Formula 1

Pirelli says it will have no choice but to increase its tyre pressures for Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix in 2020 to cope with Zandvoort’s 18-degree banked final corner. As part of a revamp required to bring the venue up to the standards of other contemporary F1 circuits, Zandvoort’s final turn is being reconstructed and

Carlos Sainz Jr says helping develop McLaren’s 2020 Formula 1 car is better than the “quite weird” feeling of racing for Renault last year when he knew was leaving. Sainz is nearing the end of his first year with McLaren after signing a two-year deal to join the team for 2019. He was ousted at

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton says his “gloves off” approach in Brazil as the Formula 1 title was already decided was an important time for him to make and learn from mistakes. Hamilton battled Max Verstappen for victory, and eventually lost a third-place finish – after he had already been passed just before the finish line by

Honda must reduce its spending to stay in Formula 1 because cost is the biggest issue as the manufacturer weighs up continuing its engine programme beyond next season. The Japanese company has had comfortably its best season since it returned to F1 in 2015, winning three races with Red Bull and claiming two pole positions.

After a season on the sidelines, Mika Hakkinen got his big break to contest the last three races of the season in 1993, and started by telling Ayrton Senna he needed bigger balls. It came as Hakkinen carried more speed through Estoril’s fast first corner, and – so the story goes – mocked his three-time

Lewis Hamilton reckons Honda’s progress sets up a potentially “serious” battle between three manufacturers for the 2020 Formula 1 title. Hamilton and Mercedes swept to the drivers’ and constructors’ title again in 2019, giving the team its sixth consecutive championship double and Hamilton is fifth crown in six seasons. Conversely, Ferrari’s challenge fell away early

Pierre Gasly’s strong form in Formula 1 has been triggered by the “relief” of escaping the intense pressure during his time at Red Bull, reckons his former boss Christian Horner. Gasly scored the first podium finish of his F1 career with second place behind Max Verstappen in the Brazilian Grand Prix, Toro Rosso’s third podium

Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner says the speed of its Melbourne-specification car shows the outfit could have been a contender for “best of the rest” this season. The team started the campaign strongly, but problems with an upgrade that it brought to the Spanish Grand Prix that did not work left it struggling for

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says the team is always the biggest loser whenever two of its drivers clash. Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc collided during last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, and team principal Mattia Binotto was due to meet with the pair this week to discuss how to move on

Dan Ticktum says he has had interest from multiple Formula 1 teams about a junior-programme role, and that he would consider quitting motorsport if reaching F1 is not possible. Red Bull dropped Ticktum from its driver programme and his Super Formula seat in May, and he has spent most of the remainder of the year

Ferrari needs to clarify what is “silly” with Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel following their crash last weekend, but is not interested in repeating Mercedes’ past tactics. After a season that featured tense moments with team orders, Vettel and Leclerc came to blows late in the Brazilian Grand Prix in a collision

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner thinks Honda’s latest victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix was important for helping convince the manufacturer to remain in Formula 1. Max Verstappen triumphed ahead of Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly at Interlagos last weekend to deliver Honda its first-1-2 finish in F1 since the 1991 Japanese GP, scored by

Zandvoort has revealed the Formula 1 banking at its final corner will be akin to an American oval, and is set to be twice as steep as turns at Indianapolis. Ahead of its return to the F1 calendar for 2020, Zandvoort is undergoing a revamp to bring it up to current grand prix circuit standards.

Racing Point’s disappointing season is not “surprising” to team boss Otmar Szafnauer given the “turmoil” the team was in while its 2019 Formula 1 car was being created. When Force India went into administration in the summer of 2018, Racing Point was born after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll bought the Silverstone squad’s assets.

Formula 1 teams will be required to run a second fuel-flow sensor next season as the FIA escalates its efforts to prevent the rules being exploited for performance gains. The governing body investigated a trio of fuel systems after the Brazilian Grand Prix, one believed to be from a Ferrari, another from a Ferrari customer

Rubens Barrichello, Formula 1’s most experienced driver, looks back on his ongoing racing career in the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast. The Brazilian explains what it was like to go up against Michael Schumacher at Ferrari and recounts some of his great victories. He also discusses the races that got away, including what should

The Renault Formula 1 squad has announced new signing Esteban Ocon will officially join the team on December 2, the day after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The French driver will then take part in the post-season 2020 Pirelli tyre test at Yas Marina, driving for Renault on both the Tuesday and Wednesday. Ocon gained

The huge points hauls Toro Rosso and Alfa Romeo secured in the Brazilian Grand Prix have all but settled some financially significant Formula 1 constructors’ championship battles. Toro Rosso went into the weekend seventh in the standings, a point behind Racing Point, before Pierre Gasly’s extraordinarily second place plus Daniil Kvyat’s 10th position vaulted it

Max Verstappen says he and Lewis Hamilton gave each other “respect” in their fight for Brazilian Grand Prix victory, and battling the Formula 1 world champion is “always more satisfying”. Despite starting from pole position Verstappen had to pass Hamilton twice to win in Brazil, because Mercedes’ strategy calls kept giving Hamilton track position. Verstappen’s

Mercedes Formula 1 technical director James Allison enjoyed being the team’s most senior person at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Toto Wolff’s absence, bar the “mess of a race” factor. With Lewis Hamilton classified seventh after his penalty and Valtteri Bottas retiring with an engine failure, Interlagos was one of Mercedes’ worst races of the

Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc should ‘follow Lewis Hamilton’s example’ and be more honest about their mistakes, according to Formula 1’s Ross Brawn. The Ferrari driver pair caused controversy in the Brazilian Grand Prix when they crashed into each other near the end of the race. Neither Leclerc or Vettel publically owned up

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says the Formula 1 team is “lucky” Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have collided this season so they can clarify what is needed for 2020. Binotto believes his drivers have a good relationship but there have been tense moments in Vettel’s and Leclerc’s first season as team-mates, although this had not

Ross Brawn has suggested Formula 1 will look at tweaking its rules to try to recreate the kind of spectacular restarts seen at the Brazilian Grand Prix. A change to the regulations for this year means that drivers are not allowed to overtake until they have crossed the start-finish line at safety car restarts. In

Max Verstappen called Pierre Gasly’s first Formula 1 podium in the Brazilian Grand Prix “incredible”, while Lewis Hamilton labelled it “really awesome” after the Toro Rosso driver’s mid-season demotion. Gasly started 2019 alongside Verstappen at Red Bull, but struggled in his first year with the senior team and was demoted back to Toro Rosso during

The Brazilian Grand Prix was one of the wildest races of Formula 1’s hybrid era, and provided plenty for the Autosport Podcast to debate. Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell kick off with the collision between Ferrari team-mates Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc, and whether it’s another sign of “petulance” from Vettel amid the intra-team threat.

Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison called giving Lewis Hamilton the opportunity to pit under the final Brazilian Grand Prix safety car “dumb” and a “rookie error”. Allisson also admitted the team was wrong to put the decision in the hands of the driver, especially as Hamilton was given incorrect information about how

Carlos Sainz Jr will receive an entirely new set of Renault powertrain components after the McLaren Formula 1 driver suffered ignition wiring issues in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. When left the pits at the start of Q1 at Interlago, Sainz immediately began to slow prior to starting his first flying lap – and

Ferrari’s inability to score pole position at the last two Formula 1 grands prix having held a strong qualifying advantage before that is “interesting”, says Mercedes technical director James Allison. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has qualified on pole for the Brazilian GP, two weeks after Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas topped qualifying in the United States.

McLaren Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz will start from the back of the grid in Brazil after an ignition wiring issue during qualifying caused a loss of power. Sainz slowed to a crawl and retreated to the pits during the opening stages of Q1, and was classified last during the session having been unable to

Lewis Hamilton narrowly defeated Max Verstappen to top final practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix, hinting at a tight Formula 1 qualifying battle between Mercedes and Red Bull. Hamilton’s 1m08.320s shaded Verstappen by just 0.026 seconds ahead of qualifying at Interlagos, with Ferrari slightly adrift of its two rivals. Verstappen headed the order at the