Formula 1

In the latest instalment of Autosport’s My Job in F1 series, we talk to Graham Watson, the team manager of AlphaTauri. Whenever an incident occurs during a Formula 1 race, the cameras will instantly be trained on the pitwall for the reaction of the team principal. But as the dust settles it’s the team manager

Haas team principal Gunther Steiner believes the reduced Formula 1 budget cap from 2021 will make involvement in the series a “clear cut” decision for interested manufacturers. The World Motor Sport Council is set to ratify a radical set of rule changes for F1 this week after teams agreed to new measures to help safeguard

In the latest edition of the ‘Banned’ series, Formula 1’s relationship with the exhaust-blown diffuser is explored. Reintroduced by Red Bull at the turn of the 2010s, it began a battle of wits over the next two years which blew hot and cold throughout… The search for performance in Formula 1 requires a little bit

The friendship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg slowly turned into a bitter feud during their four years together at Mercedes. But it was events six years ago at Monaco that acted as the catalyst The rivalry between Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is likely to be remembered as the defining battle of

The Formula 1 British Grand Prix could switch to a date in August in order to save the race following the UK government’s latest quarantine measures, according to Silverstone’s chief. Silverstone had been hoping to hold back-to-back F1 races on 26 July and 2 August behind closed doors as part of the push to get

Renault will wait until after the 2020 Formula 1 season has started before it decides on who it wants to replace Daniel Ricciardo for next year. With Ricciardo having signed a contract to join McLaren for 2021, to replace the Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz Jr, Renault needs to fill a vacancy alongside Esteban Ocon. But, while

Autosport’s special seven-part series attempting to establish a fantasy ‘Greatest Formula 1 team’ from legendary figures in the championship’s history comes to a conclusion today with the reveal of its final lead appointment. Having taken input from a panel made up of 18 of the Motorsport Network’s F1 experts from across the globe, votes were

Williams Formula 1 driver George Russell dominated the latest Virtual Grand Prix at Monaco to take his second successive win in the series by 39 seconds. Russell, who beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take his maiden Virtual GP win last time out at Catalunya, qualified second in the first wet qualifying of the season. FIA

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has completed his filming run for the remake of the controversial short movie ‘C’etait un Rendezvous’, by lapping the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 circuit on Sunday. Working on the newly-titled “Le Grand Rendez-vous” with French director Claude Lelouch, whose nine-minute film of a high-speed drive across Paris in 1976 led to

It’s 65 years since double world champion Alberto Ascari was killed in an unexplained testing accident. NIGEL ROEBUCK told his story, in a feature first published in Autosport magazine on 2 December 1976 Mario Andretti once said that he figured he had been put on this earth to drive race cars, and the same was

Autosport has launched a special seven-part series attempting to establish the greatest Formula 1 team from legendary figures in the championship’s history. Taking input from a panel made up of 18 of the Motorsport Network’s F1 experts from across the globe, votes were cast for the individuals who stood out as the absolute best in

Victory at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix slipped through Daniel Ricciardo’s grasp and left the normally jovial Australian enraged. But two years later at the 2018 edition, he banished those demons with a gutsy drive The sight of Daniel Ricciardo without anything but a grin on his face is rare in Formula 1. Even when

Formula 1 has been formally told it will not be granted an exemption to the British government’s requirements for all travellers arriving in the country to be put in quarantine. The news means the British Grand Prix will almost certainly be unable to go ahead on the July date it had originally been looking at.

Formula 1 teams have approved a radical set of rule changes aimed at securing the future of the sport in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Autosport has learned. Following weeks of discussions between teams, the FIA and F1 bosses about potential changes aimed at cutting costs and improving the show, the ‘New Deal’ proposals

Ross Brawn believes Formula 1 will be in a “great place” in six months, and says holding onto good memories is key to staying motivated for its comeback. The sport’s managing director of motorsport has faced a challenging period trying to help plot a path for F1’s recovery, with the season having been put on

Charles Leclerc could be set for a starring role in a remake of the controversial driving short movie ‘C’etait un Rendezvous’, with filming set to take place this weekend. According to reports in the French media, the roads of Monaco will be shut for several hours on Sunday morning to allow Leclerc to help film

Autosport has launched a special seven-part series attempting to answer the question of what the line-up of the greatest Formula 1 team would look like. A panel made up of 18 of the Motorsport Network’s F1 experts from across the globe all voted for the individuals they believed were the absolute best in their respective

Austin’s senior public health official says large scale events are unlikely to take place in the Texan city before the end of the year, casting further doubt on Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix. Austin is now operating to Stage 3 of its reopening plan after an initial lockdown, which allows groups of up to

Autosport has launched a special seven-part series attempting to answer the question of what the line-up of the greatest Formula 1 team look like. Now that the team has a race engineer and a chief designer in place, the search is now on to find F1’s greatest sporting director. Despite not having a direct input

Motorsport Heroes, the feature-length documentary available to watch on Motorsport.tv, follows the incredible racing careers of five icons of the sport. In this preview clip of the film, 11-time Formula 1 race winner Felipe Massa recalls what looked set to be his final Brazilian Grand Prix back in 2016. From the director behind the award-winning

The 1984 Formula 1 world title tussle is remembered for the showdown between Niki Lauda and Alain Prost at the Portuguese Grand Prix, but Nigel Mansell’s turmoil at Lotus played a pivotal role at the Estoril finale As the Formula 1 world remembers Niki Lauda one year on from his death, it has provided a

The FIA is confident it would be able to manage positive coronavirus cases emerging in the paddock once the Formula 1 season resumes, avoiding the need to cancel races. The Australian Grand Prix was called off just two hours before the scheduled start of practice after a McLaren employee tested positive for COVID-19. A further

Autosport has launched a special seven-part series attempting to answer the question of what the line-up of the greatest Formula 1 team would look like. A panel made up of 18 of the Motorsport Network’s F1 experts from across the globe all voted for the individuals they believed were the absolute best in their respective

The Motorsport Images team has captured some superb photographs over the years, so we decided to ask one of its leading lights to pick out his favourite shots Mark Sutton has been shooting motorsport for nearly 40 years and is one of the world’s leading Formula 1 photographers. The co-founder of Sutton Images followed much

Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle says plans for the two Formula 1 races to be held at the venue this summer will look very different from a traditional British Grand Prix. Silverstone agreed a commercial deal with the Formula 1 organisation last week, and both parties are currently working towards a pair of back-to-back behind closed

Autosport has launched a special seven-part series attempting to answer the question of what would the line-up of the greatest Formula 1 team look like? For the opening episode the focus is on filling the vacancy of race engineer and on the show host Jessica McFadyen is joined by James Allen, Jonathan Noble, Stuart Codling

Fernando Alonso has “detoxed” himself while away from Formula 1 and is fired up for a return in 2021 if anyone wants him, says his manager Flavio Briatore. Alonso’s hopes of a much talked about comeback in 2021 have been boosted by the recent driver market shuffle, with a clear vacancy at Renault now that

This week in 1972 BRM took what would be its last win in the Formula 1 world championship, as just four years later it faced closure. Autosport magazine and DOUG NYE took a look at the legendary team in its 23/30 December 1976 issue. There was still a shooting war in Europe when, on 2

McLaren Formula 1 team boss Zak Brown believes the combination of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris in 2021 will be “awesome” and expects the line-up will be “fan favourites”. Seven-time F1 race winner Ricciardo was announced by McLaren last week as the replacement for Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz Jr., who will take the place of four-time

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he is “very proud” his home country of Austria is set to host the first two rounds of the 2020 season. After coronavirus forced F1 to abort its season-opener in Australia back in March, the 2020 campaign has been on hiatus since, though Autosport reported a provisional first