The FIA and local organisers have made safety changes to Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit following heavy crashes in last year’s Australian Grand Prix.In the 2024 race, Russell was caught out by Fernando Alonso braking earlier than expected for Turn 6, leading to the Mercedes car going off and suffering a heavy crash before his car was spat back onto the racing surface.Turns 6 and 7, which …Keep reading
The FIA will clamp down on the manner in which Formula 1 teams can bend their wings after introducing new load tests for both the front and rear wings throughout 2025.From the start of the new F1 season in Australia, the FIA will expand the static deflection tests measuring the rear wings, and it will also be introducing additional front wing tests from the Spanish GP at the start of …Keep reading
Red Bull has set a date for the debut of its RB21 Formula 1 car, with Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson pressed into action at a filming day in Bahrain on Tuesday 25 February.Autosport understands Red Bull will shake down its 2025 challenger one day before the new season properly gets underway with three days of official testing at the Sakhir circuit.World champion Verstappen will log his …Keep reading
Red Bull says it will keep an open mind about developing low-drag rear wings for 2025 after Max Verstappen voiced his frustration over not having a bespoke design.In 2024 Red Bull did not develop a bespoke low-drag rear wing and instead trimmed its existing design for low downforce circuits like Monza and Las Vegas.That left it on the back foot at those venues, as there was only so much …Keep reading
Aston Martin’s incoming managing technical partner Adrian Newey has delved into the reasons why he left Red Bull and took up a new challenge in Formula 1.After an 18-year stint in Milton Keynes, which yielded eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ crowns, Newey decided last April to call time on his successful partnership with the team, just one year on from signing a new contract.The …Keep reading
The new Formula 1 season will see the largest rookie intake in years, with five youngsters slotting in up and down the grid from Mercedes to Sauber. Here’s what to expect from the class of ’25.Andrea Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes’ long-term protege handed an early startLeading the 2025 rookie intake in terms of fan and media attention is Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who after an intense preparation …Keep reading
The Formula 1 fanbase has boomed in recent years but alongside the many new supporters of the series, there has also been a huge increase in the ways of consuming content.With an ever-younger demographic, F1 can no longer solely rely on providing two hours of entertainment on a Sunday, once a fortnight, to satisfy the thirst its audience has for engagement.As F1’s director of marketing …Keep reading
Susie Wolff believes it is wrong to suggest she is on “a feminist crusade” with F1 Academy saying the championship is helping motorsport appeal to female fans of Formula 1.The managing director of the single-seater, all-female series revealed the goal of F1 Academy is to have women competing equally against their male counterparts.F1 Academy began in 2023 following the demise of W …Keep reading
Formula 1 has announced luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton will become the Australian Grand Prix’s title sponsor from this year.Louis Vuitton is part of the LVMH group with which F1 signed a 10-year global partnership deal last year that could be worth up to $1 billion.The deal with Louis Vuitton means the company will have prominent trackside signage at the Albert Park circuit in …Keep reading
As it enters the 2025 Formula 1 season, the Haas team has achieved a milestone moment regarding its budget and overall funding sources.Team principal Ayao Komatsu said in a recent roundtable interview attended by Autosport that squad owner Gene Haas for the “first time…doesn’t have to put his money in – it’s great.”While a noteworthy statement alone, a certain amount of …Keep reading