Formula 1

Max Verstappen’s tyre failure with four laps to go resulted in the race being red flagged so that the debris could be cleared on the main straight. FIA race director Michael Masi felt there was “no reason” not to restart the race, setting up a final two-lap sprint under green flag conditions after a standing

The Baku race erupted into action when Verstappen suffered a shocking tyre failure which caused a red flag with three laps to go. A standing start was called, with the race counting down to two laps left, with Hamilton and Perez fighting for the lead at the first corner. But the reigning F1 world champion

Oh, Baku. Beautiful, bonkers Baku. After a year away, Formula 1 returned to the fastest street circuit on the calendar and was rewarded with a race to remember. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both saw chances to win the race pass them by and left Azerbaijan empty-handed as Sergio Perez scooped his second grand prix

Leclerc led the opening two laps in Baku after taking his second straight pole for Ferrari on Saturday, but was passed by Hamilton’s Mercedes as they came across the line to start the third lap. Hamilton had managed to gain on Leclerc through the high-speed final sector, eventually getting the pass completed into Turn 1.

Schumacher spent the majority of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of Mazepin, only for the Russian driver to jump his team-mate at the standing start that followed the red flag with two laps to go, moving into 13th place. Schumacher was able to gain on Mazepin as their neared the finish line on the final

With the Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions having been hit by a few incidents, Saturday’s qualifying session was stopped four times with red flags as a number of drivers hit trouble. Lance Stroll and Antonio Giovinazzi both crashed at Turn 15 in Q1, while Daniel Ricciardo (in Q2) and Yuki Tsunoda in Q3 nosed their

Ferrari driver Leclerc claimed his second consecutive pole once again with the aid of red flags which ensured his Q3 benchmark could not be toppled by any late improvements. The Monegasque pipped seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton by 0.232s on their first qualifying runs, and was assured of pole by a late crash involving Yuki Tsunoda’s

Norris received a three-place grid drop and three penalty points on his licence after he failed to enter the pitlane when a red flag came out during Q1. Norris was on the main straight and almost at the pit entrance when the session was stopped. He was heard asking the team if he should enter

As a result of the changes, team principal Mattia Binotto moves from the pitwall to the garage, but only because of the limited number of seven seating positions that teams are allowed. While most team principals still watch track action from the pit wall, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has been in the garage for several

Ferrari took a surprise upswing in performance over the Monaco race weekend as the team’s SF21 car excelled on the slow-speed layout, allowing Charles Leclerc to score pole position. Damage from a crash at the end of qualifying ultimately prevented Leclerc from starting the race, but Sainz was able to finish second for Ferrari, marking

The Dutchman finished top of FP1, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr, as the Maranello squad looked impressive again after a strong showing last time out in Monte Carlo. Verstappen finished second in FP2, just behind team-mate Sergio Perez who felt he had his best Friday yet in the Red

In the wake of some difficult early season races for AlphaTauri, a decision was taken for Tsunoda to be relocated from the UK to Faenza so he could be closer to his crew. Team boss Franz Tost thinks the move will help fast track Tsunoda’s learning, and he has personally come up with an intense

While the British driver is continuing to impress at Williams this season, Russell is still hunting for his first point for the team despite a run of strong performances at the start of 2021. Having recently sat down with Autosport Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas for an in-depth interview on his season so far and

Hone’s image captures Grosjean’s figure approaching the barrier his Haas car had just pierced through before bursting into flames at the start of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, following contact with former AlphaTauri racer Daniil Kvyat. In the picture, Grosjean is about to haul himself out of the flames and over the barrier and into

Ferrari spent the first four races of the season largely battling McLaren to lead the F1 midfield, but enjoyed a surprising upswing in form around the low-speed Monaco layout. Leclerc scored Ferrari’s first pole position since the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix, but failed to start the race due to damage sustained in his crash at

Alfa Romeo first linked up with Sauber in 2018 as a title sponsor before an expansion of the partnership saw the team become known as Alfa Romeo Racing from 2019 onwards. Sauber announced last October that it had extended its agreement with Alfa Romeo for a further season, but team boss Frederic Vasseur is hopeful

But marshals have a much wider remit than just clearing up damaged F1 cars. They are essential in the successful operation of motorsport in the UK and beyond, performing important tasks while also getting up close to the action. Here’s a guide to what marshals are and how you can get involved, from a car

The Williams racer has been heavily linked with a move to the Black Arrows squad, where he has been part of its junior programme since 2017, for 2022, following his starring performances for Williams and his near-win in the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. If Russell were to join Mercedes, he would likely do so either

Alonso has so far struggled on his F1 comeback after two years out, having been out-qualified by Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon in the past four races. Ocon raked in 12 of Alpine’s 17 points, with just five points scored by the double world champion. The Spaniard believes the nature of the 2021 F1 calendar has

The machine learning tools made available through F1’s collaboration with AWS were instrumental in its approached to the impending rule changes for 2022. But there is a push to make this reach even further, reaching beyond the fancy graphics you see through races. “Something we are exploring within F1 and across the F1/AWS partnership is

Tsunoda moved into F1 for 2021 after finishing third in last year’s F2 championship, and starred on debut with a charge through to ninth place in Bahrain. But the Japanese driver has failed to score any points since then, with a notable low point coming at Imola when he crashed out of qualifying and then

Following comments from Lewis Hamilton about Red Bull’s “bendy wing” over the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, a saga emerged surrounding the flexibility of the rear wings run by a number of teams.  The FIA wrote to teams announcing it would be clamping down on rear wing designs from the French Grand Prix onwards, sparking a

After the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Netherlands from hosting its first grand prix since 1985 last year, F1 will make its long-awaited return to Zandvoort on 5 September. The majority of F1 races took place behind closed doors last year, but fans have steadily been returning at events so far this season, including the last

That’s the hope of many in the sport, and the plan has the tentative support of a majority of team bosses. It was discussed at a meeting of the F1 Commission late last year, and in an exploratory vote, eight of out 10 teams backed the basic principle. The vote was on a “statement of

A lowly seventh place for Lewis Hamilton was accompanied by urgent questioning of his strategy from the world champion, who lost two places to Sebastian Vettel and Sergio Perez over the pitstop sequence. Then there was the very public embarrassment of the crew struggling to remove the right-front wheel from the car of Valtteri Bottas,

Hamilton was raised on a council estate in Stevenage, with his father holding down multiple jobs to fund his early karting career that helped pave the way for his success in F1. The seven-time F1 world champion said in an interview with Spanish publication AS that F1 “has become a billionaire boys’ club”, adding: “If

Sainz and Norris raced together at McLaren in 2019 and 2020, striking up one of the closest partnerships on the grid as they lifted the team to third place in the constructors’ championship. Sainz left McLaren at the end of last year to join Ferrari, but Norris had continued his impressive form, scoring two podiums

Tsunoda’s heated and often expletive-ridden team radio messages attracted a lot of attention this season and drew mixed responses from fans and observers. Speaking on F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, Tsunoda accepted that his temper behind the wheel and his team radio communications are a “main topic” to improve in the coming races, admitting he

After a difficult start to the year the former Racing Point team showed much improved form in Monaco, where Sebastian Vettel finished fifth and Lance Stroll eighth. The team lost much of the momentum that it had established at the end of last season as a result of the changes to aerodynamic rules introduced for

“We’ve lost the victory, fastest lap, and pole position. I hope that’s the end of it. Something has to change.” That’s how Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko responded to TV reporters at the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix with post-race emotions still running high after a spate of high-profile track limit infringements. The problem