McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped a convoluted final practice for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen, where Oliver Bearman crashed out again for Haas.Under overcast skies at Albert Park, several frontrunners had headed out on the hard tyres before Bearman’s immediate incident, but when the one-hour session resumed with just 11 minutes gone they …Keep reading
As the head of his small Formula 1 team, Colin Crabbe, who has died aged 82, was the man who gave Ronnie Peterson his big break. It was just before Crabbe’s 27th birthday when his Antique Automobiles team made its F1 debut in 1969, in the non-championship Madrid Grand Prix at the brand-new Jarama circuit, with a Maserati-powered Cooper T86B. Crabbe was unable to fit in the car, so it was his …Keep reading
The first bit of track action for the 2025 Formula 1 season is now over, as teams and drivers took to Albert Park Circuit for both Friday practice sessions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.So, Autosport’s Ben Hunt and Filip Cleeren report from the paddock analysing the battle at the front, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc topped both sessions. However, McLaren still look strong with its race …Keep reading
Red Bull is pinning its Australian Grand Prix hopes on Sunday’s forecast rain and Max Verstappen’s proven ability to drag maximum performance out of whatever car he’s driving.That was the verdict of the team’s long-time ‘driver advisor’, Helmut Marko, after a practice session in which both Red Bull drivers were dogged by handling issues. The RB21 had a troubled pre-season test in …Keep reading
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed he will visit Thailand after the Australian Grand Prix for talks over a potential race in Bangkok.The current F1 calendar is the most packed it has ever been, with 24 grands prix slated for the 2025 season which gets under way in Melbourne this weekend.However, the recent interest boom in the series has seen many potential new hosts seek a spot …Keep reading
This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner’s WhatsApp controversy.The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rival teams trying to take advantage of the noise. Zak Brown made a public mention of Red Bull …Keep reading
Excitement is building in Melbourne for the 2025 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend.So, Autosport’s Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck are live from Albert Park’s Melbourne Walk to round-up the first media day of the forthcoming campaign.Plenty of topics arise, with particular focus on the hometown heroes of Jack Doohan and Oscar Piastri. Fil and Emily discuss how …Keep reading
For Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, it’s personal promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 race seat with the Silver Arrows squad at just 18.Wolff is viewing Antonelli’s sensational rise through the junior formulas as the chance to put right what went wrong in Mercedes missing out on Max Verstappen’s services back in 2014.Autosport understands that the Austrian even feels that, had …Keep reading
“Adapt or die” is a popular maxim in the business world – but, to paraphrase the famous words of Mandy Rice-Davies: they would say that, wouldn’t they? Change is inherently self-justifying, especially when one business is buying another and swaggering egos are in play.Many are those in management, particularly the c-suite, who like to cite wisdoms from Sun Tzu’s Art of War (largely …Keep reading
“I’m just excited to have another crack at it,” is Lando Norris’ approach to the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship on the eve of the opening round in Melbourne.If the McLaren driver is at all chastened by last season’s ultimately forlorn attempt to topple Max Verstappen, he is not letting it show ahead of the new campaign.Norris ran Verstappen closer than anybody in 2024 but …Keep reading