Damon Hill has announced his exit from the Sky Sports Formula 1 presenting roster ahead of the 2024 season-ending triple-header.The 1996 Formula 1 world champion had been a permanent fixture on the Sky Sports team since the broadcaster gained the rights to F1 from the BBC ahead of the 2012 season.Writing on social media, the 64-year-old said: “It’s been a fantastic 13 years with Sky Sports F1 …Keep reading
New-for-2025 Sauber Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto has revealed he has “always admired” Max Verstappen and his driving style, placing the Dutchman alongside Ayrton Senna as his inspiration in racing.Bortoleto, who leads the F2 championship heading into the final two rounds of the season, was announced last week as Sauber’s second new recruit alongside Nico Hulkenberg in the team’s final …Keep reading
Red Bull was concerned about being portrayed as the “villain” in the new Formula 1 film, co-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed.The upcoming F1 movie has seen heavy involvement from the real-world paddock, with filming continuing to take place on grand prix weekends, including at the recent Mexico City Grand Prix where star Brad Pitt was pictured waving to fans.The cars used for the fictional …Keep reading
Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team has announced a new partnership with Xerox meaning the office technology leader will become a global partner of the outfit.The deal, which begins next season, will see Xerox assist Aston Martin on and off track with its digital technology solutions across a number of areas, including ‘managed print services, augmented reality and marketing insights’.It means that …Keep reading
This week we are doing something a little different. We explore how F1 teams make key decisions on areas like driver recruitment, development and race strategy and compare it with how things are done at a top Premier League football club. F1 is a sport built around technology, whereas in football the smartest teams have begun only in the last decade to use it for recruitment, strategy, in-game …Keep reading
With the bombshell announcement at the start of this year that Lewis Hamilton would be moving to Ferrari for 2025, it was revealed that Carlos Sainz would be losing his seat at the Maranello-based team. Much speculation surrounded where he would go, and there was talk of him signing for Mercedes or even Red Bull.After holding talks with Sauber and a late bid from Alpine, it finally emerged in July …Keep reading
The Monaco Grand Prix’s position on the Formula 1 calendar remains intact, bar a minor date tweak, as a new deal has been signed to run until 2031.But given the iconic race’s place in F1 has come under question in recent years, is this the right move for the series? Our writers give their input.There’s enough room in the calendar for one weekend where the thrill isn’t the race – but it …Keep reading
The FIA’s Formula 1 Commission has approved the introduction of driver cooling kits for the 2025 season, to be used in extreme heat conditions.Driver cooling has become a topic since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, with several drivers suffering from symptoms of heat exhaustion after the chequered flag.As first reported by Autosport in July, the FIA and all F1 teams initiated research to improve the …Keep reading
Been there, done that. Ray Mallock had won the Formula Atlantic championship in Britain in 1979 when the category was reintroduced to the country after a two-year hiatus. He’d then competed in the Aurora British Formula 1 Championship in 1980 at the wheel of Surtees – before a huge shunt at Thruxton caused by a car failure – and Wolf machinery. But for 1981, there was good reason to return …Keep reading
Greg Maffei’s impending departure from Liberty Media will undoubtedly once again bring forth rumours of Formula 1 being up for sale, regardless of the stance taken by the current owners.The president and CEO of Liberty, Maffei played a leading role in the F1 takeover in 2017 and has more recently driven the purchase of MotoGP from Dorna, a deal expected to be completed in the coming weeks.His …Keep reading