Formula 1

With 382 race starts (counting its six years known as Footwork) it still holds the record for most world championships races without ever taking a victory, although it came close on several occasions and scored eight podium finishes. It also boasted an impressive roster of drivers at various points in its history, including Riccardo Patrese,

Zhou became China’s first full-time F1 driver this year after graduating from Formula 2, partnering Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo. But Zhou was subject to criticism and abuse online prior to his F1 debut as many questioned his suitability for the seat and tagged him as a pay driver. Antonio Giovinazzi, who Zhou replaced at

The Silverstone-based squad caused a stir at the Hungarian Grand Prix when its AMR22 appeared fitted with a unique solution on the rear wing endplate. Thanks to a clever interpretation of the rules, Aston Martin had allowed the return of a more traditional endplate design that helped deliver increased downforce. While the concept had been

F1 is currently enjoying a boom of interest in the USA that has resulted in an expansion to three American races from 2023. In addition to the United States Grand Prix at COTA, which has been on the calendar since 2012, F1 added the Miami Grand Prix this year and will return to Las Vegas

In fact, he is robust in the defence of his strategy department and, while accepting there is always room for improvement, he is crystal clear that he has the right people in place in the right jobs. It is a stance that may come as a surprise to some F1 fans, who have heavily criticised

As late summer trips go, a motorsport enthusiast will be hard pressed to find a more appealing option than coupling a four or five-day city trip to vibrant Amsterdam with the boisterous F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort. And packages to get you there are still available through Motorsport Tickets, now with the added benefit of

Bottas joined Alfa Romeo at the beginning of the season following a five-year stint with Mercedes that saw him score 10 grand prix victories and twice finish as runner-up in the drivers’ championship to team-mate Lewis Hamilton. While the Finn has taken a step back from the regular front-running form he enjoyed at Mercedes, he

The Chinese driver stepped up to F1 with Alfa Romeo this year after finishing third in last season’s Formula 2 championship, becoming Valtteri Bottas’s team-mate as part of an all-new line-up at Hinwil. Zhou holds one of the few remaining free seats on next year’s grid, but he said in Hungary that he was not

While the teams have largely followed the intent of the regulations, that doesn’t mean an end to some innovative approaches, as the creative designers flex their muscles and interpret the regulations in their own unique ways. In this respect, Aston Martin entered the conversation just ahead of the summer break, when it introduced a technically

Vettel joined Red Bull in 2009 after serving his apprenticeship at sister team Toro Rosso. He finished second in his first season with the team and then won the world championship four times in 2010-13. He then signed for Ferrari towards the end of a difficult season with the introduction of the hybrid engine rules

Szafnauer says that the Frenchman’s only weakness is that he can take too long to find the limits at the start of the race weekend. Aston Martin announced last week that it had signed Alonso for 2023, and it’s not yet clear who will replace him at the Enstone outfit. The team had hoped to

Anthony was sufficiently wound up about the situation at McLaren that he felt the need to express his thoughts to this writer. The gist of it was that he and his son were frustrated by a lack of information from McLaren about the future. Naturally, Hamilton Sr felt that his son was more than ready

According to Otmar Szafnauer, Alpine’s F1 team principal and the former Honda F1 director of strategy and business planning, there was a two-week window where Vettel was available to sign back in his junior days. Szafnauer has always enjoyed a good relationship with Vettel, and played a key role in the German driver signing for Aston Martin last year after

F1 pulled off a major coup earlier this year by getting all the agreements and permissions necessary to use the Las Vegas city streets and run its cars past some of the city’s major casinos. A letter of intent from Liberty Dice, a new entity created by the championship’s owner Liberty Media, lays out the

Heading into the summer break the team lies ninth in the world championship, ahead of only Williams. Apart from a high of a sixth place for Sebastian Vettel in Azerbaijan, the team has logged an eighth, a ninth and six 10th places in the first part of the season. Krack says the main issue is

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel announced ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix that he will retire at the end of the 2022 season, bringing to an end his 15-year stint on the grid.  Along with Hamilton, Vettel has been a leading voice for issues outside of F1 in recent years, placing particular focus on the

McLaren is believed to have signed Piastri initially on a reserve driver deal for 2023, one that it intends to upgrade to a race seat, assuming that a plan for Ricciardo’s early exit is eventually agreed. Ricciardo has a firm McLaren contract for next season as part of the original three-year deal that he signed

There have been some stupendous performances over the years and, in this episode of Autosport’s “Short View Back to the Past” series, Chief Editor Kevin Turner picks out F1’s greatest qualifying laps. Please let us know in the comments about any laps we’ve missed and any other topics you’d like us to take on. Want

That’s the consequence of a design direction that the team has taken with the new regulations. Its drivers have often found themselves at the top of the speed trap figures in 2022, while in previous seasons they’d be at the bottom more often than not. In order to tackle this issue in Hungary, Red Bull introduced a new beam

Alonso turned down the chance to extend his stay at Alpine by taking up an offer to join Aston Martin on a “multi-year” deal that takes him to at least the end of the 2024 season. PLUS: The traits that fuelled Alonso’s unexpected Aston Martin move Heading into this season’s summer break, Alpine lies in fourth place in the

Mercedes struggled to compete with front-runners Red Bull and Ferrari through the first half of the 2022 season due to a recurring bouncing problem with the W13 car. But it has recently enjoyed an uplift in form, finishing on the podium in each of the last six races, as well as getting both Russell and

Formula 1 design departments cover every single area of the car, with each section a battleground for development against rival teams, with the outcome ranging from millisecond lap time gains to world championship deciders. But every area of the car can make the difference, while some sections have become even more crucial in recent years

Fernando Alonso saw no need for talks with Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Esteban Ocon over his “extreme” defence in Hungary, but admitted he was “surprised” by the moves. Ocon appeared to squeeze Alonso twice on the run to the first corner on the opening lap in Hungary, prompting the Spaniard – who has since signed

Both seasons saw seven grands prix held during the April-June period, allowing for a useful comparison as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fell away. The number of races is significant as F1 divides up its revenue across the year depending on how many events are held in each quarter. In the first part of

Over the Budapest race weekend, a video emerged on social media showing a fan at the track wearing what appeared to be an orange Verstappen shirt burning a black Mercedes cap. It came just weeks after a similar incident was filmed in a fan area at the Austrian Grand Prix, where abusive fan behaviour led to F1

Verstappen scored his eighth victory of the season in Hungary last weekend to extend his advantage over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ championship to 80 points. It came despite an engine issue in qualifying that forced Verstappen to start the race from 10th place on the grid, and a spin during the race that

The Australian has faced a difficult few months in the shadow of Lando Norris, and has scored only 19 points to the 76 of his McLaren team-mate. He now has the added complication of McLaren’s interest in Oscar Piastri having reached the public domain in the past few days, leaving his own long-term plans unclear.

The Enstone-based squad had been on the verge of a fresh deal with the two-time F1 world champion before the Spaniard made a shock call to join Aston Martin earlier this week. One of the key factors at the heart of Alonso’s decision to move teams was that Aston Martin was willing to offer him a much

Want to become a Formula 1 team principal? Well, current evidence would suggest that if you’re white, male, somewhere between 50 and 70 and German is your home language, you’ll walk straight into a job.Okay, so perhaps it’s not the most diverse group of individuals heading up the 10 teams that currently make up the

Albon has spearheaded Williams’ efforts since making his full-time return to F1 with the team this season, scoring all three of its points in 2022. An extension of Albon’s deal was thought to be a formality, but Williams has now confirmed he will be staying put for 2023. Albon made his racing return to F1