‘No reason given to this day’
Former Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has spoken up about his dismissal from the FIA in his first public comments on the matter. It was announced on the eve of last November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that Wittich will step down from his role at the FIA with immediate effect. The announcement came as […]
12 months on from Horner and the infamous Google Drive email
It was an anonymous email, whose address contained the day’s date, 29 February, and had been sent to over 100 senior figures in Formula 1, including team bosses, journalists and F1’s owners. It dropped at 6:22pm local time in Bahrain ahead of the first race of the 2024 season and contained a link to a […]
Herbert hits back at Verstappens’ bias claims, accuses FIA of being «heavy-handed»
Sacked FIA race steward Johnny Herbert has taken aim at Formula 1’s governing body and hit back at accusations of bias. Herbert was dropped as an F1 steward one month ago after the FIA decided his «duties as a steward and that of a media pundit were incompatible». The shock announcement came after he found […]
The key talking points from F1 pre-season testing Day 3
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording review the action from Bahrain as the third and final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing comes to an end. Alex assesses the teams who didn’t leave a positive impression, including a U-turn on the state of Aston Martin after a difficult final day, as well as why Sauber could […]
Hamilton still has “quite a bit to come” in adapting from Mercedes to Ferrari car
Lewis Hamilton has said he still has “quite a bit to come” to be fully adapted to Ferrari’s Formula 1 car after spending the last 12 seasons at Mercedes. The seven-time world champion still has the final session of Bahrain pre-season testing to continue to learn how Ferrari’s car works with his driving style, as […]
The key talking points from F1 pre-season testing Day 2
Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt return to report from Day 2 of F1’s 2025 test at the Bahrain International Circuit. In the review, Alex mentions the three teams that impressed him most, featuring McLaren’s eye-catching long-run pace, Aston Martin’s newfound consistency across the day, and Williams topping the lap and timing sheets via Carlos Sainz. […]
Hamilton «slowly bonding» with new Ferrari car
Lewis Hamilton reckons he is “slowly bonding” with his Ferrari after notching up a total of 115 laps in his new challenger for 2025. Hamilton switched to the Italian team in the winter and had made no secret of the struggles he had with his Mercedes from last season. The seven-time F1 world champion was […]
More predictable RB21 has addressed Red Bull’s F1 2024 problems
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1’s first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems. Last year’s RB20 started off in dominant fashion in the hands of Max Verstappen, but it was gradually overhauled by McLaren and to a lesser extent Ferrari, […]
The key talking points from F1 testing day one
The first day of Formula 1 2025 testing is the subject of the latest Autosport Podcast, which features the initial indications of what the pecking order could be. Alex Kalinauckas and Ben Hunt report from the Bahrain International Circuit to wrap up the key talking points from a day that featured some unusual weather conditions. […]