Flavio Briatore’s F1 return, British GP preview
Editor Stuart Codling is joined by columnist Mark Gallagher and Autosport’s Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the dramatic return of former Benetton and Renault team principal Briatore, announced on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix, to the Enstone team as an advisor to Renault CEO Luca de Meo. At a time when […]
What Norris’s last-stint regret tells us about F1’s tyre mastery trick
While Lando Norris’s hopes of victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix were effectively derailed by his start, there was equally a phase late on that proved just as critical. With the McLaren driver having earned himself a tyre offset against Max Verstappen, the advantage of fresher rubber in the final stint offered him a […]
Barcelona F1 car upgrades may be «fooling» us
RB CEO Peter Bayer says his Formula 1 team has evidence its Barcelona upgrades are working, but may be «fooling» it regarding the sweet spot of its car set-up. RB brought a raft of upgrades to the VCARB01 at last weekend Spanish Grand Prix, including an updated floor, a new rear wing and a re-designed […]
Podcast: F1 silly season update
The tension in the F1 paddock was clearly on the rise during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend as Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen both made public their concerns about their respective futures and pointed the finger at Carlos Sainz holding up major movements in the 2025 F1 Silly Season. Joining Bryn Lucas on the Autosport […]
Aston Martin warns Alonso there is no quick fix for its F1 troubles
Aston Martin has told Fernando Alonso that he must “hang on” for now amid the team’s current Formula 1 struggles, as it battles to find time to bring much-needed improvements. Alonso was left frustrated after his home Spanish Grand Prix last weekend, where a lack of performance from the AMR24 left both him and team-mate […]
Verstappen to make Goodwood Festival of Speed debut with big Red Bull F1 presence
Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will make his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut next month as part of a major Red Bull presence at the event. Verstappen is due to drive the RB16B, in which he claimed the first of his F1 titles in 2021, up the famous hill at Goodwood on the Sunday […]
Sauber F1 team looking to find Pourchaire a new IndyCar seat
The Sauber Formula 1 team is looking to find reserve driver Theo Pourchaire a new home in IndyCar after being dropped by Arrow McLaren. Last week it was announced Arrow McLaren had signed a multi-year deal with Nolan Siegel to run its #6 Chevrolet from last weekend’s Laguna Seca round onwards. The news came only […]
Norris could have done nothing more to win F1 Spanish GP
Lando Norris may have been kicking himself for losing out in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix, but the team reckons there was nothing more he could have done. Norris was left frustrated with himself that, despite securing pole position and having what appeared to be the fastest car at Barcelona, he was beaten to the […]
Autosport Podcast: Spanish GP review
F1 travelled to Spain for Round 10 of the 2024 World Championship, and it was a race in Barcelona that told a strangely familar tale. Max Verstappen took the lead and early control of the race but had to hold on by just two seconds at the finish line as Lando Norris’s McLaren chased down […]