Horner will not join Aston Martin after Stroll puts end to speculation in factory speech
Lawrence Stroll has stated the Aston Martin Formula 1 team will not hire Christian Horner in any capacity, sources have told Autosport at the Qatar Grand Prix. The future of Horner has long been a topic of discussion in the F1 paddock, while the former Red Bull team principal has repeatedly been linked to Aston […]
Passing Russell at Turn 1 only Qatar GP sprint opportunity
Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris believes a move on George Russell into the first corner is his sole opportunity to upgrade from third on the grid in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, as overtaking is expected to be difficult. While the Losail circuit is a favourite among the drivers due to its myriad […]
Why Verstappen will be «trying to survive» Qatar GP sprint after Red Bull set-up misstep
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen fears Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar will be about «trying to survive» after going with the wrong set-up direction on his Red Bull. In qualifying Verstappen started reporting crippling bouncing issues through the second sprint qualifying segment on the medium tyres, and in the final shoot-out on softs those woes […]
Why there should be a zero-tolerance approach for breaking F1’s technical rules
On the face of it, the suggestion seems highly plausible. The McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were excluded from the results of the Las Vegas Grand Prix because the wear on some of their underfloor skid plates was fractionally beyond the permitted tolerance. Team boss Andrea Stella’s contention is that in this case, the […]
How muted Hamilton is responding to his never-ending Ferrari nightmare
When asked by Autosport after the Las Vegas Grand Prix if he managed to take any satisfaction from a comeback race as he charged from last to the points, his reply was «zero». The rest of his offerings were hard to discern in the noisy Vegas paddock, as the longer his maiden Ferrari season goes […]
Piastri should tell McLaren to «F off» if asked to support Norris in F1 title battle
Max Verstappen reckons Oscar Piastri should have told McLaren to “F off” had he been asked to support team-mate Lando Norris in his bid to become Formula 1 world champion. The 2025 season has featured a year-long title battle between the McLaren pair, in which for most of it Piastri held the upper hand, until […]
Newey to become Aston Martin F1 boss from 2026
Aston Martin has named Adrian Newey as its new Formula 1 team principal for the 2026 season. The legendary engineer, who joined Aston Martin as managing technical partner on 1 March, will step into his new role as Andy Cowell moves on to a chief strategy officer position. This restructure was described as a “mutual […]
Lowdon buoyed by Perez’s return to F1 machinery in Cadillac TPC run
Cadillac’s Graeme Lowdon was encouraged by Sergio Perez’s first test with Formula 1’s new team for 2026, saying the Mexican veteran is «re-entering Formula 1 with exactly the right attitude». Two weeks ago at Imola, Perez took the wheel of a 2023 Ferrari car, which the Scuderia loaned to its 2026 power unit customer as […]
Tsunoda pleads for answers from Red Bull after F1 Las Vegas GP blunder
Yuki Tsunoda has been having a tough Formula 1 season at Red Bull, and that makes his Las Vegas mishap all the more difficult to take. Tsunoda is 24-0 down on Max Verstappen in their qualifying head-to-head, but was a striking 3.340s slower than his team-mate in the wet Nevadan session. It emerged that Red […]