Alpine, Haas make wing tweaks after China F1 flex test changes
Alpine and Haas have revealed they have needed to make changes to their Formula 1 cars’ rear wings in light of the latest technical directive that has tightened flex tests.It is understood that four teams were affected by the changing parameters of the rear wing flex tests for the ChineseContinue Reading
F1 drivers given clarification about swearing in “quite fair” Australia FIA discussion
Formula 1 drivers have been given further clarification by the FIA on the recent tightening of rules surrounding inappropriate language, following concerns triggered by the wording of the initial guidance.Tensions around the issue escalated further after Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Adrien Fourmaux was fined €10,000 – with an additional €20,000Continue Reading
F1 Chinese GP: Norris sets blistering pace in sole practice session, Leclerc second
Lando Norris needed the whole of the one and only practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix before he ultimately set the benchmark with a stunning lap.With the pace of the McLaren a talking point heading into the second race weekend of the year, Norris was head andContinue Reading
Winning Lotus from 1965 Indy 500 honored with Darlington throwback scheme
The Las Vegas-winning No. 21 Ford of The Wood Brothers will be wearing a very special paint scheme for the Darlington throwback race, and it’s a livery that open-wheel fans will know well. Thursday at a special event held at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, the team revealed thatContinue Reading
F1 Tech: How teams are experimenting with their early season setups
A few new parts arrived at the Australian Grand Prix as the 10 Formula 1 teams wanted to put more mileage on the packages they ran with in Bahrain testing. That’s not to say anyone didn’t dabble in a bit of early update fun. In this update we explain howContinue Reading
WRC drivers continue stage-end silence until “clear way forward” with FIA
World Rally Championship drivers will continue to limit stage-end comments until they have a “clear way forward” following dialogue with the FIA, according to Elfyn Evans.WRC drivers remained silent or offered limited comments in their native languages during Wednesday’s shakedown at this weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya, in response to theContinue Reading
The loss of the legend Eddie Jordan – All the news from F1’s Chinese Grand Prix Media Day
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review media day for the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix, beginning on a sombre note as the sport pays tribute to Eddie Jordan, the former team boss and broadcaster who passed away on Thursday morning at the ageContinue Reading
Johnny Herbert on the man who made him, Eddie Jordan
Every time I saw Eddie, he’d say, ‘I made you!’, which goes all the way back to Formula 3. I knew of his own racing – he wasn’t a bad driver – and at the end of 1986 I saw him at the Grovewood Awards. He said, ‘Has anyone signedContinue Reading
Autosport Podcast: Rounding-up media day at the Chinese Grand Prix
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review media day for the 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and it begins on a sombre note as the series pays tribute to Eddie Jordan, the former team boss of Jordan and broadcaster who passed away this morningContinue Reading
Eddie Jordan: Formula 1’s great disruptor
Pull the 21 April 1988 edition of Autosport from the archives and you’ll find an image of Johnny Herbert, arm aloft in triumph, crossing the finishing line in the opening round of the International F3000 season at Jerez. In a stark visual echo of the white border around the photo,Continue Reading