Formula 1

Amid all the dominant form that means he could capture the crown at next weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, it is easy to forget the dramas that overshadowed the start of the campaign. In fact, early on in the year, it appeared that his championship challenge could be over before it started, as a spate of

AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost had indicated for some time the plan was always to keep Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly – confirmation of whom was given back in June – pending sign-off from Red Bull. Tsunoda said a few weeks ago that his future depended on “things in the background”, but that he was satisfied

F1 is currently enjoying a boom in popularity in the United States, with three American races announced on the calendar for 2023 as Las Vegas joins Austin and Miami. But it has been over 15 years since an American last raced full-time in F1. A recent push by Red Bull to secure IndyCar driver Colton

2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri will make his F1 debut with McLaren next year after finding himself at the heart of a contract saga in recent weeks involving both McLaren and Alpine. Piastri rose through the junior ranks as part of Alpine’s academy, but the team was found not to have a valid contract in

F1 introduced all-new rules for 2022, aimed at both improving the racing and giving more teams a chance of success through closing the gap between the front and the back of the grid. This is being helped by a combination of a cost cap plus an aerodynamic handicap system that allows more windtunnel and CFD development time

Although Szafnauer has endured some difficult weeks, after finding himself at the centre of F1’s driver market silly season when Alpine lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin and Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Rossi has nothing but praise for him. Rossi says that despite what happened on the driver front, with the team still upset about

Red Bull recently brought negotiations with Porsche over cooperation on its 2026 power unit project to an end, leaving Audi as the only Volkswagen Group brand on the grid when the new regulations come into force. Red Bull Powertrains is to press on with the project independently while remaining open to a future partnership with

Following months of uncertainty about the future of the event, amid differences of opinion over the race hosting fee, TV rights, trackside sponsorship and infrastructure, a deal has finally been put together for another three years. The news came as F1 confirmed its 24-race 2023 calendar, which begins in Bahrain in March and finishes in Abu

The new generation of 2022 machinery has produced a number of surprises this year, and teams have sometimes found themselves on the backfoot at race weekends where they expected to do much better. But there has also been a flipside to that too, with teams sometimes finding their performance far exceeds what they anticipated. Ferrari

Max Verstappen looks almost certain to wrap up the F1 drivers’ championship in the next few races, with his first opportunity coming at the Singapore Grand Prix if he wins and title rivals Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez do not score heavily. Verstappen has won 11 races this season so far, including the last five

Under a rule introduced for 2022, both race drivers have to give up a free practice session for a driver who has made two or fewer starts. Early in the season, most teams were in no hurry to field rookies as they felt their race drivers needed all the mileage they could get in the

Herta, who has scored seven wins in his first four seasons of IndyCar racing and finished third and fifth in the 2020 and ’21 championships, has only 32 of the required 40 points to be granted a superlicence. Thus he would have been relying on the FIA making him a special case in order to

In the wake of his F1 debut at Monza the Dutchman has potential opportunities with Alpine and Williams as well as the chance to join the Red Bull camp, but he insists that he is not in a position to choose where he goes. If he does join AlphaTauri then Pierre Gasly will be released

F1’s TV department is always looking for new angles and fresh shots. This year has seen the return of the pedal cam two decades after the last experiment, while the Dutch GP opened up an opportunity to try something different in order to give a better impression of how steep the banked corners really are.

In the wake of Alpine’s driver drama, Red Bull was willing to release Pierre Gasly from his 2023 contract to join the Enstone team, but only if it could get multiple IndyCar race winner Herta to replace him at AlphaTauri. But with Herta on just 32 superlicence points out of the 40 needed to be

In the latest of our “Short View Back to the Past” series, Kevin Turner turns his attention to F1’s greatest comeback. If you’d like to find out more about some of Lauda’s finest moments, take a look at Niki Lauda’s top 10 greatest races by clicking here. Which motorsport tale would you like us to

De Vries was drafted in to race for Williams at Monza last weekend when Alex Albon was sidelined by appendicitis on Saturday ahead of final practice, marking the Dutchman’s first grand prix start. Despite only learning he was required to step in for Albon shortly before FP3, de Vries managed to reach Q2 before finishing

The 22-year-old had been targeted by Red Bull to make the switch to F1 in 2023, but the plan stalled over the issue of him securing the mandatory superlicence. Herta only had 32 of the 40 points that were necessary for him to get an automatic licence, and a push by Red Bull for the

The issue of grid drops for engine changes in F1 always rears it heads around the time of the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, as teams make use of the good overtaking opportunities thrown up at the venues to go for fresh power units. At last weekend’s race at Monza, there were nine drivers who

Kvyat, who made his NASCAR debut at Indianapolis in July, visited the Monza paddock last weekend. At 28, he remains a credible candidate for a future F1 drive, but only if he can overcome the issues associated with his nationality. In essence he would have to sign an FIA commitment and race under a neutral

While the Maranello squad and its main F1 rival were pretty evenly matched over the first half of the campaign, more recently Red Bull has been in dominant form, with Max Verstappen winning the last five races despite only starting from pole once. After losing out again to Red Bull at last weekend’s Italian Grand

Having driven for Aston Martin in opening practice on Friday, de Vries was drafted in by Williams ahead of FP3 on Saturday when Alex Albon was taken ill and diagnosed with appendicitis. The rookie qualified 13th and moved up five places on the grid thanks to penalties for other drivers to start eighth. He eventually

Already a successful entrant of other people’s cars, Ken Tyrrell became a Formula 1 constructor at the end of 1970. By the time his team closed its doors at the end of 1998, after being bought by British American Tobacco, Tyrrell had racked up 23 world championship grand prix victories, two drivers’ titles and a

The AlphaTauri driver finally got some relief when Ricciardo stopped with an engine issue in the closing laps, triggering the safety car period under which the race ended. Gasly had a difficult start to the Monza weekend as he didn’t feel well on Thursday. He bounced back to qualify ninth, before gaining four grid spots

When Sebastian Vettel hangs up his helmet and retires from Formula 1 at the end of the year, few circuits will hold fonder memories for him than Monza. Vettel’s farewell to the Tifosi, the adoring fans who once heralded him as their star, and still keep him close to their hearts, was the only highlight

Hamilton says that the Red Bull RB18 is currently “almost unbeatable”, and suggests that Max Verstappen’s true potential is unclear as the Dutchman is often “chilled” at the front and not being pushed. He also conceded that Mercedes doesn’t have any upgrades coming that will improve the situation, with the focus having turned to next

However, against the backdrop of the cost cap and the arrival of a regulation set that’s delivered a vastly different car, there was a sense that teams might have to redraw their battle plans for 2022. In the end, there was a split approach for how teams opted to attack the Italian Grand Prix –

Flypasts by an air display team have been common at the Italian Grand Prix for a number of years. But as part of F1’s push for a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future, it has banned the starting grid flypasts at races this year. However, on Sunday at Monza the Frecce Tricolori did two flypasts

Mercedes reserve driver de Vries was called up by Williams shortly before the Italian Grand Prix’s FP3 session to replace Alex Albon, who was taken ill with appendicitis. The 2019 Formula 2 champion and 2020-21 Formula E title-winner immediately impressed by outqualifying Albon’s regular team-mate Nicholas Latifi and, after a barrage of gird penalties, he

Although drivers taking the chequered flag under caution meant Max Verstappen was unchallenged at the end, Horner believes that not having the cars racing to the line was bad for the championship. He says it went against a core principle that teams have long agreed on, that it is essential races do not end with