Mercedes unsure if new car has shed 2024 cold weather “USP”
Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes still does not know if it has shed the tendency for its Formula 1 car package to only perform best in cold conditions due to the unusual weather in Bahrain pre-season testing.Three of the last four wins for the Silver Arrows squad in 2024 cameContinue Reading
Norris: McLaren MCL39 “in same ballpark” as 2024 car, but rear end should improve
Lando Norris offered his first verdict of the new McLaren MCL39 which he feels is “similar” to its Formula 1 title-winning predecessor – but with a little bit of initial rear-end instability.The Briton headlined the opening day of testing to suggest McLaren had picked up from where it left offContinue Reading
Marquez: If you expect me and Bagnaia to finish 1-2 every time, you don’t understand MotoGP
Marc Marquez believes it would be naive to expect him and Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia to score a 1-2 in every race in the 2025 MotoGP season.Marquez’s arrival at the factory Ducati squad has created a kind of ‘dream team’ not seen in the premier class in almost a decade.WithContinue Reading
Autosport National Podcast: The new club series enjoying a Swift start
The latest edition of the Autosport National Podcast takes a look at one of the new club series set to get off to a strong start this year: the Swift Sport Challenge.Dreamed up by the 750 Motor Club, the one-make category is designed to be an accessible and affordable entry-levelContinue Reading
TAG Heuer makes timely move into F1 Academy
TAG Heuer has become an official partner and timekeeper of the all-female F1 Academy while also designing one of the partner liveries for 2025.Having been recently confirmed as Formula 1’s official timekeeper, replacing Rolex, and the first-ever title sponsor of the Monaco Grand Prix, TAG Heuer has furthered its collaboration.ThisContinue Reading
Dear Autosport Reader
Dear Autosport Reader,I wanted to write to you as I have read the multiple messages asking where the liveblog is for testing.As many of you will know, Autosport and its sister website, Motorsport, have long carried the same content. Now, as we head into 2025, we are looking to separateContinue Reading
F1 Bahrain 2025 pre-season test: Hamilton fastest in morning on day two, rain enforces pause
Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the second morning of Formula 1’s pre-season test in Bahrain, which became increasingly quiet as the rare appearance of rain scuppered much of the running.Hamilton became the first driver of the test to break into the 1m29s – setting a 1m29.670s – ahead of theContinue Reading
MotoGP champion Martin also out of Argentina GP due to injury
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been ruled out of next month’s Argentina Grand Prix after breaking his hand in a training accident.MotoGP doctor Angel Charte revealed on Thursday that Martin’s recovery from a left hand fracture had been “slow”, and he will sit out the Argentina GP onContinue Reading
Marko: More predictable RB21 has addressed Red Bull’s F1 2024 problems
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1’s first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems.Last year’s RB20 started off in dominant fashion in the hands of Max Verstappen, but it was gradually overhauled by McLaren and toContinue Reading
How wet weather in the desert left some teams temporarily stranded at Bahrain testing
Formula 1’s 2025 pre-season test in Bahrain has been hit by a second logistics shambles in two days – as rain temporarily left only two teams able to run midway through Thursday’s first session.This follows Wednesday’s power cut at the Sakhir track, which led to an hour’s delay ahead ofContinue Reading