F1 is currently enjoying a boom of interest in the USA that has resulted in an expansion to three American races from 2023.In addition to the United States Grand Prix at COTA, which has been on the calendar since 2012, F1 added the Miami Grand Prix this year and will return to Las Vegas next November.It has marked a drastic turnaround for F1’s standing in the United States, which dropped …Keep reading
In a move to restrict excessive car bouncing, the FIA will introduce measures aimed to halt the phenomenon by enforcing an Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) that teams cannot exceed from the Spa-Francorchamps race.It is also understood that the FIA is installing measures to outlaw tricks some teams are believed to have made in flexing their floors and planks to gain …Keep reading
Bottas joined Alfa Romeo at the beginning of the season following a five-year stint with Mercedes that saw him score 10 grand prix victories and twice finish as runner-up in the drivers’ championship to team-mate Lewis Hamilton.While the Finn has taken a step back from the regular front-running form he enjoyed at Mercedes, he has spearheaded Alfa Romeo’s efforts in the midfield this season …Keep reading
Following Sebastian Vettel’s announcement that he’ll retire from F1 at the end of 2022, it will leave just Hamilton and Fernando Alonso as the older generation of drivers on the grid next season.Hamilton, whose current Mercedes F1 contract expires at the end of 2023, has repeatedly stated he has no intention to retire at the end of next season, as the 37-year-old feels he still …Keep reading
According to Otmar Szafnauer, Alpine’s F1 team principal and the former Honda F1 director of strategy and business planning, there was a two-week window where Vettel was available to sign back in his junior days.Szafnauer has always enjoyed a good relationship with Vettel, and played a key role in the German driver signing for Aston Martin last year after holding …Keep reading
F1 in recent years has enjoyed a boom in popularity thanks largely to Netflix’s fly-on-the-wall docuseries Drive to Survive, which has ushered in a legion of new fans to the racing series.As a result, numerous Hollywood films about F1 are said to be in development, while the series now has a wider mainstream platform.This popularity has also filtered through to F1’s Esports platforms …Keep reading
US racing stalwart Michael Andretti’s bid to expand his multi-series operation to F1 has been met by fierce resistance from most of the discipline’s current 10 entrants.Concerned teams are weary of having to share F1’s prize money with an additional competitor and feel the current $200 million dilution fund is not sufficient as the value of owning an F1 entry has significantly increased since …Keep reading
Both seasons saw seven grands prix held during the April-June period, allowing for a useful comparison as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic fell away. The number of races is significant as F1 divides up its revenue across the year depending on how many events are held in each quarter.In the first part of 2021 races were still being held in front of limited crowds, while the lucrative …Keep reading
Fernando Alonso saw no need for talks with Alpine Formula 1 team-mate Esteban Ocon over his “extreme” defence in Hungary, but admitted he was “surprised” by the moves.Ocon appeared to squeeze Alonso twice on the run to the first corner on the opening lap in Hungary, prompting the Spaniard – who has since signed for Aston Martin in 2023 – to lift off to avoid a collision.Alonso then …Keep reading
There have been some stupendous performances over the years and, in this episode of Autosport’s “Short View Back to the Past” series, Chief Editor Kevin Turner picks out F1’s greatest qualifying laps.Please let us know in the comments about any laps we’ve missed and any other topics you’d like us to take on.Want to know more about F1’s greatest qualifying laps? Read the full …Keep reading