Formula 1

As Autosport launches the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we take a look back at a race in which Phil Hill claimed the 1961 Formula 1 world championship – the 1961 Italian Grand Prix at Monza Race: 1961 Italian GP, Monza Car: Ferrari 156 ‘Sharknose’ For the Italian Grand Prix,

Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle says the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has set the business of the home of Formula 1’s British Grand Prix “back about five years”. The Northamptonshire track was forced to shut down for 12 weeks as a result of the UK government lockdown coming into effect on 23 March. That

Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle says using the circuit’s alternative layouts or running its Grand Prix track in reverse were never serious considerations for the rearranged 2020 Formula 1 season. During talks with F1 that eventually ended with Silverstone agreeing to host this weekend’s British GP and the follow-on 70th Anniversary race, Pringle suggested “nothing’s off

Grands Prix have felt more like Formula Renault events than Formula 1 thanks to a lack of fans this year, reckons McLaren’s Lando Norris. No spectators have been allowed in to F1 races held so far this year in a bid to minimise the risks to public health amid the coronavirus pandemic. It means that

When Honda introduced an engine upgrade for Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, it raised a few eyebrows about just how the Japanese manufacturer had been able to do it. After all, rivals Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes had all spent the weeks before the start of the season in enforced shutdown because of the coronavirus

This week in 1973 Roger Williamson was killed amid terrible scenes during the Dutch Grand Prix. At the end of the previous season, in which he had won two F3 titles, Williamson spoke to IAN PHILLIPS for the 14 December 1972 issue of Autosport magazine. At the age of 24, following two very successful Formula

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says it’s not the team’s fault that it is dominant, stating that the 2020 season will not be “a walk in the park”. The Brackley squad has taken a hat-trick of poles and wins from the opening three races of the season – with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi believes the series can be proud of what it has achieved in the wake of COVID-19 after the opening three races of the season. Masi was one of the key FIA players, who along with F1 and the teams, created and implemented special protocols that allowed the season to

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that triple-headers must not become the new standard for Formula 1’s future calendars despite their frequency through 2020. F1 is set to begin its second triple-header of the season next weekend at Silverstone after running races on three consecutive weekends in Austria and Hungary earlier this month. A

All 10 Formula 1 teams will test 2021 Pirelli prototype tyres on the Friday of the second Silverstone race and in the Barcelona event the following weekend. The FIA sporting regulations have been changed for this season to give Pirelli the option of some extra testing time, as there is no separate dedicated programme. All

In a rapidly developing Formula 1 driver market, Sergio Perez’s next steps could be pivotal to the rest of the grid, should he be axed by Aston Martin next year. ADAM COOPER explains the permutations Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 future is one of the big questions to emerge from the news that Sebastian Vettel is

Imola’s return to the Formula 1 calendar in October will be as a two-day race weekend, although the exact timetable has yet to be finalised. As expected, F1 chiefs confirmed on Friday that it has abandoned plans to race in the Americas this year, and instead extra events have been scheduled for the Nurburgring, Algarve

Ticket sales for the 2020 Formula 1 US GP were significantly up prior to the coronavirus pandemic that forced its cancellation, Circuit of the Americas boss Bobby Epstein has revealed. Formula 1 finally confirmed today that there will be no races in the Americas this year, with the US, Canadian, Brazilian and Mexican events all

Lewis Hamilton, Silverstone and Northamptonshire Police have reinforced warning calls telling Formula 1 fans to stay away from the upcoming British and 70th Anniversary grands prix on coronavirus safety grounds. Silverstone will host two closed F1 races – starting with next weekend’s British GP – in the second double-header at the same track of the

McLaren is set to bring the iconic Gulf Oil brand back to Formula 1 as part of a new sponsorship deal. Images of a McLaren showcar on a photoshoot at a Gulf-branded petrol station began circulating on social media on Thursday. With Lando Norris and CEO Zak Brown taking centre stage, the McLaren car was

Mercedes will continue to work on the development of its innovative dual-axis steering (DAS) system despite being banned for 2021, saying it is “not a closed book”. Mercedes sparked intrigue up and down the paddock when it debuted DAS during pre-season testing back in February. The device allows drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris says he is happy to see friend and rival George Russell make an impact with a much-improved Williams team. Russell was 12th in the wet qualifying session for the Styrian GP at the Red Bull Ring, and then repeated that outcome in a dry session in Hungary last weekend.

The Mercedes Formula 1 team was unable to calm Lewis Hamilton’s pre-race fears about his engine stalling in Hungary due to the same radio restrictions that led to Haas’ penalties. When Hamilton completed his formation lap and arrived on pole position to start the Hungarian GP he told the team, “the engine keeps sounding like

The Spanish Grand Prix is still set to go ahead as planned on 16 August despite a reintroduction of restrictions in Catalonia following a spike in COVID-19 cases. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is set to host the Spanish Grand Prix next month following back-to-back races at Silverstone, forming the third leg of a triple-header. But

Racing Point team boss Otmar Szafnauer thinks other teams made a mistake in not adopting its philosophy of copying the best car on the Formula 1 grid. The Silverstone-based team has caused a stir over the opening three races of the campaign, with Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll having shown some impressive speed in the

Lando Norris says teams must do everything they can to help protect engineers and mechanics from the brutal impact of Formula 1’s compressed schedule this year. The young Briton, who was spotted helping his team strip down his car after the Hungarian Grand Prix, insists it is not drivers who face the most difficult stress

Romain Grosjean has apologised to Haas for speaking out of turn in suggesting that the future of his Formula 1 team was in doubt. The Frenchman’s contract runs out at the end of this year and he suggested ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix that an “elephant in the room” over his future was

Mercedes Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has accused Mario Andretti of “ignorance” over his comments about racism in motor racing. Andretti told Chilean newspaper El Mercurio last week that he did not like politics and sport getting mixed up in the way that they have in recent months. He said he also not happy

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says he investigated a possible jumped start by Valtteri Bottas in the Hungarian Grand Prix, but confirmed the Mercedes driver was within FIA tolerances. Bottas edged forward at the start before stopping and going again when distracted by a light on his dashboard, co-incidentally leading Vettel to tell his

Sergio Perez says it is “obvious” who would leave Racing Point if the team does sign Sebastian Vettel for the 2021 season. Four-time world champion Vettel is in talks with Racing Point over joining the team for next season after Ferrari opted against renewing his contract beyond this year. Vettel confirmed that he is in

Ferrari is ready to consider organisational changes as part of efforts to turn around its disappointing start to the Formula 1 season. The Italian outfit has fallen away from the pace-setting Mercedes team this year and needs to make a step forward if it is to start regularly challenging for even podium finishes. After a

The Hungarian Grand Prix resulted in a dominant win for six-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, but mixed conditions added layers of intrigue and excitement throughout. Max Verstappen crashed en route to the grid, and his Red Bull team faced a race against time to get his car fixed for the race, and did battle

Renault has lodged another protest against the Racing Point team following the Hungarian Grand Prix, citing a breach of Formula 1’s sporting regulations over listed parts. Having already protested Racing Point’s brake duct design following last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, Renault has done so once more despite already having been told its case

Lewis Hamilton scored the 90th pole of his Formula 1 career at the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Mercedes asserted its supremacy over the rest of the field in qualifying. Having edged team-mate Valtteri Bottas by just over a tenth of a second, Hamilton was almost a full second faster than the best of the rest,

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he was “frustrated” after being informed that the FIA would probably make a different call in the outcome of his Styrian GP altercation with Lance Stroll. Racing Point driver Stroll gained a position when he forced Ricciardo’s Renault and himself wide at the Red Bull Ring’s Turn 3 during their frantic