Red Bull drivers deny front bib device boosted car performance
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have denied the adjustable front bib ride height device at the centre of a technical storm engulfing Red Bull at Austin has ever added Formula 1 car performance. On Thursday at the United States Grand Prix, Red Bull admitted it was the team involved in discussions with the FIA over […]
The evolution of a Formula 1 sponsorship deal
From the hazy, heady days of tobacco giants to the cryptic crypto currency courtships of recent years, Formula 1 has always relied on sponsorship revenue for a significant slice of the funding required to go racing. Ask any fan what their favourite car is, or who they feel is the greatest driver of all time, […]
Red Bull embraces stronger connection with partners AT&T
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has extended and expanded its long-standing partnership with AT&T from 2025 onwards. AT&T has worked alongside Red Bull for over a decade, with its technology allowing the team to collect and analyse data as quickly as possible. The amount of information that can be processed in this manner would […]
Red Bull «cannot afford» big gap between drivers in 2025 as pressure grows on Perez
Red Bull says it «cannot afford» for there to be a big gap between its two drivers next year, as Sergio Perez faces increasing pressure to end this campaign on a high. The Milton Keynes-based squad has already lost the lead in the constructors’ championship to McLaren and is in danger of conceding second place […]
F1 drivers with the most pole positions to race win conversions
A Grand Slam (or Grand Chelem) is when a driver takes pole position, a race win whilst leading every lap and the fastest lap, all at one grand prix. A total of only 25 five drivers have taken a combined 68 Grand Slams in total, with Verstappen taking the most recent (and his fifth) at […]
The factors that make the US GP weekend crucial to F1’s fight at the front
After four weeks away, Formula 1 returns for a frantic six-race run in eight weeks, with Austin’s United States Grand Prix a crucial weekend across the grid as 2024’s final upgrades emerge. The race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas is largely seen as the last major opportunity to unleash a last batch of car […]
McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships
McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile. As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid. T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but will also be the […]
The Bearman traits that have really impressed Haas
Incoming Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has already made important impressions on the American squad concerning his “maturity” and “ability to understand the bigger picture”. This is the view of team principal Ayao Komatsu, who has signed Bearman to race alongside Esteban Ocon in an all-new 2025 Haas driver line-up. Ferrari junior Bearman, who […]
Fake gravel among new track limits measures for US Grand Prix
United States Grand Prix organisers have made a series of revisions to the Austin circuit to try to help reduce Formula 1 track limits problems, Autosport has learned. With the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) venue being resurfaced for this year, the opportunity was there to address issues that cropped up at last year’s F1 […]