Hamilton Ferrari love-in must now become strictly business at Australian Grand Prix
It seems strange to suggest, after winning six world championships and some 84 grand prix with Mercedes, that Lewis Hamilton needed a new lease of life in Formula 1 – but that is exactly what he has enjoyed since moving to Ferrari. The news of his switch to Italy was announced over a year ago […]
Exx marks the spot – Racing Bulls welcomes ExxonMobil as new fuel partner
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies believes the squad’s new collaboration with ExxonMobil will help with the challenge of racing with sustainable fuel from 2026 onwards. Already working with Red Bull, it was announced on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix that ExxonMobil will now also be fuel partner to Racing Bulls, bringing with […]
Bearman and the rise that started the wave of 2025 newcomers
For the fourth part of a mini-series where Autosport is assessing the early Formula 1 careers of the six 2025 rookies, today we’re introducing Ollie Bearman. He, more than any other F1 newbie this year, is responsible for the current large rookie crop. After all, it was Bearman’s one-off appearance for Ferrari in the 2024 […]
how their first race went
Every racing driver dreams of becoming the Formula 1 world champion with Ferrari one day. But very few manage to turn that dream into reality. This year Lewis Hamilton aims to prove otherwise. His move from Mercedes to Ferrari ranks among the most significant transfers in F1 history because it connects the most successful driver […]
Verstappen rules Red Bull out of Australian GP victory bid
Max Verstappen has warned he doesn’t expect Red Bull to be in the battle for victory at Formula 1’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Although reigning champion Verstappen has won four world titles in a row and took pole by 0.270s in the most recent Melbourne event, Red Bull slid down the pecking order throughout the […]
Australian GP track tweaked after heavy 2024 crashes
The FIA and local organisers have made safety changes to Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit following heavy crashes in last year’s Australian Grand Prix. In the 2024 race, Russell was caught out by Fernando Alonso braking earlier than expected for Turn 6, leading to the Mercedes car going off and suffering a heavy crash before his […]
‘I wasn’t trying to prove a point’ with Alonso, Perez fights
New Red Bull driver Liam Lawson has insisted he was not “trying to set an example” with his hard racing during his six-round campaign in Formula 1 last year. The Kiwi replaced Daniel Ricciardo at RB [now known as Racing Bulls] ahead of the last two triple-headers of the 2024 season, as Red Bull was […]
Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’
On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union. “If you expect him [Antonelli] […]
How summer downgrade saved Racing Bulls from complacency
A lot of attention has gone to Ferrari and the cursed Barcelona floor upgrade that sent it back to the drawing board over the summer, but behind the Scuderia in F1’s midfield RB suffered a similar fate. After an encouraging start RB also introduced a new floor at June’s Spanish Grand Prix, an upgrade which actually […]