| | 1. Why do so many F1 stars live in Monaco?20:00[-/+]Категория(?) | Sponsored by Monaco is considered home for almost half of the 20 drivers on the current F1 grid as well as Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff but there are more reasons than just the huge tax-free benefits that draw them there.One of the world's smallest nations, Monaco has a total area of just over two square kilometres – barely bigger than London's Hyde Park. However, it is jam-packed with ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
2. Teams expect Sainz's F1 China qualifying incident to be cleared up19:19[-/+]Категория(?) | Aston Martin protested against the qualifying result in Shanghai after Ferrari's Carlos Sainz rejoined Q2 after spinning off the track.Sainz was stationary for 77 seconds after tapping the wall coming out of the final corner, but the Spaniard managed to get going again and advanced to Q3 at the expense of Aston driver Lance Stroll.As its driver was eliminated, Aston decided to protest the results ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
3. Andretti Cadillac to hire 60 UK staff as F1 push continues16:27[-/+]Категория(?) | Andretti recently opened a new headquarters in Silverstone and has now started a recruiting spree to populate its European base with F1 staff, despite having been told by the series it will not be allowed to enter in the 2026 season.The 60 vacancies include senior F1 roles such as head of aero development, head of mechanical design and various other engineering positions including aerodynamics and ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
4. Where Hulkenberg’s wrong-righting Audi F1 move leaves the driver market15:46[-/+]Категория(?) | The name will be the same. 12 years after he left, Nico Hulkenberg is heading back to the Sauber Formula 1 team in 2025. Yet his circumstances are much changed and so are the team’s - and the championship overall from the final days of the V8 engine era.As the Audi rebrand looms, this is the shot Hulkenberg felt he’d previously been unjustly denied in F1. And it’s one he’s absolutely ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
5. Friday favourite: How a sportscar friendship prevailed over F1 rivalry14:46[-/+]Категория(?) | Of far greater importance to Marc Surer than the results he achieved in his on-and-off partnership with Manfred Winkelhock between 1977 and 1985 is his friendship with the exciting German driver. The late elder brother of the no less flamboyant ‘Smokin’ Jo’ Winkelhock shared BMW, Ford and Porsche machinery with Surer in endurance racing, most notably beating the factory teams with their ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
6. What to expect from F1’s new rear-facing camera14:25[-/+]Категория(?) | While teams and series bosses could not reach an agreement on a new points structure at the Geneva get-together on Thursday, they did sign off plans for new rear-facing cameras to appear from the Barcelona event in June.The new camera will offer fans a unique perspective on pursuing cars, as the camera will be placed on top of the rear crash structure that protrudes out the back of the car.This is ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
7. F1 chief Domenicali eyes more sprint weekends13:17[-/+]Категория(?) | F1 currently schedules six sprint weekends per year on a selection of circuits, with the first sprint of 2024 taking place last weekend in China, and the second following next week at the Miami Grand Prix.Sprints have been treated to mixed reviews by drivers and fans, with the additional competitive sessions compared to free practices generally raising interest, but also increasing the load on ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
8. Hulkenberg to join Sauber in 2025 ahead of Audi F1 entry11:37[-/+]Категория(?) | Hulkenberg's current team Haas announced on Friday morning that the German is leaving the squad at the end of the 2024 season.The 36-year-old was out of contract at Haas and was long known to be on Audi F1 CEO Andreas Seidl's shortlist.Hulkenberg will now join the team, which will still be known as Sauber in 2025, one year ahead of Audi's official F1 entry in 2026 on a multi-year deal. He ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
9. Hulkenberg set for Audi switch after Haas departure revealed11:20[-/+]Категория(?) | The German had emerged as one of the key targets for Audi, which is gearing up with its current Sauber partner for its official F1 entry as a works team from 2026.Autosport revealed earlier this week that Audi had been eager to make an early move on getting its driver plans in place, with a May deadline set down for the drivers it was talking to.Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz have been on its ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
10. Red Bull’s F1 rivals facing 2027 wait if they want Newey10:51[-/+]Категория(?) | It emerged on Thursday that Newey has expressed privately to some members of the Red Bull team about his desire to leave the Milton Keynes-based squad.Although the outfit remains dominant in F1, it is suggested that Newey has become disillusioned with the fallout of the power battle that erupted earlier this year for control of the squad amid uncertainty over team boss Christian Horner’s ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
11. History of the F1 points system with proposed structure for 2025Чт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | F1 has changed its points system several times over the years, with the first structure used in 1950 looking very different to what it is now. There is even another change on the cards for the 2025 season and a decision over if to introduce it or not will be made later this year - as Autosport exclusively revealed. New F1 points systemThere will be more points-paying positions under F1’s new ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
12. Newey set to leave Red Bull F1 teamЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Newey has decided to leave Red Bull after a two-decade stint as the team's stalwart designer, playing an instrumental role in designing the cars that propelled Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen to a total of seven drivers' world championships and six constructors' titles for Red Bull.The news of Newey's impending departure was first reported by German outlet Auto Motor und Sport and since been ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
13. Alonso laments "game of who can run less" in F1 sprint event practiceЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The sprint format means the teams have only one practice session to get their cars ready before the opening sprint qualifying and race action, which means deploying unusual FP1 run plans compared to standard race events.In FP1 in China last week – the first sprint weekend of the 2024 season – Alonso’s Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll topped a session where the teams concentrated on long ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
14. Exclusive: F1 defers decision over points system tweaksЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Following a push by F1's midfield teams to extend the current points structure to cover the top 12, the topic was put on the agenda for Thursday's F1 Commission meeting attended by the FIA, F1 and all 10 teams.For the change to go through, it needed support from five of the current teams. Several outfits were in favour of the change when quizzed at last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, while Red ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
15. F1 announces 24/7 streaming channel in the USЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The so-called Formula 1 Channel is set to be a 24/7 streaming channel for US viewers to access race replays and highlights from F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy.It will also feature evergreen content such as reruns of classic grands prix and racing documentaries.The new channel, which is subscription-free but supported by advertising, is set to go on air before next week's Miami Grand Prix, the first of ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
16. McLaren needs to understand puzzling “up and down” F1 form - PiastriЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | While the team has had a hugely encouraging start to the season, as it battles Ferrari at the head of the chasing pack behind Red Bull, its form has not been consistent.Most confusing is the fact that at venues where McLaren expected to do well, like Suzuka, it struggled, while tracks like Shanghai where it had anticipated being on the back foot it actually proved to be quite strong.Piastri feels ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
17. The implications of F1's vote on a new points structureЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | As exclusively revealed by Autosport over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, Thursday's virtual F1 Commission meeting will have a new points structure from 2025 onwards as one of its agenda points.The FIA, F1 and the 10 teams are set to vote on a tweak to the existing points system that has been in place since 2010 for grands prix. The top seven positions remain unchanged, but from eighth place down ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
18. Mercedes taking action to cure F1 car's “underlying balance” problemЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The German manufacturer has endured a challenging start to the 2024 campaign, with its W15 showing flashes of speed but struggling to deliver consistency through race weekends.Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have battled a ‘knife-edge’ feeling at times, as Mercedes has failed to nail a set-up that exploits the potential that it believes is locked in the car.While the team is hopeful that an ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
19. Ayrton Senna's famous Honda NSX up for saleСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The car is one of three examples of the Honda NSX owned by Senna, with his red NSX one of the cars the Brazilian kept at his Portuguese home.The car was first registered in 1991 and has since accumulated 39,100 miles / 62,925 kilometres.Senna's red Honda was made famous by several photoshoots in Portugal and also featured in the 1992 documentary Racing is in my Blood.Senna tragically lost his life ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
20. Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisionsСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | In Saturday's sprint race, Alonso was given a 10-second penalty for a glancing collision with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz towards the end of the race, which resulted in Alonso retiring with a puncture.The next day Stroll received a similar penalty for crashing into the back of RB's Daniel Ricciardo under safety car conditions, which caused terminal damage for the Australian and also damaged Oscar ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
21. Ricciardo felt "rapid" before Stroll F1 clash in ChinaСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Under a mid-race safety car, Aston Martin driver Stroll clattered into the back of Ricciardo at the hairpin, which forced the Australian to retire with car damage.Ricciardo was furious with Stroll's refusal to take blame for the incident, while the Canadian labelled his penalty a "joke".But amid a tough a thus far point-less start to the 2024 season, which has dented Ricciardo's hopes of landing ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
22. Ferrari announces HP as new F1 team title sponsorСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team name to Scuderia Ferrari HP in what has been called a "multi-year" deal.The American technology company and its distinctive blue logo will feature on Ferrari's F1 livery from next week's Miami Grand Prix onwards as well as on its team kit and overalls. The title branding deal will also extend ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
23. Mooted F1 points system like "putting a plaster on a big cut" - OconСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | As revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese GP, the FIA, FOM and F1 teams are to discuss the idea of increasing the points-scoring positions down to 12th, two more than currently on offer.The change would result in just eight cars not scoring points in Sunday races.While that means that Alpine driver Ocon would have scored his first points of 2024 in the Chinese GP last weekend, the Frenchman ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
24. Why Audi and Verstappen have complicated Formula 1’s driver market decisionsСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | While we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted.What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
25. ‘Metronomic’ Verstappen may rule F1, but it won’t last forever - HornerСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Max Verstappen has turned F1 into a one-man show over recent seasons, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is the only other driver to have won a race since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.And despite rivals throwing everything they can at trying to close down Red Bull’s advantage, the world champion squad is still clearly in a class of its own at the front.It means that with Verstappen in the form ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
26. Ferrari "made too many mistakes" for podium fight at F1 Chinese GPВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Ferrari has been the 2024 season's second-best team so far, but didn't live up to those expectations at last weekend's Shanghai event.Having had at least one driver on the podium across the first four races, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz only qualified sixth and seventh respectively, six-tenths off Max Verstappen.The pair managed to move ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and Aston Martin man ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
27. McLaren "surprised" by China F1 race pace after sprint strugglesВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | McLaren's Lando Norris started on pole for Saturday morning's 19-lap sprint race but after going off at the start he fell down to seventh. That became sixth at the chequered flag due to Fernando Alonso's retirement, finishing in front of team-mate Oscar Piastri but behind both Ferraris.Its race pace relative to the Scuderia seemed in line with the Woking team's muted expectations for the weekend ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
28. Ferrari announces Miami F1 livery change to mark US anniversaryВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The Scuderia is set to unveil a one-off look for the Miami Grand Prix which will make reference to the heritage of the manufacturer in a contemporary manner, with two shades of blue being brought back from the pages of history - Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino.The change will be made to honour Ferrari’s historical place in the US motorsport environment, marking the manufacturer’s 70th ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
29. Haas disputes Magnussen's Chinese GP F1 penalty was "justifiable"Вт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Magnussen was handed a 10-second time penalty for hitting RB rival Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race following the first safety car period.As they exited Turn 6, Magnussen appeared to suffer a snap of oversteer and hit the right rear tyre of Tsunoda's car, sending the Japanese driver into a spin.The damage caused to Tsunoda's car forced him to retire from the race straight away while ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
30. RB brands Ricciardo/Tsunoda Chinese GP crashes “unnecessary”Вт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | RB’s hopes of a points finish in Shanghai were dashed within a dramatic few moments in Sunday’s race after Ricciardo was hit from behind by Lance Stroll behind the safety car, while Tsunoda was involved in a race-ending clash with Kevin Magnussen at the restart.Neither driver was able to finish the race, and RB team principal Laurent Mekies felt that both of the incidents against his drivers ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
31. Wolff: Mercedes can't just keep living off F1 ‘bright spots’Вт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | While the German manufacturer was buoyed by Lewis Hamilton taking the runner-up spot in the China sprint last weekend, it still endured a challenging main grand prix as it came home behind McLaren and Ferrari again.But with there being no notable uptrend in its form despite the efforts it has made to better understand its W15, Wolff thinks that it has to lift its game rather than think that ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
32. From tweaked headrests to new floors: China’s F1 updates in fullВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | However, with the fight in the F1 pack so intense this year, everyone equally knows that small gains can make a big difference in the pecking order.That is why several outfits did take some new parts to Shanghai, with Alpine and Haas bringing pretty extensive updates, while Mercedes, Williams and RB all made smaller tweaks to their cars.With just one free practice session at the teams' disposal ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
33. Sargeant baffled about not being told of illegal F1 safety car overtakeПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | During the caution period to remove Valtteri Bottas's stricken Sauber, Sargeant was running down the start-finish straight towards Turn 1 as his Haas rival emerged from the pits following a change of tyres.But while Hulkenberg reached the critical safety car line that determines the running order a split second in front, Sargeant’s speed offset and momentum left him thinking he had got there ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
34. Sainz: Leclerc start battle cost Ferrari in F1 China GPПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Leclerc and Sainz lined up sixth and seventh respectively, but both lost positions to Mercedes driver George Russell and Haas man Nico Hulkenberg as they crossed paths in Shanghai's first corner complex.Sainz was pushed wide in Turn 2 by an understeering Leclerc, who visibly struggled to get his tyres up to temperature, further illustrated by a huge moment for the Monegasque in the second ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
35. 10 things we learned from the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand PrixПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Formula 1 finally headed back to China after the COVID-19 pandemic, where home hero Zhou Guanyu was cheered on passionately – moving the Sauber driver and 2004 Fernando Alonso fan considerably.Zhou was granted a post-race celebration on the grid behind the podium-sharing Red Bull drivers – Lando Norris absent from the initial congratulatory shots between the dominant Max Verstappen and the ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
36. Norris: "Nothing pointed" to McLaren's shock China F1 formПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Norris took pole for the sprint and while he went off at the start and struggled with tyre wear throughout the 19-lap event, the Briton did excel in Sunday's grand prix.Aided by the timing of a mid-race safety car for him to bolt on hard tyres, Norris comfortably held off the Red Bull of Sergio Perez to claim second behind Max Verstappen, clinching his 15th career podium.McLaren's form was a ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
37. Perez: F1 safety car meant it was "game over" for second place in ChinaПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Ferrari driver Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris had delayed their first pitstop in Shanghai and were able to convert to a one-stop under a mid-race safety car, deployed to recover Valtteri Bottas' stricken Sauber.Perez and team-mate Max Verstappen had already made a green flag pitstop earlier and were forced in a second time so they could get to the end on hard tyres.Verstappen's ferocious pace ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
38. Autosport Podcast: F1 Chinese GP reviewПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Despite starting from fourth, he won the sprint race by 13 seconds, and then did it again during the grand prix, starting from pole and comfortably cruising to the win.Joining Bryn Lucas on the show is Filip Cleeren and Jake Boxall-Legge as they dissect the more interesting stories beneath the surface, such as Lando Norris turning a "damage limitation" round into a second place finish.Also ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
40. F1 2024 schedule: When is the next Formula 1 race?Пн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The FIA has regionalised some of the F1 calendar in an attempt to make the series more sustainable. This included moving the Japanese Grand Prix from its mid-to-late-season spot to April for a more defined Asian leg, with the return of the Chinese Grand Prix following two weeks later. The Qatar Grand Prix was also moved to become the penultimate race on the calendar, to make it easier to ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
41. Mercedes plans Miami F1 upgrades as Russell urges back to basics approachПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The German manufacturer endured another challenging weekend in China where the promise of a second place in the sprint with Lewis Hamilton was not followed through to the main grand prix.Russell came home in sixth, with Hamilton down in ninth, as the squad was once again left chasing answers about why it cannot unlock the potential it feels there is in its W15 car.And with major set up direction ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
43. F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needsПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | 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 is unduly impacting the midfield battle, as there are so few opportunities to score, a ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
45. Krack: Stroll penalty "very harsh" after F1 China "chain reaction"Вс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a lap 27 restart.A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when his compatriot's car was pushed into him.The stewards wholly blamed Stroll for not taking more care to avoid the contact and handed him a 10-second penalty and ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
46. Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like "a joke"Вс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | 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 of his race.The stewards swiftly exacted judgment on the incident, fully attributing ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
47. Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringementВс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The RB driver was penalised having been found guilty of overtaking Haas racer Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit.Ricciardo, who has also been handed two penalty points for the offence, had been hit by Lance Stroll at the previous safety car restart, sustaining heavy damage through which he ultimately retired from the race.Hulkenberg had made ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
48. Alonso explains mid-race soft tyre strategy in F1 Chinese GPВс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | The Aston Martin driver started the Chinese GP with just one set of fresh hards and two sets of fresh mediums, so when he started the race on mediums and switched to his sole hards after 11 laps, he was left without the strategy flexibility of his rivals when the first safety car period was triggered to recover Valtteri Bottas’ stricken Sauber.As Alonso had no more hard tyres that would get him ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
49. Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Chinese GPВс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | Max Verstappen dominated once again, having hinted at his clear advantage in pace during Saturday's sprint race, but it did not go all Red Bull's own way as Sergio Perez was leapfrogged in the stops.No team was able to quite enjoy an error-free day, as the two safety cars put decision-making under the microscope, but it certainly ensured that China's return to the calendar was not a ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
50. Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand PrixВс, 21 апр[-/+]Категория(?) | On F1's return to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since 2019, Verstappen cemented his position as the runaway points leader with a lights-to-flag win in the RB20.Norris enjoyed a strong run to second, leaving Sergio Perez to settle for third in the other Red Bull.The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz occupied fourth and fifth positions, ahead of the lead Mercedes ... Keep reading Медиа: image / jpeg | ↑ |
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