F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs
As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place. Amid concerns that the effective current lock-out of the top ten positions by the leading five teams […]
Stroll penalty «very harsh» after F1 China «chain reaction»
Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a lap 27 restart. The stewards wholly blamed Stroll for not taking more care to avoid the contact and handed him a 10-second penalty and two penalty points, which Stroll felt was «a joke». His team boss Krack […]
Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like «a joke»
With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian’s car. Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained damage that compromised the rest […]
Aston Martin F1 should not apologise for being “too fast” in qualifying
The Spaniard has proved the progress that his squad is making as he emerged from qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix in third position as Red Bull’s closest rival. And although the characteristics of his AMR24 car, which appears better in single-lap pace than long runs, means he is not expecting to hold on to […]
Ricciardo could feel new F1 chassis difference in China
The Australian had come into the Chinese Grand Prix off the back of a difficult start to the season, where he had been struggling for pace against team-mate Yuki Tsunoda and facing questions over his future. With no obvious explanation for his difficulties, the team believed a well-timed change of chassis for this weekend would […]
F1 teams to discuss change to jump start regulations
Autosport can reveal that one of the items up for discussion at next week’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission is whether or not the way the jump start regulations are currently framed is fit for purpose. At the moment, a jump start is defined entirely based on whether or not any movement is detected […]
Shanghai F1 grass fire mystery remains; emergency team on standby
The FIA began a detailed probe on Friday night after two separate fires on the same area of grass inside Turn 7 disrupted running on the opening day of track action. First practice for the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday morning had to be red-flagged after a blaze erupted on the grass before the same […]
Norris’ F1 China sprint pole lap down to «all or nothing» approach
Norris had his penultimate timed lap deleted for track limits at Turn 16, but his 1m57.940s follow-up ultimately proved unbeatable during a wet and slippery final part of sprint qualifying — which yielded multiple mistakes across the field. This lap was initially chalked off for track limits as well, suspected to be a result of […]
Red Bull can be more resilient to graining after Melbourne
Red Bull continues to be the dominant team in 2024, but its race performance was less convincing in last month’s Australian Grand Prix, in which Ferrari looked to edge ahead. The Melbourne race was marked by heavy front graining, which is believed to be a factor in why Ferrari was so strong relative to Red […]