10-second time penalty in the sprint and three penalty points on his licence after he collided with Carlos Sainz in the Saturday race.The Spaniards were fighting over third position when they clashed at Turn 9, which gave the two-time world champion a puncture and ledContinue Reading
The recent Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix highlighted how the variability produced by a pretty much nailed-on two-stopper helps trigger plenty of overtaking and action.F1’s problem though is that this ideal combination of tyre compounds to deliver multi-stop excitement cannot be repeated at every track because the range of optionsContinue Reading
Late last week, German publication Auto Motor Und Sport reported that Newey was set to leave the squad, having indicated to colleagues that he was no longer happy with the working environment there.Now, following talks with the squad, it is understood that he has formally submitted his resignation and theContinue Reading
While the Enstone-based team is chipping away in taking off weight and adding aero performance to its A524 to get itself further up the grid, it is still far away from the lofty heights that parent company Renault wants to see it reach.When the decision was made last summer toContinue Reading
Aston Martin has been fifth in F1 2024’s pecking order so far both in terms of race performance and results, heading to Miami 12 points behind fourth-placed Mercedes.But while it has struggled to match the likes of Ferrari and McLaren over a race distance, the Silverstone team’s qualifying performances haveContinue Reading