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Aston Martin's Mike Krack has acknowledged one of the team's cars reaching the chequered flag in Japan is no cause for celebration, but he feels the Formula 1 team and its Honda engine partner also need to appreciate the collaboration's small wins. The Aston Martin-Honda project suffered a woeful start with an engine that is uncompetitive and unreliable, with its vibrations also having an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FbGYEPZ via IFTTT

“One swallow does not make a summer,” wrote Greek philosopher Aristotle over 2300 years ago, but of course he’d not witnessed a Jaguar race. At Donington Park – where the fork-tailed birds long nested in the commentary box’s eaves – two Swallows Racing cars starred in the Classic Sports Car Club’s season-opener last weekend. Wholesale delays on Saturday deferred Jag racing to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/upZSbaC via IFTTT

Honda is planning for the prospect of fielding six bikes on the MotoGP grid next season, a goal that hinges on securing an agreement with a second satellite team, Autosport has learned. Between 2014 and 2019, Honda went from supplying eight bikes on the MotoGP grid to running just four. However, Autosport understands that the Tokyo-based manufacturer is already planning next season on the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sgorGk1 via IFTTT

Alex Palou delivered an unflappable drive to win at Barber Motorsports Park and close in on the IndyCar championship points lead.  There was little doubt from the drop of the green flag as Palou, the reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion, set sail into Turn 1 and relished a mistake-free race, leading 79 of 90 laps to beat Arrow McLaren’s Christian Lundgaard by 13.2775s. It’s his ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/N5WtiQY via IFTTT

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has pleaded with Oliver Bearman not to ‘beat himself up’, following his Formula 1 driver’s frightening crash in the Japanese Grand Prix. After qualifying a lowly 18th and making an earlier pitstop than most, Bearman was approaching 17th-placed Franco Colapinto’s Alpine with a 28mph speed difference coming into Spoon, which came as a surprise to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uNgj8fO via IFTTT

At Suzuka, the yo-yo effect was slightly less extreme than during the season opener in Melbourne, although the overall picture still did not satisfy all of the drivers. Lando Norris ultimately crossed the line in fifth place and saw that – together with Oscar Piastri’s strong showing – as a sign that McLaren is making significant progress. The racing as a whole, however, left the reigning ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pbQmwJS via IFTTT

The safety implications of Formula 1's new technical regulations have rocketed to the top of the agenda after Oliver Bearman's massive accident in the Japanese Grand Prix. The Haas driver had been a second behind Franco Colapinto on their 21st lap when the gap narrowed suddenly and unexpectedly because of a huge difference in electrical boost as they approached the Spoon corner. It's understood ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DXorYEf via IFTTT

Isack Hadjar has claimed his Red Bull Formula 1 car was undriveable to the point that it was dangerous in the Japanese Grand Prix. Having qualified eighth at Suzuka, Hadjar lost three places in the first two laps, which “really sucked”, on his way to a 12th-place finish. Read Also: Formula 1F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Antonelli to victory Asked about the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WuSpn3X via IFTTT

Kimi Antonelli took a somewhat fortunate Formula 1 victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, as a safety car intervention vaulted him ahead of early frontrunners Oscar Piastri and George Russell. As was the case in the previous two rounds, the Ferraris made an excellent getaway, but this time it wasn’t enough to take the lead as the McLarens were just as quick off the line. Piastri went first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/poq84yu via IFTTT

Since the first on-track running of this Formula 1 season, vibrations have already been troubling Aston Martin and Honda. The consequences are twofold. Initially, the vibrations caused damage to the battery, resulting in reliability problems and very limited mileage for the Silverstone-based team. In addition, the issue has physical effects on Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, with the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VswunHd via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is at a loss with his Red Bull Formula 1 car after his Japanese Grand Prix qualifying ended as early as Q2. The four-time world champion was ninth-fastest in the opening segment of qualifying and set the 10th-quickest lap early in Q2, 0.024s behind team-mate Isack Hadjar and 0.049s ahead of Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg. Verstappen did improve by a tenth on his final run, but a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zrTshlI via IFTTT

Kimi Antonelli grabbed his second career Formula 1 pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, also his second in a row, as Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q2. Antonelli enforced his dominance on Mercedes team-mate George Russell so far this weekend, with the Italian youngster quicker than his elder in the last two free practice sessions as well as Q2 – by six tenths – and Q3 – by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Svp5aKT via IFTTT

Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli has headed team-mate George Russell in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. Russell was unable to top Antonelli's final quarter lap in the W17 as Mercedes heads to qualifying as the clear favourites, leading FP3 by a huge margin over its Ferrari and McLaren challengers. The first proper push laps saw the Ferraris take an early lead before Antonelli ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zLjUuOq via IFTTT

Jorge Martin is still not fully fit as he embarks on the third round of the 2026 MotoGP world championship. Given that the venue for that race is COTA, the most physical circuit on the calendar, it's little wonder that the Spaniard is downplaying his chances. "Honestly speaking, I felt a bit of pain after the race in Brazil [last weekend]," Martin told media in Texas. "I'm not at 100% still ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5kpIFVq via IFTTT

Ferrari brought its so-called (by team boss Frederic Vasseur) 'Macarena' wing to the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. But ahead of free practice on Friday, it decided to not to use the innovative rotating rear wing flap, even though there were enough spare parts in the Suzuka garages to build two cars.   The SF-26s will therefore contest the third round of the calendar with no major changes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/o4mrYEN via IFTTT

Oscar Piastri halted Mercedes dominance by pipping Kimi Antonelli to top second practice for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The McLaren driver set a 1m30.133s which was 0.092s quicker than Antonelli, whose Mercedes team-mate George Russell completed the top three after dominating opening practice. FP1 saw the championship leader top a Silver Arrows 1-2, but Mercedes struggled ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xBfGHC1 via IFTTT

Daryl DeLeon topped the British Touring Car Championship’s two-day official test at Croft with the fastest time ever recorded by a BTCC car at the venue. While the Anglo-Filipino sat at the head of the field in his West Surrey Racing BMW 330i M Sport, the test also featured the public debuts of Plato Racing with its Mercedes A35 Saloons, Alliance Racing’s Ford Focus Titanium saloons, and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HKjF6p1 via IFTTT

Mercedes' peculiar straight mode activation of its front wing, which caught the attention of some of its Formula 1 rivals, was the result of a reliability issue rather than a deliberate exploit, Motorsport.com has learned. Mercedes caught the eye of its rivals at the Chinese Grand Prix when footage emerged of maiden race winner Kimi Antonelli as his front wing appeared to close in two separate ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yCI9kxU via IFTTT

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri suffered two separate Mercedes HPP battery issues that prevented them from starting the Chinese Grand Prix. A fortnight ago, the reigning world champions suffered a disastrous Sunday in Shanghai when Norris was unable to get to the starting grid, with the team scrambling to fix what was described as an electronics issue on the power unit side. Soon ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1iHcUZd via IFTTT

1. Cupra KIRO Formula E Team - Performance & Controls Engineer - Silverstone Cupra KIRO Formula E Team are looking for a Performance and Controls Engineer. You will be supporting the Race Engineer in all performance and data analysis aspects of the car operation and you will be preparing the vehicle control performance systems setting for trackside and simulator events. Successful ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/kX0RPaD via IFTTT

On March 25, 1984, at the Jacarepagua circuit in Rio de Janeiro, a Formula 1 career began that would go on to become one of the most iconic in the sport’s history. The 24-year-old Ayrton Senna lined up for his first grand prix, driving for the modest Toleman team. But what started as a special moment for the Brazilian crowd – a home driver debuting on home soil – unfortunately had an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uHzkye1 via IFTTT

Hardcore motorsport fans know that the best performers aren’t always rewarded with a title at season’s end. Unreliability, misfortune, bizarre scoring systems and inferior equipment can combine to deny drivers even when they are at the top of their game.  For this list, in chronological order, we have picked out Formula 1’s greatest all-season performances by drivers who didn’t win the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/FZ8Da5b via IFTTT

After months of negotiations and periods of tension, MotoGP's promoter and the five participating manufacturers have moved significantly closer to a deal that could define the commercial framework of the series for the next five years. The ongoing discussions between Dorna Sports (recently rebranded as MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group) and the manufacturers’ association (MSMA), along with ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aVR9iAd via IFTTT

Ferrari, considered the only real alternative to Mercedes in the fight at the front, has prepared for the third race of the Formula 1 season in Japan with significant work carried out back at the factory after analysing the data collected from the first two grands prix. The Suzuka circuit represents a third different type of track of the season and is expected to be a challenging venue for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wf7SpHT via IFTTT

It is fair to say that the second round of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) would not usually draw coverage from British tabloid and broadsheet outlets. But the participation of Max Verstappen, as part of his preparations for a maiden assault on the Nurburgring 24 Hours, has caused an explosion of interest in this hitherto niche corner of sportscar racing, which should only be welcomed as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/xNa3ogW via IFTTT

Pitstop strategy is often a decisive factor during Formula 1 grands prix with Hungary in 2019 being a classic example of that. Max Verstappen attempted to make the one-stopper work, but eventually fell short to the two-stopping Lewis Hamilton, who completed a late charge on fresher tyres for victory. Obviously the debate of a one-stop versus two-stop contest has been ongoing throughout the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YcB4AdS via IFTTT

Ducati admits it must raise its own level to challenge Aprilia in MotoGP, conceding it cannot continue to rely on its star rider Marc Marquez “to make up for our shortcomings”. The Italian manufacturer is facing its toughest start to a MotoGP season in several years, with Aprilia dominating the opening two grands prix of the season in Thailand and Brazil to seize early control of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/atHCnTe via IFTTT

The national motorsport season kicked into gear last weekend at Donington Park, with the British Automobile Racing Club’s first meeting of 2026. In an event based largely around tin-tops, there was still plenty of variety. A number of unusual cars caught the eye among standout performances on track. Unusual car: Dallara EXP Top single-seater chassis manufacturer Dallara also has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WoFdTHj via IFTTT

VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio believes a shift in temperature and track conditions played a key role in swinging the balance in Aprilia’s favour during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Ducati headed into Sunday’s race at Goiania as the favourite for victory after Marc Marquez led di Giannantonio in a 1-2 for the Borgo Panigale marque in the sprint. However, the Desmosedicis were never truly in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1lRkziB via IFTTT

The cancellation of the Bahrain and Jeddah grands prix may be detrimental to Red Bull – unlike some other Formula 1 teams. F1’s Middle Eastern rounds have been scrapped due to the impact of the ongoing Iran war in the region, creating a five-week gap between the Suzuka and Miami events, this weekend and in early May respectively. Red Bull had a tough Chinese Grand Prix, with Max ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/maQ5kLs via IFTTT

Formula 1's latest winner was greeted with a standing ovation: nobody knew Kimi Antonelli would be there, but he wanted to be there before rushing to Bologna airport to depart for Japan. Over 300 fans gathered in the Checco Costa room at Imola for an event organised by the Tifoseria Ayrton Senna Italia, giving the Mercedes driver a long standing ovation. Antonelli is always there to honour ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WQur4FC via IFTTT

Marco Bezzecchi bounced back from a lacklustre performance in Saturday’s sprint to lead a 1-2 for the factory Aprilia MotoGP team at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Bezzecchi grabbed the lead at the start and never looked under threat at Goiania, claiming his fourth successive grand prix victory and the eighth of his career.  Bezzecchi’s team-mate Jorge Martin continued his impressive ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jb2IYVK via IFTTT

Mercedes has reacted to the ‘hurtful’ disqualification that cost Max Verstappen, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella victory in Saturday’s NLS Nordschleife race.  The #3 Winward Racing Mercedes dominated the delayed season opener of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) from pole, but were disqualified post-race. This was because the team used seven sets of tyres as opposed to the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a7zg8xv via IFTTT

Marc Marquez insists he is “still far” from the level he enjoyed during his title-winning 2025 MotoGP campaign, despite claiming his first win of the year in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint. The factory Ducati rider pounced on a late error from polesitter Fabio di Giannantonio in Saturday’s half-distance race at Goiania to secure his first victory in MotoGP for six months. The Spaniard ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jrSUs0B via IFTTT

A well-known cynical joke which has circulated in the paddock for decades goes: if you want to become a millionaire in Formula 1, you should start out as a billionaire. It perfectly captures the capital-intensive, money-draining nature of the series – at least, as it used to be. Because in the past, that saying was certainly true. The hundreds of millions teams managed to bring in each year ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8sBypNt via IFTTT

Fabio di Giannantonio came through Q1 to deliver pole position for VR46 in the MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix, despite suffering a late crash himself in qualifying. Although the track remained dry throughout Saturday after heavy showers earlier in the weekend, the Goiania circuit caught out several riders in qualifying. Francesco Bagnaia was the first rider to go down in Q2, losing his factory ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hgYftVL via IFTTT

2007 - Ferrari hero Ross Brawn moves to Honda Having played a key role in every world title won by Michael Schumacher as technical director at Benetton and at Ferrari, Ross Brawn left the Scuderia at the same time as the German, in late 2006. One year later, he was appointed as Honda team principal, taking on a real challenge in a works outfit that finished eighth in the 2007 constructors’ ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YuiqPtR via IFTTT

Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera's plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been paused following advice and medical evaluations.  Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultimate goal to compete at the highest level. In a programme backed by Toyota, Rovanpera’s single ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tIMgAWy via IFTTT

The persistent rain falling on the Goiania Circuit has delayed the start of theMotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix weekend and raised concerns about whether the event can be completed normally. The first practice session for the Moto3 class was scheduled to begin at 9am local time in Goiania (12pm GMT) on Friday, but the heavy rains that have been battering the area since Monday returned early in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/KDb5BGt via IFTTT

March 20, 2016 remains one of those days when Formula 1 frightened us, but also demonstrated its continuous progress in safety and its determination to always go further. It was 10 years ago, during the Australian Grand Prix, and a shocking crash sustained by Fernando Alonso is still vivid in some memories. On lap 17 of the race, while battling for 19th place at the wheel of an underperforming ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LUxt2mp via IFTTT

After two races, Oliver Bearman sits fifth in Formula 1's 2026 drivers' championship – and has remarked upon his pleasure of the balance in Haas' VF-26 chassis. While only early days, Bearman has been one of the most impressive performers in the early stages of the season, scoring all of Haas' 17-point total thus far as team-mate Esteban Ocon has endured a less fortuitous run. After ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GVTjHhf via IFTTT

The FIA has appointed a new deputy race director in Formula 1, promoting Paul Burns to the role to work with current lead Rui Marques. This follows Claire Dubbelman's departure from the FIA at the start of 2026 to join the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, leaving the deputy post open for the opening two rounds of the season. The FIA has since promoted Burns, who has experience in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5WhCRtI via IFTTT

The first two races of the Formula 1 season have revealed an under-the-radar trend, one that offers a clearer picture of what had been hinted at in the Bahrain tests and of certain characteristics of the Red Bull power unit. As seen in Melbourne and confirmed in China, the Racing Bulls VCARB 03 is one of the most difficult cars to overtake on the entire grid. This was something that Oliver ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TeSrmj1 via IFTTT

From 1 June, new FIA tests for Formula 1 engines mean Mercedes’compression ratio loophole will be closed – but it may not be sufficient for Ferrari to catch up. As the world championship switched to new power units for 2026, the internal combustion engine’s compression ratio was reduced from 18:1 to 16:1. However, the ratio is checked at ambient temperature, and Mercedes found a way to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5iQU3bD via IFTTT

Popular British Touring Car Championship underdog Mikey Doble has completed the three-car Power Maxed Racing line-up for 2026. The highly rated 27-year-old, who scored his breakthrough BTCC victory by defeating Ash Sutton at Snetterton last season, therefore remains with PMR for a fourth season as the Midlands squad transitions to its all-new Audi A3 machinery. Doble and PMR looked in good ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BcqChlY via IFTTT

1. Formula 1 - Junior Digital Designer - Biggin Hill Formula 1 have an opportunity for a Junior Digital Designer. You will be contributing to the UI and visual quality of Formula 1’s key fan products including F1.com, F1 TV and the F1 App. This will include creating and maintaining high-quality UI designs across F1’s web and mobile platforms and supporting lightweight user research ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8n2OjUN via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton says he is ‘back to his best’, though he insists there’s still “room to improve”, following his first podium with Ferrari at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. At a Shanghai International Circuit where his sprint win was a rare highlight last year, Hamilton outqualified team-mate Charles Leclerc in both sessions and came out on top in their lengthy Sunday battle. This ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Zk0NRJu via IFTTT

F1's 2026 power unit regulations represent the sport's biggest engineering shake-up in years — and the effects are already showing on track. In this edition of Autosport Explains, Jake Boxall-Legge sat down with Powertrains Engineer Estanis Buigues Mahiques to break down what's actually changed: a weaker combustion engine, tripled electric output, the death of the MGU-H, and a new energy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8E9vF3G via IFTTT

Ferrari put on a show in Shanghai with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fighting throughout the grand prix, but the SF-26 had to settle for third place with the seven-time world champion – who finally secured his first podium with the Scuderia. On the day of Kimi Antonelli’s first triumph, Ferrari finished 25 seconds behind – an eternity for what currently seems the only credible ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fJajg9u via IFTTT

Some things in Formula 1 never change, even when new regulations come into force. Carlos Sainz’s ninth-place finish illustrated this with a shrewd strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix. Instead of using the Overtake mode for its purpose in Shanghai, he used it to defend himself from the car behind. It is precisely in situations like this that a driver’s clear-headedness shines through in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lWPO5Cf via IFTTT

Melbourne, Australia. Kimi Antonelli has arranged to meet us at an Italian restaurant that has become a hotspot for F1's ample Italian-speaking community. At the next table is Franco Colapinto sharing a meal with some Argentinian friends. They catch up about motorsport, expectations for a world championship that is about to begin. Kimi looks ravenous in more ways than one. Keen to tuck into the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pzZ0EoT via IFTTT

After the first two race weekends under the new technical regulations, opinions in the Formula 1 paddock remain divided. Lewis Hamilton said in Shanghai that he had not enjoyed the racing this much in a long time. “I think it’s the best racing that I’ve ever experienced in Formula 1,” he said after securing his first Ferrari podium. “It felt like go-karting, back and forth, back and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/8y5H9rx via IFTTT

Technical issues took both McLaren cars out of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix before it even started, to Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s dismay. Struck by an electronics issue, reigning world champion Norris failed to make it out of the garage for the Shanghai race, while team-mate Piastri had to be wheeled back into the pitlane from the grid, because of what the Australian described as ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lyUnhbR via IFTTT

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have both failed to make the start of F1's Chinese GP after their McLarens were struck by pre-race technical issues. McLaren was scrambling to get both Norris and Piastri at the start, as world champion Norris couldn't make it out of the pitlane in time for the pre-race procedure due to electronics problems. Less than 10 minutes before the start of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VALC6s0 via IFTTT

Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route. Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit. While the rain stayed away, severe muddy conditions turned ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RFJETVe via IFTTT

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest polesitter after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, as George Russell qualified second despite encountering a powertrain issue early in Q3. While attempting to clinch back-to-back poles, Russell came to a stop on track and, while he was able to get the car going again, he was unable to change gear. The Briton thus had to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qnrxcvi via IFTTT

Heavy debate about Formula 1's starting procedures during Bahrain's pre-season tests led to the implementation of the pre-start routine for the 2026 season. While this has alleviated some of the more major concerns in getting off the line, many of the current teams are angling for further changes. The deletion of the MGU-H from this year's powertrain rules has taken away one of the key tools ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Xr1seWl via IFTTT

George Russell claimed victory in an eventful Formula 1 sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, despite losing the lead to Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap. As seen in Melbourne, Russell found himself under immediate fire from a fast-starting Ferrari in the opening array of corners; this time, it was Hamilton rather than Charles Leclerc who played the role of aggressor at the start of the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/j0CVJSU via IFTTT

For any other Formula 1 team, having both cars qualify over four seconds off pole position for the season opener would be shaming. But for Cadillac, simply being there at all was an achievement – as a team set up from scratch, and which only had its entry guaranteed 12 months ago, it has faced headwinds both political and practical. Ultimately, though, Cadillac isn't on the grid to make up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RaZrPi0 via IFTTT

George Russell has taken pole for the sprint race of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Kimi Antonelli for a Mercedes 1-2. Like he did in Melbourne, Russell was fastest in all three qualifying segments at Shanghai; Mercedes outpaced rivals McLaren and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen down in eighth for Red Bull. Russell set the tone by topping Q1 in 1m33.030s, leading the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UgINGq6 via IFTTT

The Mercedes Formula 1 team intends to acquire a stake in the rival Alpine outfit, Flavio Briatore has confirmed. Recent reports about the potential transaction – which Autosport clarified on Thursday involves Mercedes itself, not just Toto Wolff – have been corroborated by the Alpine team boss in Friday’s press conference at the Chinese Grand Prix. The German brand would then buy a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/1KgnO9w via IFTTT

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were comfortably the fastest drivers in the only practice session of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. The Shanghai round is the first sprint event of the season, so Friday morning’s practice session will be followed by sprint qualifying. Russell set the pace as the entire field ran medium tyres early on, lapping in 1m34.169s. He led Ferrari’s Charles ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4zbMAYI via IFTTT

When his Racing Bulls car failed to make a clean getaway from eighth on the grid in the Australian Grand Prix last weekend, Liam Lawson was expecting the worst, as Franco Colapinto came within millimetres of running straight into the back of him at high speed. "I honestly at that point had braced already in the car," said Lawson. "Because I was looking in my mirror and I could see his car on ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/novj8gC via IFTTT

It is difficult to delve too deeply into the biggest losers after the first Formula 1 race of the season in Melbourne (Aston Martin and its Honda power unit woes aside), but if you had to choose one team from among the top squad, it would probably be McLaren. A year ago, it was celebrating beat Mercedes and all of its rivals despite having a customer engine. Within a few months, however, the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DeOzUgi via IFTTT

Max Verstappen is enduring conflicting thoughts on whether to retire from Formula 1, confirming he ‘doesn’t want to’ leave but is having more fun with his endurance racing projects. The four-time world champion has long been a big critic of F1’s 2026 regulation overhaul, which is more reliant on electrical energy meaning battery harvesting has a greater role at grands prix. It caused ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CxGYbtT via IFTTT

1. Motorsport UK - Partnerships Sales Manager - Bicester Motorsport UK is recruiting a Partnerships Sales Manager. A key aspect to this role is to be responsible for account and relationship management of all major Motorsport UK partners ensuring rights delivery and continuity of business and contract extensions. Successful candidates will have a track record in securing significant ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7j5x4JW via IFTTT

In 1954, the world championship adopted a 2.5-litre engine formula whose cack-handed introduction had led directly to grands prix having to be opened to Formula 2 cars only for the preceding two seasons. The idea behind advertising the new rules well in advance, in late 1951, had been to give manufacturers time to prepare; instead, many of the existing entrants bailed out, unwilling to invest in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/iChVgsj via IFTTT

As Formula 1 2026's only rookie, the Australian Grand Prix weekend presented Arvid Lindblad with plenty of potential pitfalls to navigate as he made his debut in the new season's complex machinery. But if the 18-year-old was fazed by anything, he did well to hide it from view. Lindblad strung together a faultless weekend, and after qualifying in the top 10 he rewarded himself and Racing Bulls ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/agGCem8 via IFTTT

Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala. After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back podium lockouts in the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/DexTiyh via IFTTT

The Ferrari 499P LMH presented in the prestigious setting of the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena is preparing to tackle the 2026 World Endurance Championship with a number of small modifications. Looking ahead to the coming year, the FIA, ACO and IMSA agreed that all cars built to LMH and LMDh regulations would undergo a new homologation process in the innovative WindShear wind tunnel in North ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/jOwfyBX via IFTTT

The shortcomings of Honda’s Formula 1 engine that are currently hampering Aston Martin could have a direct impact on the Japanese manufacturer’s MotoGP operation, which for the past five years has been integrated under the same Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) structure that oversees both its two- and four-wheel racing programmes. Being the most powerful manufacturer in the MotoGP paddock ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lWhceg4 via IFTTT

The 24% stake that Otro Capital holds in Alpine’s Formula 1 team remains highly sought after in the paddock. It had already emerged that former Red Bull team boss Christian Horner was interested, something Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore certainly did not try to hide either. During the team's launch in January, he publicly confirmed Horner’s interest. Around the season opener in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zVNPK65 via IFTTT

There was great anticipation surrounding the start of the first Formula 1 race of the season: not only to understand the true competitive order, but also to observe how the 2026 cars would behave. The topic of starts had been one of the most discussed issues during pre-season testing, with differing opinions between manufacturers emerging depending on the characteristics of each power ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3xJ8Bjk via IFTTT

When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA press conference in Melbourne on Friday, it was already clear that Aston Martin would face an extremely difficult start to the Formula 1 season and that the problems at Honda were numerous. The team principal shared more details than during winter testing – most notably by revealing that the Japanese manufacturer had only two batteries left for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uLFc2k0 via IFTTT

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will tackle the legendary Nurburgring 24 Hours with Mercedes this year. Following months of speculation, the Dutchman has been confirmed to make his debut at the German endurance classic on 14-17 May with the factory-supported Winward team, running under the Verstappen Racing banner. Verstappen will be joined in the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2OwScaj via IFTTT

A wiser man than this author once opined that you can make statistics stand on their head and sing Jerusalem. After the Australian Grand Prix, the official F1 social media accounts published a graphic (or, to use the ghastly argot of those in the trade, an "asset") trumpeting the fact that while last year's race featured 45 overtaking manoeuvres, this year there were 120. Those who watched the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/d0NGI6A via IFTTT

Josef Newgarden surged late on to pull off a remarkable win at Phoenix Raceway, as defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou crashed out. The Tennessee native was 10th on a late restart with fresh tyres on his #2 Team Penske, but charged through the field and took the lead with seven laps to go to take victory, the 33rd of his IndyCar Series career. In the end, he beat Andretti Global’s Kyle ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yXn7heZ via IFTTT

Lando Norris once again slammed the “very artificial” 2026 Formula 1 regulations as he reckons races are now more dangerous than before after the dramatic Australian Grand Prix. This year, F1 is debuting its latest regulation overhaul with changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter of which is the biggest contention point as electric power is more prominent.  It means ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y5FBW6G via IFTTT

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri was "shocked and surprised" by his pre-race crash that left him unable to take the start of Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix as he received an unexpected power spike from his engine. Around 40 minutes before the race, Piastri left the garage for the usual reconnaissance laps to the grid as teams conduct their final checks. But coming out of the Turn 4 left-hander ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/spG7MkT via IFTTT

McLaren's Lando Norris says Formula 1 has "gone from the best cars ever to probably the worst" as he lamented the huge emphasis on energy harvesting, while Australian Grand Prix polesitter George Russell defended the new rules. Russell qualified on pole ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes confirmed its pre-season favourite status in Melbourne, the pair comfortably leaping clear of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7Xl29OH via IFTTT

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen emerged unscathed from his accident in Australian Grand Prix qualifying, having undergone an X-ray on his hands. Verstappen was on his very first flying lap in qualifying when the RB22’s rear wheels locked as he braked ahead of Turn 1, sending the four-time world champion into a high-speed spin. Read Also: Formula 1F1 Australian GP ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rAGbScV via IFTTT

George Russell took a dominant pole position at Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with nobody competitive enough to challenge Mercedes in Melbourne. Russell topped all three segments and led team-mate Kimi Antonelli by three tenths in Q3, with third-placed Isack Hadjar eight tenths slower; Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri made up the top five. Max Verstappen’s qualifying session ended ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZkEFHLC via IFTTT

The effect of the US and Israeli military action against Iran has already been felt in the Formula 1 paddock: on Wednesday in Melbourne, there were no completed cars in the garages and many team personnel were yet to arrive, owing to flight delays and cancellations. As such the mandatory ‘curfew' on working hours was suspended and the pitlane remained a hive of industry long into the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YATZbeF via IFTTT

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped second practice at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, leading both Mercedes drivers, as Aston Martin’s struggles continued. Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the first part of the session, with the frontrunners on hard tyres. The Ferrari driver lapped in 1m20.637s, leading Piastri in 1m20.638s, Kimi Antonelli in 1m20.801s, George Russell in 1m20.984s and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RJ5LtrE via IFTTT

One aspect of Formula 1's 2026 regulations that has become increasingly evident through feedback from the engineers and drivers is the track-dependent nature of the new cars. There's a cast of circuits where drivers won't have to stray too far from their natural driving inputs to harvest energy, and another group of tracks which will make it difficult to charge the battery. Melbourne fits into ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ouNzJLt via IFTTT

Ford has ended Chevrolet’s 12-race winning streak in Supercars after Brodie Kostecki took victory in the opening race of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park. Kostecki led a Ford Mustang domination of the opening race on Thursday, as the Dick Johnson Racing driver took pole position, the fifth different driver to do so in five races, under odd and somewhat brave ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BuD4S6Y via IFTTT

If the Formula 1 news agenda were a weather system, right now it would be trapped in an anticyclonic gloom. Until the new-generation machines start running on track competitively, as opposed to pottering around on different run plans as they were in testing, the unknowns remain stubbornly unknown. Only the ongoing slow-motion car crash that is Aston Martin has provided a narrative which moves ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hpGid50 via IFTTT

Aston Martin has moved to change the messaging after team boss Adrian Newey’s frank admission that his drivers are likely to be limited to 25 laps of running in the Australian Grand Prix. Vibrations from the new Honda power unit had been said to be damaging not just to the hybrid system but also to the car and its occupant, to the extent that the drivers risked long-term health issues if they ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fvxeHFc via IFTTT

Success in Formula 1 rests on a delicate balance of several factors: the car, the drivers and the strategy. When performance levels are very close, it’s often the tactical choices made on the pitwall that tip the scales. Strategy has become one of the most complex disciplines in modern F1, with teams analysing dozens of possible combinations behind the scenes as they try ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7LnKSCP via IFTTT

1. Williams F1 Team - Work Experience 2026 - Grove The Williams F1 Team has an opportunity for work experience in 2026. This engineering work experience programme will take place on the following dates: 15-19 June 2026, 20-24 July 2026 and 24-28 August 2026. You must be a student in years 10-13 or in your first year of university to be able to take part in the programme. Applications ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/gujprEc via IFTTT

Formula 1's season opening Australian Grand Prix looks set to go ahead without major disruptions after teams arrived in Melbourne despite the conflict in the Middle East. The joint US-Israel attack on Iran, which has led to retaliatory strikes on Middle Eastern nations including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain, has dominated world news in recent days. As the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/10PNCuR via IFTTT

The World Endurance Championship's 2026 season opener in Qatar has been postponed until later in the year due to rising tensions in the Middle East. Massive security concerns regarding Iranian drones and missiles have made the event at the Losail International Circuit impossible to host as planned this month. The 1,812Km race, which was also set to a maximum duration of 10 hours, was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/SgkJ7Xa via IFTTT

As Italy's 'national team' in Formula 1, Ferrari has cultivated a huge and fervent fanbase throughout its 76 years racing in the championship. Monza, for example, would scarcely be the same without its Rosso Corsa-decked grandstands. Although Ferrari has not enjoyed championship success since 2008, the support for the team in its Italian heartland remains unbreakable. There are renewed hopes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BupnjWI via IFTTT

Finally! It feels like the 2026 Formula 1 season has been a topic of discussion forever, but now we are going to see how the new era works and who has nailed it quickest.  As ever, drawing any conclusions from pre-season testing is fraught with difficulty. But Jake Boxall-Legge was at all the Bahrain testing and he’s looked at lots of data, including the significant longer runs, to come up ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/G3pTSxF via IFTTT

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has fallen into a dark hole, in no small part because of Honda. The AMR26’s Honda engine has been so unreliable that the Silverstone-based outfit failed to carry out its pre-season testing programme, spending more time in the garage than out on track. Honda is completely unprepared for the Australian Grand Prix, with multiple engine failures in Bahrain ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MOC2nSH via IFTTT

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt some degree of bewilderment when Formula 1's starting procedure was put under scrutiny during testing ahead of the 2026 season, stating the need to manage turbo lag "was known from day one". As part of the wide-ranging technical regulation changes for 2026, the cars no longer carry the MGU-H - the motor generator unit attached to the turbocharger. Since ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/eR6oksK via IFTTT

The FIA has been monitoring the geopolitical situation in the Middle East ahead of the World Endurance Championship’s season opener in Qatar, as the Formula 1 paddock travels to Australia. On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, killing the country’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei as well as other Iranian officials. Iran and its allies have been ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/RIjaD60 via IFTTT

Reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou is off to another strong title defence after winning the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Spaniard, who started fourth for Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, utilised an early overcut pit strategy to jump to the front and control the last 62 of 100 laps. In the end he beat polesitter Scott McLaughlin by 12.4948s.  Team Penske's McLaughlin led 34 laps but was ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/10otFiS via IFTTT

Producers of the Netflix hit Drive to Survive "aren't planning for an end" to the series while it keeps delivering for Formula 1. A week before the start of the new F1 campaign, the eighth season of the long-running breakout hit was released on Netflix, a shortened eight-episode series following the 2025 campaign – as ever produced by Box to Box Films. The success of Netflix's first foray ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/uP5YRCX via IFTTT

Just as the Thailand Grand Prix appeared to be settling into a rhythm, the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season was thrown back into life by a spate of tyre-related problems. Although there were already some signs that the track conditions – and weather – were taking a toll, with Raul Fernandez notably struggling for performance on his Michelins, the biggest moment of the race took ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WyqdpE8 via IFTTT

For the average Formula 1 fan, understanding what happens in races won’t become any easier, according to Max Verstappen. F1’s popularity has surged in recent years, boosted by the eponymous movie starring Brad Pitt and Netflix series Drive to Survive. But the revamped technical regulations for 2026, with much greater emphasis on energy management, could make the sport more difficult to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/690oF5u via IFTTT