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Adrian Newey set to leave Red Bull F1 team

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 has since ...

History of the F1 points system with proposed structure for 2025

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 ...

Newey set to leave Red Bull F1 team

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 ...

Alonso laments "game of who can run less" in F1 sprint event practice

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 ...

Exclusive: F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

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 ...

F1 defers decision over points system tweaks

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. Read Also:

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McLaren needs to understand puzzling “up and down” F1 form - Piastri

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.And 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.Read ...

F1 announces 24/7 streaming channel in the US

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 ...

F1 announces 24/7 streaming channel in the US

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 ...

Mercedes taking action to cure F1 car's “underlying balance” problem

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 up in the car.Read Also:

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McLaren needs to understand puzzling “up and down” F1 form - Piastri

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 ...

The implications of F1's vote on a new points structure

As exclusively revealed by Motorsport.com 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. The top seven positions remain unchanged, but from eighth place down there ...

The implications of F1's vote on a new points structure

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 ...

Alonso laments "game of who can run less" in F1 sprint practice

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 ...

Mercedes taking action to cure F1 car's “underlying balance” problem

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 ...

When Senna broke his F1 duck by walking on water

Following a late electrical failure that took him out of the running for a podium finish in Rio de Janeiro’s opening round, Senna arrived at Estoril looking for his first points of the season.Senna and Lotus had certainly showed flashes of pace-setting form in Brazil, but here he was able to unleash some fearsome speed from his Renault-powered 97T right from Friday’s first qualifying ...

Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions

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 ...

Ayrton Senna's famous Honda NSX up for sale

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 ...

Krack: Aston Martin frustrated by inconsistent F1 penalty decisions

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 ...

Ferrari signs title deal with computer giant HP

Ferrari has signed a multi-year partnership with HP, making the world's second-largest PC vendor the new so-called title sponsor of Ferrari's motor racing team, including for Formula One.

Ricciardo felt "rapid" before Stroll F1 clash in China

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 ...

Ricciardo felt "rapid" before Stroll F1 clash in China

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 ...

Ferrari reprises azzurro blue for Miami Grand Prix

Now, the team is about to bring the colour back on its return to US soil, with a special edition collection from PUMA that is expected to be worn by the star drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, as well as other team members during the race weekend.To mark this occasion, we delved into the history of Ferrari in blue – and this is what we found…Sommer stars in MonacoIn 1950, Raymond ...

Ferrari announces HP as new F1 team title sponsor

Hewlett Packard announced it is set to join Ferrari as its new title partner, renaming the official team 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 to ...

Ferrari announces HP as new F1 team title sponsor

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 ...

Mooted F1 points system like "putting a plaster on a big cut" - Ocon

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 ...

Mooted F1 points system like "putting a plaster on a big cut" - Ocon

As revealed by Motorsport.com 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 ...

Why Audi and Verstappen have complicated Formula 1’s driver market decisions

But 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 ...

Why Audi and Verstappen have complicated Formula 1’s driver market decisions

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 ...

‘Metronomic’ Verstappen may rule F1, but it won’t last forever - Horner

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 ...

‘Metronomic’ Verstappen may rule F1, but it won’t last forever - Horner

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 of ...

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" for F1 podium fight at Chinese GP

Ferrari had 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 ...

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" for podium fight at F1 Chinese GP

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 ...