Norris leads dominant McLaren 1-2 in sprint race
Lando Norris claimed McLaren’s first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season by winning the Miami Grand Prix sprint race in a 1-2 for the defending constructors’ champions. The reigning drivers’ world champion finished 3.7s clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completing the podium after the 19-lap contest around Hard Rock Stadium. This […]
Former FIA aero chief officially joins Alpine in senior F1 role
Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave. As first reported by Autosport in November, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer. With that gardening leave period having now concluded, during […]
Antonelli holds off Verstappen for third straight pole
Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli has claimed a third successive pole at the Miami Grand Prix, holding off Max Verstappen at the Miami International Autodrome. Antonelli’s first effort in Q3 was enough to keep his rivals at arm’s length, with Verstappen’s final effort yielding him second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The session got underway […]
Zak Brown writes to FIA over Mercedes-Alpine ownership concerns
The McLaren Racing CEO has taken a clear stance against the prospect of Mercedes acquiring a shareholding in a second Formula 1 team. While the position of Racing Bulls has been tolerated due to a structure that dates back two decades, Brown believes this model should not be allowed to spread over the medium to […]
Why Haas fears loss of ground to Alpine in F1’s upper-midfield battle
After the Japanese Grand Prix, Haas F1 Team sat in the heady heights of fourth in Formula 1’s constructors’ championship, two points clear of Alpine. Yet, a muted weekend at its ‘home’ race in Miami has now put it five points behind the Anglo-French outfit, courtesy of Pierre Gasly’s sprint race point and Franco Colapinto’s […]
F1 brings Miami GP start time forward due to thunderstorm threat
Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix will start at 1pm local time on Sunday, three hours before the originally scheduled time, as a response to incoming weather. Heavy rain and thunderstorm are forecast for Sunday afternoon, so F1 management, governing body the FIA and Miami Grand Prix organisers sat down on Saturday evening to discuss potential schedule changes. […]
What would you like to ask Valtteri Bottas?
On 21 May, Valtteri Bottas will sit down with Autosport for our very first ‘You Ask The Questions’ interview. You, the Autosport reader, have an opportunity to ask questions to the 10-time Formula 1 grand prix winner. Perhaps you’d like to ask him about his recent column about mental health and eating disorders, his time […]
The most fun I’ve had all year
When Max Verstappen hustles his Winward team’s Mercedes GT3 car around the Nordschleife this weekend in his quest to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours, record numbers of fans are expected to watch on, either at the sold-out event or via the broadcast. Among them will likely be a number of his Formula 1 colleagues, and […]
Red Bull enjoyed a «step forward» at Miami GP but still behind F1’s best
“We’re getting there, we’re not the same yet.” This was Max Verstappen’s reaction to McLaren team boss Andrea Stella’s comment that there are “four teams in such a tight competition”, following an encouraging Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Mercedes prevailing and Ferrari also in the mix. Isack Hadjar had a nightmare weekend, well […]