Every generation of racing driver has its supreme talent. Seldom is the difference between this individual and their peers more manifest than when conditions are wet or changeable, goes the established wisdom.While it’s difficult to argue against most of the names on Autosport’s spreadsheet of victories in grands prix significantly affected by rain, the reality is somewhat more nuanced …Keep reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko was left unimpressed by Isack Hadjar’s behaviour after the French driver burst into tears at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.Hadjar’s misery stemmed from his wet-weather crash on the formation lap of the Albert Park race, which happened as early as Turn 2 and meant he was unable to take his very first grand prix start.Hadjar was inconsolable on his …Keep reading
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted the Scuderia made a mistake in leaving its drivers out on slick tyres for so long when a shower disrupted the late stages of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were running in fifth and eighth, 42 laps into an eventful mixed-weather race, as the rain returned.Leclerc was overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda the …Keep reading
Red Bull is aiming to introduce upgrades within “three to five races” to cure its main deficit compared to McLaren, says team advisor Helmut Marko.The team’s driver pairing of world champion Max Verstappen and his new stablemate Liam Lawson have started the season behind defending constructors’ champion McLaren, which had already been quickest in Bahrain testing and confirmed its form in the …Keep reading
The FIA is imposing stricter load deflection tests for Formula 1 rear wings at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix after analysing Melbourne footage.As part of a clampdown on teams exploiting aerodynamic elasticity to an undesirable degree, the FIA told teams over the off-season that it would impose stricter loads tests for both the front and rear wings.The front wing clampdown will be …Keep reading
It is rare for Lando Norris to speak with an air of confidence over his 2025 Formula 1 title chances but, after holding off reigning champion Max Verstappen to take victory at the Australian Grand Prix, he concluded McLaren is indeed leading the pack.After McLaren locked out the front row in qualifying, Norris converted pole into the fifth grand prix win of his career to start his championship …Keep reading
Carlos Sainz might have only completed less than a lap of the Australian Grand Prix under green-flag conditions, but he helped Williams team-mate Alex Albon beat both Ferraris to the finish.Sainz started from 10th but spun off at the final corner after the safety car was deployed in response to Jack Doohan spinning his Alpine into the barrier earlier on the opening lap.Rather than head to …Keep reading
Oscar Piastri’s sangfroid response to his painful Australian Grand Prix result will stand him well in the upcoming 2025 Formula 1 title battle with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, but of the early contenders he alone now faces a big early points deficit.PLUS: Did Red Bull blow its ‘Canada’ chance to hand Verstappen Norris’s Melbourne win?Such gaps can be overcome – Verstappen was 46 …Keep reading
Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix by less than a second ahead of Max Verstappen, as late drama saw an Oscar Piastri mistake which cost him his runners-up finish.So, Autosport’s Ben Hunt and Emily Selleck wrap up their coverage of the weekend from Albert Park, as the 24-round 2025 campaign is now firmly underway.The duo discuss the battle at the front, as well as Lewis …Keep reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been promoted to fourth on his Formula 1 debut in the Australian Grand Prix after Mercedes successfully appealed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release.Antonelli had initially been relegated back to fifth as a result of the penalty but upon a review and examination of the roll-hoop camera footage, the Italian was found not to have impeded Nico Hulkenberg’s …Keep reading