Lando Norris headlined Formula 1’s second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which was interrupted twice in the final 20 minutes by red flags for a suspected loose manhole cover at Turn 17.In a session preceded by light rain, it took five minutes before the drivers elected toContinue Reading
The FIA’s head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has handed in his notice, with Autosport understanding the aero chief is set to join Alpine during the 2026 season.Somerville, who as head of aero played an important part in defining F1’s new 2026 regulations, handed in his notice last week and willContinue Reading
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has led opening practice for Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, besting Alex Albon and the two Red Bulls.Leclerc’s soft-tyre run pf 1m34.802s in the final 15 minutes of the one-hour session was enough to hold off Williams Alex Albon, with Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda making aContinue Reading
CrowdStrike’s George Kurtz has acquired 15% of Toto Wolff’s holding company, representing 5% of shares in the Mercedes F1 team.Kurtz, the CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike, came on board as a Mercedes sponsor in 2019 and has now become an owner, as well as joining then team asContinue Reading
Felipe Massa has secured a first victory as he seeks damages for the results of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship over Renault’s race-fixing at the Singapore Grand Prix.Massa has been making a case that Nelson Piquet Jr’s intentional crash, which gifted victory to team-mate Fernando Alonso by causing anContinue Reading
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the two-pitstop rule implemented by Pirelli for this year’s Qatar Grand Prix will “destroy” the upcoming Formula 1 race.Cars will be allowed to cover a maximum of 25 laps per stint during the 57-lap race, making it an effective two-stop while maintaining a degreeContinue Reading
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso is keenly looking forward to the end of the ground-effect era with the series introducing a new set of regulations in 2026. F1 cars are set for changes to both the power unit and chassis, as they will be lighter and smaller with moreContinue Reading
“You may have heard him say that,” growled Peter Capaldi as potty-mouthed political spin doctor Malcolm Tucker during the film In The Loop, “but he did not say that, and that is a fact.”Ferrari’s response to executive chairman John Elkann’s comments last week was rather less direct than that of theirContinue Reading
In modern Formula 1, data is as valuable as downforce. Every lap generates millions of data points, all of which must be kept secure as teams push the limits of engineering and strategy. That’s why Oracle Red Bull Racing has partnered with the leader in identity security, 1Password – a collaborationContinue Reading
Several Formula 1 drivers have voiced their concerns over the prospect of wet practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with rain predicted to hit the track for Thursday practice.Las Vegas, along the wider Clark County, has been dealing with torrential rainfall in recent days, with the National Weather ServiceContinue Reading