Fernando Alonso knows Aston Martin may not be a frontrunner in Formula 1 next season, but expects his team to jump forward with the new regulations in 2026.After a promising start to the 2023 season, when Alonso achieved six podium finishes in the first eight rounds, Aston’s performance relative to Read more…
Formula 1 has announced what it calls a “multi-year” new deal with fashion retailer Pacsun, which produces clothes primarily for teenagers and young adults.The two organisations have teamed up since 2022, when F1-branded garments began being sold in Pacsun’s 350 stores in the USA.F1 initially decided to engage with Pacsun Read more…
Life is a weird thing. You set goals. You work. You plan. But something completely random can change its course so dramatically that you just know: if that something hadn’t happened, it would all be different. An airline algorithm could put you in the seat next to your future business Read more…
Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes has welcomed Esteban Ocon to return to the team’s Enstone base to say his goodbyes ahead of his move to Haas.The Frenchman stood aside for Jack Doohan ahead of the final race of the season, with the move shrouded in controversy as sources Read more…
“Wow” – was initially all McLaren team boss Andrea Stella could muster when Autosport raised the subject of his squad’s bulletproof reliability in Formula 1 2024 ahead of the Abu Dhabi finale.A discipline as scientific as motorsport does not really leave room for superstition, but the timing of our discussion Read more…
Formula 1’s own over-the-top platform, F1 TV, has been honoured at the 2024 Apple App Store awards after it was named Apple TV App of the Year.A total of 17 apps and games were declared winners at the event in California, with App Store Editors selecting F1 TV among those Read more…
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is expecting Lewis Hamilton to enhance the Scuderia’s mindset as it keeps working towards a first Formula 1 world title since 2008.Ferrari fought for this year’s constructors’ championship with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz until the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where its 21-point deficit Read more…
The job of Max Verstappen’s team-mate is one of the hardest in Formula 1 with huge mental strength required to go up against the four-time world champion.He has so far had five team-mates in the series with a few of them being battered and bruised from the experience at Red Read more…
Valtteri Bottas has claimed he was assured of his place as a “pillar” of the Sauber/Audi Formula 1 programme and labelled his period with the Hinwil-based outfit a “mistake”.The Finn joined Sauber for the 2022 season, when it was still called Alfa Romeo, and found some success, securing a top Read more…
Max Verstappen will not face consequences for his heated radio message at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi season finale in which he called the FIA race stewards “stupid idiots” for handing him a penalty.On Sunday Verstappen received a 10-second penalty for colliding with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the first corner and Read more…