How the prospect of V10s has triggered a complex debate on F1’s future
Like many things in the modern world, it all started with a social media post. Three days after Formula 1’s season launch in London, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem posted a message on Instagram, saying that, inspired by “positive discussions on the future of the sport”, the motorsport world should explore “a range of directions” […]
What really happened with Ferrari’s “joke” team orders saga
Ferrari had a day to forget at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix with a double disqualification for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, but fake team order drama further added to team boss Fred Vasseur’s misery. Hamilton and Leclerc were running fourth and fifth respectively after their pitstops around lap 20 when fans were first alerted to […]
How Antonelli earned ‘driver of the day’ status in Chinese GP
When Formula 1 revealed that Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli had won its driver of the day poll, having crossed the finishing line in eighth place, this news generated the customarily sneering response. When team boss Toto Wolff congratulated his driver over the team radio, the eye-rolling was almost palpable. And yet, while the results […]
what went wrong at the Chinese GP
Stop the count! Donald Trump’s peculiar Tweet during the 2020 United States presidential election has long since become a meme. You can imagine, given Ferrari’s double disqualification from the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, that the Scuderia will be wishing fervently that everyone had just packed up and flown home on the Saturday, after Lewis Hamilton […]
Autosport Podcast: Reviewing the Chinese GP
Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording wrap up their coverage of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix as McLaren dominated proceedings with its 50th 1-2 finish, as Oscar Piastri took victory ahead of Lando Norris. Alex gives a review of the action, why he agreed with Piastri calling it his «most complete» weekend in F1 and how […]
Red Bull to crunch numbers amid Lawson/Tsunoda switch talk
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner might not be aware of it, but he was channelling his inner William Edwards Deming as he discussed Liam Lawson’s future following another disappointing outing at the Chinese Grand Prix. «Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion,” the American statistician and business theorist once said – and […]
A fast car is always difficult to drive
Patience is a virtue, but who has got the time? Not Liam Lawson, who suffered another disastrous qualifying session in which he finished last while team-mate Max Verstappen extracted fourth out of the difficult-to-handle Red Bull. Read Also: Lawson knows this full well, being acutely aware of the chequered history of Red Bull’s second seat. […]
McLaren F1 car quirks are «more of a penalty» for Norris
A car that’s quick but difficult to drive: this has become a familiar refrain up and down the grid in the final season of Formula 1’s current ground-effect ruleset. Lando Norris struggled with graining in the sprint race in China, labouring to eighth place after dropping three positions on the opening lap, and then had […]
Piastri grabs first pole as Russell splits McLaren pair
Oscar Piastri took his first-ever pole position for an Formula 1 grand prix as he set the pace in China. Starting from the front could prove to be vital given how badly the field struggled with tyre degradation throughout the sprint race. Piastri had previously started on the front row on seven occasions but secured […]