Exclusive: FIA acts for US GP on suspicions over front bib parc ferme trick

Growing suspicions of a cunning Formula 1 car ride height adjustment trick under parc ferme conditions has triggered an immediate FIA response from this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Autosport can reveal.Sources have revealed that discussions have taken place between several teams and the FIA over recent weeks to discuss concerns that one unidentified outfit may have found a clever way to …Keep reading

Red Bull embraces stronger connection with partners AT&T

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has extended and expanded its long-standing partnership with AT&T from 2025 onwards.AT&T has worked alongside Red Bull for over a decade, with its technology allowing the team to collect and analyse data as quickly as possible.The amount of information that can be processed in this manner would be impossible for a human to churn out in the same way.AT&T claims that its …Keep reading

Ranking every circuit to hold F1 in the United States

After decades of trying and failing to make it big across the Atlantic, Formula 1 has finally managed to achieve an all-important foothold in the United States. It might not have an American driver to get behind any longer, but F1’s presence Stateside is growing; last year’s calendar featured three races in the US for the first time since 1982. The trio of Miami, Austin, and Las Vegas appears to …Keep reading

The talent spotters that moulded Piastri into an F1 winner

“Oscar’s brain is a supercomputer,” says Oscar Piastri’s early mentor, James Sera, who helped the McLaren driver navigate his early career in his native Australia. It is an unusual response when asked about the McLaren Formula 1 driver’s most crucial characteristics.When posed the same question, the man who oversaw Piastri’s career when he moved to the UK latches onto the same theme. “It …Keep reading

How F1’s top teams have evolved their brake solutions during 2024

 The changes made to Formula 1’s regulations were extensive for 2022. While much of the discussion since their introduction has revolved around the design of the sidepods and how teams have best managed the shift to more powerful floors, there’s been plenty of other design aspects that were affected.These other design aspects have been steadily maturing over that time to improve the overall …Keep reading

Formula 1 drivers with the most converted pole positions to race wins

Lando Norris became the latest driver to have achieved the accomplishment, taking pole at both the Dutch and Singapore GPs before taking the race wins. Norris also managed to lead every lap of the Marina Bay Circuit race and was looking like he was on target for a Grand Slam before the fastest lap was taken by Daniel Ricciardo, raising concerns from McLaren about RB’s relationship with Red …Keep reading

The factors that make the US GP weekend crucial to F1’s fight at the front

After four weeks away, Formula 1 returns for a frantic six-race run in eight weeks, with Austin’s United States Grand Prix a crucial weekend across the grid as 2024’s final upgrades emerge.The race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas is largely seen as the last major opportunity to unleash a last batch of car upgrades this season. Austin is the start of a triple-header that includes Mexico and …Keep reading

Verstappen more worried about fixing Red Bull than about 2026 options

Max Verstappen has revealed he is more worried about making sure Red Bull regains its form than thinking about options he might have to change Formula 1 teams in 2026.With Verstappen understood to have exit clauses in his current Red Bull deal that runs until 2028, the world champion’s future at the team has been a constant source of speculation this season in the wake of power struggles behind …Keep reading

Ferrari: Leclerc will deliver once given a title pedigree F1 car

Ferrari driver coach Jock Clear is adamant Charles Leclerc is ready to deliver a world championship as soon as the team gives him the car to do it.Leclerc emerged as one of the fastest qualifiers on the grid since joining Ferrari in 2019, racking up 26 poles so far. His number of poles contrasts with winning ‘just’ seven grands prix, which has netted the Monegasque driver a reputation of being a …Keep reading

McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships

McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile.As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid.T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but will also be the team’s exclusive 5G partner in the US – starting at the weekend’s …Keep reading