Formula 1

BWT has been heavily linked with a switch to Alpine in recent months, but the deal was finally announced by the team on Friday ahead of the new season. The team will be known officially as ‘BWT Alpine F1 Team’ with immediate effect and the “renowned pink colour of BWT will be incorporated into Alpine’s

And while the car will clearly evolve fast for testing and the first races, so details on the AMR22 will change, there was enough on display to offer us some proper insight in to what we can expect from F1’s new era. The AMR22’s front wing is four elements, which is the maximum possible under

Masi’s future is in doubt as the FIA completes an investigation into the decisions taken in the closing stages of last year’s season finale that ultimately helped decide the world championship. Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race, but Masi failed to implement at least two articles of the sporting

Rather than it being the machine that Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will take into battle this season, it was simply a modified version of an F1 show car concept that has been shown off for months. Team boss Christian Horner all but admitted that the ‘RB18’ on display at the launch was not going to

The Milton Keynes-based team hosted a virtual launch from its Milton Keynes factory for the new RB18, which will be driven by Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the season ahead. But while the model on display featured the team’s latest livery, which includes more exposure for title sponsor Oracle, the team appeared to be

The Grove-based outfit, entering its second full season under the ownership of Dorilton Capital following the team’s sale by the Williams family in August 2020, will unveil its new branding at its 15 February launch event. Ahead of that occasion, its drivers Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi have been filmed getting their first look at

Norris, 22, only agreed a new multi-year contract with McLaren last May, but has been rewarded for his fine form through 2021 with a deal covering the next four seasons. “I’m extremely happy, it’s a big part of my career and life ticked off, and to stay in Formula 1 for another four years is

The Grove-based outfit is coming off the back of a more encouraging 2021 campaign, where it moved off the bottom of the constructors’ championship and finished eighth thanks to points-scoring finishes from both George Russell and Nicholas Latifi. As it continues to undergo a rebuilding under new owners Dorilton Capital, it hopes to make further

In the last few days, Ferrari declared in an earnings call that it is keeping an eye on the opportunities that could be open to it in the NFT marketplace. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said: “For sure, the digital technologies, the Web 3.0 technologies that are using the blockchain and the NFT is an area

Following the introduction of F1’s budget cap last year, Ferrari opted to redeploy a number of staff members to work with its customer Haas squad as it looks to divert resources. This included the opening of a ‘Haas hub’ in Maranello, out of which the new Haas VF-22 car was designed by a team led

As Haas technical director Simone Resta said on Friday after the reveal of his team’s VF-22 images: “So far everyone has been playing with models, whether it is a wind tunnel scale model or whether it is virtual model, simulator, simulation etc. It’s all in the virtual world. There’s nothing on track. “The only thing

Although the VF-22 may be different when it appears at the first test, the early snapshot was enough to provide some insight into how teams have approached things in a different way to the FOM show cars we saw last year. As F1 now builds up for a run of launches this week, including Red

Norris took his first F1 pole position in 2021 and finished sixth in the drivers’ championship, ahead of highly rated team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. PLUS: The steps Norris took to reach a new level in F1 2021 Autosport readers have voted Norris the best British driver of last season, ahead of fellow F1 rising star George

Verstappen ended Lewis Hamilton’s domination of F1 by snatching the crown in the dramatic Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale. The Red Bull star took 10 wins and 10 pole positions on his way to his first F1 title. Autosport readers have voted Verstappen the best racing driver of 2021, ahead of main rival Hamilton, IndyCar

Manufacturers have had to adjust their PUs to suit the different cornering characteristics of the 2022 cars, as well as having to deal with the change from E5 to E10 fuel. In essence, the 2022 aerodynamic package means that this season drivers will be tackling corners in a different manner to previous years, and the

Verstappen ended Mercedes’ title dominance of F1’s turbo hybrid era last year, when he clinched the drivers’ title after a last-lap overtaking move on Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It marked the culmination of many years of conviction from Red Bull about Verstappen’s talent, as it was convinced from early on that he had the

F1 trialled a new sprint race weekend format at three events in 2021, staging a 100km race on Saturday to set the grid for the grand prix on Sunday. Plans were being formulated by F1 to expand sprints to six events in 2022 and revise elements of the format, such as points payout and the

The FIA has been undertaking a full investigation into the decisions taken by race director Michael Masi and race control in the closing stages of December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which ended in a last-lap pass by Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton to clinch the title. Masi failed to enforce at least two articles of

On the back of a solid first two seasons in the series, where Norris had at times doubted himself, the Briton delivered a stellar 2021 campaign as he grabbed a maiden pole position and came close to victory at the Russian Grand Prix. The way that he was able to overshadow well-respected team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was proof

It’s a constantly evolving list, impacted by the coming and going of senior executives, and by the relative importance of manufacturers and teams. Former FIA president Jean Todt and ex-F1 CEO Chase Carey were on the last list we compiled in 2019, and both have now gone. Some names have worked their way up through

The Haas VF-22 car is the first produced by the American team out of its new design office in Maranello, and offers a sign of what the new cars will look like this year following the overhaul of the technical regulations. On the podcast today, Grand Prix editor Alex Kalinauckas is joined by F1 reporter

Haas will be the first team to present its 2022 colours at 11am GMT when it drops a series of renders featuring its livery for the new season, starting a busy three-week period leading up to the start of winter testing in Barcelona. Launch season in 2021 was a strange affair given the continued impact

With the Enstone-based squad looking to make changes to help fast track its progress up the grid, its CEO Laurent Rossi has been evaluating tweaks to the organisation ahead of the 2022 campaign. While there has yet to be confirmation about a potential team principal, with Otmar Szafnauer having been strongly linked, the team has

The “long-term strategic partnership” means the British squad will be known as Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula 1 Team from now on. The deal includes sponsorship rights, a licensing agreement, and joint research and development of sustainable fuels, advanced lubricants and non-metallic materials in vehicles, according to a team statement. Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco

Red Bull became the eighth team to confirm when it would unveil its new model ahead of the new season by posting a teaser on Twitter on Thursday. In a short video featuring defending world champion Max Verstappen, and including prominent coverage for sponsor TAG Heuer, Red Bull announced its new car would be unveiled

Chief of those is F1’s driver penalty points system – which world champion Max Verstappen in particular is going to have to be very mindful about during the forthcoming campaign. This time last year, four Britons were at the top of the table for earning the most penalty points over the campaign, but heading into 2022 a new pattern

2022 marks the start of a new technical era for F1 following an overhaul of the regulations that has left teams working to different aerodynamic concepts compared to the previous generation of cars. The regulation change has the potential to shake up the pecking order, and is set to result in a high rate of

Rossi took the helm of the rebranded Alpine squad at the start of last season, and has set sights on it fighting at the front of the grid within the next five years. And, while he is well aware of the performance gap that exists to top squads like Mercedes and Red Bull, he believes

How the position will be filled is part of the ongoing investigation into the Abu Dhabi GP controversy, an event that left Masi in the firing line from the sport’s insiders and from fans worldwide on social media. What transpired over the last couple of laps stirred up a wave of criticism that did a

Ferrari tops all the major Formula 1 statistics, and by some margin. It has more race wins, more drivers’ titles and more constructors’ crowns than any other team. The legendary Italian squad’s tally of 15 drivers’ titles puts it three clear of second-best McLaren, while 39 drivers have won world championship grands prix for Ferrari.