F1 has changed its points system several times over the years, with the first structure used in 1950 looking very different to what it is now. There is even another change on the cards for the 2025 season and a decision over if to introduce it or not will be made Read more…
Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team’s stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers’ world championships and six constructors’ titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey’s impending Read more…
The sprint format means the teams have only one practice session to get their cars ready before the opening sprint qualifying and race action, which means deploying unusual FP1 run plans compared to standard race events.In FP1 in China last week – the first sprint weekend of the 2024 season Read more…
Following a push by F1’s midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday’s F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.For the change to go through, it needed support from five of Read more…
The so-called Formula 1 Channel is set to be a 24/7 streaming channel for US viewers to access race replays and highlights from F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy.It will also feature evergreen content such as reruns of classic grands prix and racing documentaries.The new channel, which is subscription-free but Read more…
The car is one of three examples of the Honda NSX owned by Senna, with his red NSX one of the cars the Brazilian kept at his Portuguese home.The car was first registered in 1991 and has since accumulated 39,100 miles / 62,925 kilometres.Senna’s red Honda was made famous by Read more…
In Saturday’s sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB’s Daniel Ricciardo under safety Read more…
Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage.Ricciardo was furious with Stroll’s refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a “joke”.But amid a tough a Read more…
Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team name to Scuderia Ferrari HP in what has been called a “multi-year” deal.The American technology company and its distinctive blue logo will feature on Ferrari’s F1 livery from next week’s Miami Grand Read more…
As revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Read more…