Remembering the 1987 British GP
The 1987 British Grand Prix provided a dramatic duel between Williams team-mates and championship rivals Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, culminating in one of Formula 1’s greatest passes. In the latest episode of our From the Archive series, host Kevin Turner is joined by Maurice Hamilton and Damien Smith – both were there on that day […]
Autosport Best of the Month for June 2026
Welcome to an exciting new monthly poll, where you the reader is being offered the opportunity to choose the best drivers and moments from the past month of racing action around the world. You can cast your vote by simply by clicking this link. There are several categories in our ‘Autosport Best of the Month’ voting, […]
McLaren still to investigate why it’s losing to Mercedes on the straights, despite same PU
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says that the team will investigate why it is losing around «one-and-a-half tenths» to Mercedes in the straights, despite running with a common power unit. Explaining where the MCL40 is currently stacked against the current championship-leading W17, Stella estimates that the gap between the two cars is around three-to-four […]
Verstappen dismisses talk of title challenge in F1 2026
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is buoyed by Red Bull’s recent progress, but thinks the team is still missing a few ingredients to match Mercedes and be a regular winner. On Sunday, Verstappen finished a close second to George Russell at the Austrian Grand Prix, and over the first half of the race he […]
Is Verstappen to McLaren a genuine possibility?
Max Verstappen is still under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, but just like a year ago, his future remains one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock. At the start of this year, the main question was whether the Dutchman would even remain in F1 because of his dissatisfaction […]
Newey hoping to keep Alonso at Aston Martin for F1 2027
Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey reckons the team’s revamped car planned for the Hungarian Grand Prix is enough to convince Fernando Alonso to stay for the 2027 Formula 1 campaign. Alonso’s future is highly uncertain as the 44-year-old is starting to run out of time to make the struggling Aston Martin project work, with the […]
How Russell resorted to «abnormal» driving style to win F1 Austrian GP
George Russell says he is still trying to gel with his 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car and tried an «abnormal» driving style to secure the win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Russell took pole on Saturday and converted it into his second victory of the season on Sunday as he aims to reel in championship […]
Why Verstappen burst out laughing during British GP simulator runs
After several European Formula 1 weekends where energy management has appeared more natural for drivers, Max Verstappen expects the British Grand Prix to be a completely different story. Monaco represented the most natural experience so far, where drivers could push flat out throughout qualifying thanks to the many slow corners and braking zones. According to […]
Mercedes boss questions Ferrari’s «limitless» F1 upgrades amid budget cap era
Since Formula 1’s enforced April break, following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it has seemed as if barely a race weekend goes by without Ferrari adding upgrades to its SF-26. As F1 now operates under a budget cap, development is one of many areas of expenditure subject to tight controls. […]