Formula 1

Ex-McLaren Formula 1 chief Ron Dennis has announced a new initiative to help support NHS frontline workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dennis, who was at the helm of McLaren from 1981 until 2017, is spearheading the new initiative called SalutetheNHS.org, that will provide high-quality meals to NHS workers for the next three months. The

Lewis Hamilton took just two runs of his debut McLaren Formula 1 test to show his rivals he was going to be a “massive problem”, Pedro de la Rosa revealed. The British driver was handed his first run in an official test by McLaren in September 2006, just days after his title-winning GP2 Series campaign

Lando Norris says McLaren will need to consider Williams in its strategy planning heading into each race through 2020, believing the team is now within the midfield battle. Williams spent the entirety of the 2019 season languishing at the back of the field as it failed to compete with the other midfield teams, scoring just

Williams says its recent poor form in Formula 1 cannot be put down to its decision not to purchase listed parts from a front-running team such as Mercedes. Having finished last in the constructors’ championship each of the last two years, Williams slumped to its worst-ever F1 season in 2019 as it scored just a

In Formula 1, alongside taking title victories, pole positions and race wins, there is another way drivers can get themselves a place in the record book. A fastest lap at a circuit has long been a mark of distinction, emphasising a driver’s ability to push to the limit and to do so for an entire

Has the lockdown got you with time to spare on a Friday evening? Why not join in with The Autosport Formula 1 Pub Quiz? Hosted by GP Racing’s Executive Editor, the venerable Stuart Codling, the Autosport Pub Quiz will go live on YouTube at 7pm BST. To play along, simply grab a pen and paper

Racing Point Formula 1 team owner Lawrence Stroll says that the planned change to the Aston Martin identity in 2021 will bring “pressure and expectation”. Stroll’s involvement in Aston Martin was first announced in January, but the formalities of his investment were only completed this week. The renaming of Racing Point is at the heart

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt around the world, the majority of major sports leagues find themselves on hold for the time being. Formula 1 came within two days of starting its 2020 season before the late cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix, and is now facing a long wait

Silverstone is open to hosting multiple Formula 1 races in 2020 to help the championship and could consider using a reverse layout of its grand prix circuit. As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact global sport, F1 bosses are continuing to evaluate the current calendar that has already lost its first eight races. Silverstone

Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon are among a five-strong contingent of current Formula 1 stars that will race in this weekend’s second F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix. F1 set up the Virtual GP series in lieu of of its real-world 2020 season getting underway due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the opening eight

Aston Martin’s rebrand of the Racing Point Formula 1 team in 2021 is still on, despite warnings its parent car company could run out of money within a year. A consortium led by Lawrence Stroll bought a 16.7% stake in Aston Martin in January, which will see the firm return to F1 as a ‘works’

Formula 1 could extend its factory shutdown period for several more weeks in a bid to help keep costs under control while the start of the season is in limbo. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the first eight races of the season being postponed or cancelled, although the first scheduled race in Canada on

Silverstone has confirmed it has set a deadline of the end of April to decide if this year’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix will go ahead. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the first eight races of the 2020 F1 season to either be cancelled or postponed. No decision has yet been taken on the

Mercedes has agreed to a plan not to allow DAS systems to remain in Formula 1 in 2021, despite emergency measures to roll over the current cars into next year. The coronavirus pandemic has forced dramatic changes to F1, with teams agreeing earlier this month to delay the introduction of a major rules revamp –

Formula 1 teams are looking to delay the introduction of the new technical regulations by one more year until 2023, according to Red Bull Racing chief Christian Horner. F1 was set to introduce an overhauled set of technical regulations in 2021, but has been forced to postpone the plan until 2022 as a result of

Lando Norris has revealed he often feels more nervous while sim racing than he does when driving a real-life Formula 1 car. McLaren driver Norris has been prolific in sim racing for a number of years, and is heavily engaged in a number of Esports events while the F1 season is on hold. Norris took

Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says there can be no degree of certainty when Formula 1 will return to normal amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The opening eight races of the 2020 F1 season have been called off as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has also prompted all 10 teams to agree

For many Murray Walker will always be the voice of Formula 1. With a 52-year-long TV commentary career behind him, Walker is ingrained in the fabric of British motorsport. For 23 of those years he guided fans through the intricacies of grand prix racing with his inimitable enthusiasm alongside a host of co-commentators including James

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko wanted to organise a ‘Corona Camp’ for his team’s Formula 1 drivers so they would deliberately get infected with COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the 2020 F1 season until at least June, after the first eight races were either cancelled or postponed owing to strict social distancing measures

The 2020 Formula 1 calendar, like all other sporting events, has been badly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and it is increasingly likely that the season will be severely curtailed. All the races up until the Canadian Grand Prix on the 14th June have already been cancelled or postponed, meaning that as it stands the

Formula 1 is famous for its attention to detail, millimetric-precision and quest for improvements, so naturally it’s a sport in which records are king. While the hybrid era ushered in a series of record-smashing cars, there are some records that have stood – and look as if they will continue to stand – the test

Carlos Sainz Jr. says there is no problem with Netflix dramatising rivalries and battles in Formula 1 as the Drive to Survive series continues to boost the series’ popularity. The second series of Drive to Survive came out at the end of February, following a number of drivers and teams with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access through

Formula 1’s brave new turbo hybrid era finally delivered in brilliant fashion at the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix – which was the subject of F1’s rewind broadcast today. Here, with the help of the Autosport.com Archive, we take a look back at the stories of the race, and the bigger pictures that were bubbling away

Formula 1 teams are open to the idea of a ‘super season’ that runs into January 2021 and includes two-day grands prix, says Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto. The coronavaris pandemic has forced F1 to put a hold on the 2020 campaign, with the first eight races currently postponed or cancelled. The first scheduled race

While managing to successfully defend a Formula 1 world title is an incredibly difficult task, Lewis Hamilton has managed that feat in the past two seasons. However, more often than not in F1’s history, a driver has failed to defend their title – and, on some occasions, has missed the mark spectacularly through various circumstances.

With the break in Formula 1 and other motorsports, numerous categories are filling up the gap with their own Esports events. Last weekend played host to two big Esports events in the world of motorsport – but can it ever replace the real thing, or should we always think of Esports as complimentary to ‘real’

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost says that the coronavirus pandemic has saved Formula 1 teams money in 2020, as they no longer have to conduct “double development” programmes for 2021. In response to the outbreak of coronavirus, which has paused the F1 calendar until late June at the earliest, the brand new rules primed for 2021

Ferrari wasted a year “going nowhere” with Kimi Raikkonen in 2018 and should have promoted Charles Leclerc earlier, reckons former Formula 1 title winning team boss Flavio Briatore. Leclerc was promoted to Ferrari for his sophomore campaign last year, and won two races on his way to beating his vastly experience four-time world champion team-mate

McLaren has confirmed that all of its Formula 1 team members who remained in Australia because of coronavirus concerns have now safely returned home. In the wake of a McLaren employee testing positive for coronavirus at the Australian Grand Prix, a further 16 team personnel were put in to quarantine for two weeks to ensure

Haas has confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi and Louis Deletraz will serve as its official test and reserve drivers through the 2020 Formula 1 season. Fittipaldi and Deletraz both made their F1 test debuts with Haas at the end of 2018, and were affiliated to the team last year in support of race drivers Romain Grosjean and