Formula 1

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso says he knows “more or less” what his racing plans will be for the 2021 season. Since making his most recent F1 appearance at the end of 2018, Alonso has raced in both the World Endurance Championship and the Dakar Rally, and is due to enter this year’s

Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says his team is still the smallest Formula 1 squad by budget and staff size even after Lawrence Stroll’s investment. Stroll bought the assets of the ailing Force India squad during the 2018 summer break, and formed a new entity that was allowed to enter F1 to compete in

All Formula 1 personnel attending the behind closed doors races in Europe will be tested for coronavirus every two days under plans to get the 2020 season underway. F1 bosses are currently aiming to get the season started with the Austrian Grand Prix in early July after the coronavirus pandemic forced the first 10 races

The ‘mass damper’ adopted by Renault for its 2005 R25 Formula 1 car was a stability aid that improved front-end downforce before it was outlawed by the FIA. Devised at the height of Renault’s mid 2000s success, with Fernando Alonso scoring back-to-back titles in 2005 and ’06, the ‘mass damper’ was a simple solution that

Lewis Hamilton has stood out among Formula 1 multiple world champions thanks to his “utterly unblemished” sportsmanship record, says Mercedes technical director James Allison. Hamilton has won five of his six F1 world championships with Mercedes against fierce competition including former team-mate Nico Rosberg and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton has rarely been accused

Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn says plans for a lower budget cap in 2021 are nearly finalised, with the main sticking point on how much it’s reduced in subsequent seasons. The 2021 F1 team cost cap was announced at $175million last year but, in recent discussions, it was agreed to lower it to $145m. Brawn

Forty years ago today, Didier Pironi scored his first Formula 1 Grand Prix victory for Ligier at the Belgian GP. Just over two years later, he was on the cusp of becoming France’s first F1 world champion before fate intervened Didier Pironi arrived in Formula 1 as a driver made for the ground effect era.

The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez, venue for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix, will be transformed into a temporary hospital for coronavirus patients. The outbreak of COVID-19 has infected more than three million people worldwide and led to upwards of 200,000 deaths since the first cases were confirmed at the start of the year. In

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Alexander Albon took his maiden Virtual Grand Prix victory after triumphing in a tense fight with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Interlagos. Albon vaulted into the lead at the start of the race, with two-time Virtual GP winner Leclerc following him into second place as polesitter Stoffel Vandoorne suffered a nightmare

Racing Point technical director Andrew Green feels a lack of egos allowed his team to abandon its long-held aerodynamic concept and adopt its 2020 Formula 1 car’s Mercedes-inspired approach. The RP20 caused considerable debate when it appeared for the first time in pre-season testing due to its considerable similarities to the Mercedes W10 from 2019.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed the “unthinkable” scenario in which Renault Formula 1 personnel worked at his team’s factory recently as part of Project Pitlane. Renault and Red Bull parted ways at the end of the 2018 season following a tense relationship during F1’s hybrid era. Normally teams are very strict about who

The FIA has warned against “turf wars” emerging between series once motorsport is able to resume following the COVID-19 pandemic. Championships are currently working on plans to stage events in the coming months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the suspension of motorsport across the world. Formula 1 has outlined plans to begin its 2020 season

Autosport’s third issue, published on 8 September 1950, focused on the dominant car in post-World War Two grand prix racing, the Alfa Romeo 158. NORMAN SMITH told its story. During the 1937 motor racing season when the Alfa Romeo cars raced by the Scuderia Ferrari were being trounced by Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union, rumour first

Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Formula 1’s reduced cost cap has the potential to be performance “leveller”. F1 teams have already agreed in principle to lower the 2021 cost cap limit from $175m to $150m as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but are split over negotiations to reduce

Join Stuart Codling for the fourth Autosport Formula 1 Pub Quiz – this week, with two special guests! Autosport’s F1 reporter Luke Smith and technical editor Jake Boxall-Legge will be going head-to-head for the (virtual) office bragging rights. To play along, get your pens and paper at the ready and don’t forget to write your

Racing Point technical director Andrew Green has revealed the FIA visited the team’s Formula 1 factory to check its RP20 car against Mercedes’ designs and was satisfied with the results. The RP20 caused a stir in pre-season testing due to its close likeness with the W10 car Mercedes took to double world title success in

Racing Point Formula 1 chief Otmar Szafnauer doubts Toto Wolff will become involved with the team when it becomes Aston Martin next year despite his investment in the manufacturer. Aston Martin will return to F1 with a works team in 2021 after Racing Point team owner Lawrence Stroll took a stake in the British road

Codemasters has released the first gameplay of the upcoming F1 2020 video game, showing the full extent of Zandvoort’s upgrades with a lap of the Dutch Grand Prix circuit. While the 2020 Formula 1 season remains on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the latest instalment in F1’s video game franchise is still on

On his inevitable rise to Formula 1, Esteban Ocon took time out from his 2014 title-winning European F3 Championship campaign to sample Formula Renault 3.5. His two-round cameo was unsuccessful, but taught him valuable lessons. When future Formula 1 racer Esteban Ocon landed at Comtec for a two-round cameo in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5

Formula 1 should only go back to racing when it does not risk ‘burning’ through coronavirus tests or personal protective equipment, says McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl. With grand prix racing’s chiefs still hoping to be able to put on a full schedule later this year, one possible way of getting things rolling would be

Monaco and Silverstone may be two of the most historic and legendary tracks in Formula 1 history – but are they overrated? In the latest edition of Is It Just Me?, Jessica McFadyen and Luke Smith discuss your unpopular opinions about the race tracks you wouldn’t miss from the F1 calendar. Monaco has been regarded

Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says it would be “criminal” for motorsport not to seize the opportunity for major reform for the future presented by the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has caused severe disruption to the world of motorsport in recent months, with all major world and domestic championships forced to cancel races

Hungarian Grand Prix organisers insist its 2 August Formula 1 slot is still viable, and has expressed a willingness towards all options to run the event. The Hungaroring is now third in line on the 2020 calendar, and in theory it should follow on from double headers in Austria and Britain, potentially as the fifth

The FIA has announced an extension to the Formula 1 shutdown period amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis – but has given some leeway for R&D work to be conducted remotely. The original shutdown for teams was for 21 days, but on 7 April that was extended to 35 days. But now the World Motor Sport

It’s long-awaited return to the Formula 1 calendar has been put on hold, but the Dutch GP’s rich history – pre-dating the world championship by two years – means it rightfully deserves its place. We picked six of the best moments from its 34 editions. The Dutch Grand Prix was supposed to return this weekend.

At the start of the drag reduction system’s tenure in Formula 1, multiple teams attempted to double its fun with novel and complex solutions. Mercedes’ version brought the front wing into play, with mixed success before it was outlawed. Many of Formula 1’s innovations face, once uncovered, some degree of scrutiny from other teams and

Catalunya is open to hosting the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in the summer, and says there are no restrictions on when the circuit can be used. The race was postponed from its original 10 May slot last month, at the same time that the Dutch and Monaco events were called off, due to the

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has laid out what the 2020 calendar may look like with 15-to-18 races amid growing confidence of starting the season this summer. The first 10 races of the 2020 season have been called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the French Grand Prix becoming the latest race to be

Honda’s first Formula 1 foray promised much, but despite winning in its first full season, it wasn’t as a regular front-runner. Here’s how it planned to improve, as told to Autosport’s DAVID PHIPPS – under a willow tree – in our 9 February 1968 issue Honda came into Formula 1 racing at the 1964 German

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, seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher discusses his call to drive for Benetton for the rest of the 1991 season following his debut with Jordan at