Formula 1
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Vowles reveals "multi-million" dollar reason behind Sargeant/Colapinto switch
Williams team principal James Vowles has explained that the developmental impact of incidents was behind the decision to swap Logan Sargeant for Franco Colapinto this year.Sargeant was granted a second season with the Grove-based outfit and, while showing flashes of speed in the first half of the campaign, a number of incidents - including at his final event at Zandvoort - proved costly and saw...Keep reading -
Ocon "sorry" for Colapinto after robbing him of US GP fastest lap point
Esteban Ocon questioned his late United States Grand Prix pitstop to take fastest lap, before realising it was to deny Williams another point in a tight Formula 1 constructors’ battle.Williams driver Franco Colapinto was running 10th on Sunday, but was set to double his points haul for the race after setting the fastest lap.Yet Alpine was aware of this and called in Ocon, who was running towards...Keep reading -
Lawson's "mega" Austin return to push Tsunoda to higher level, says RB
Liam Lawson's impressive Formula 1 return at the United States Grand Prix will force Yuki Tsunoda to step up another gear, says RB team boss Laurent Mekies.Lawson was brought back for the final six races of the 2024 season as Red Bull weighs up its options for the Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen for 2025 and beyond.Incumbent Sergio Perez has not been consistent enough to help Verstappen and...Keep reading -
F1 and American Express expand partnership to include grands prix across the world
American Express has become an official partner of Formula 1 after expanding its sponsorship deal with the series.Having previously been a regional partner in the Americas, Amex will now be visible at 15 of F1’s 24 grands prix next season.Amex card members will gain access to a raft of perks, including pre-sale tickets and a range of on-site experiences at the tracks where the company will hold...Keep reading -
Why F1’s 2026 rules will shake off ride-height nightmare of current cars
Since ground-effect cars returned from the start of 2022, Formula 1 engineers have faced big headaches in working out ways to get the most performance from them.In particular, the difficulty has been in managing the compromise between the aero and mechanical platforms, with the cars liking to run super close to the ground because that is where they produce the most downforce.The challenge is made...Keep reading -
McLaren team orders would have "destroyed" future chances - Stella
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted he was not prepared to 'destroy' the balance within the squad by employing team orders for Oscar Piastri to help Lando Norris in his quest for Formula 1's drivers' title.Norris is hunting down three-time reigning champion Max Verstappen and remains within touching distance of the Red Bull driver, though he lost ground at the United States Grand...Keep reading -
Red Bull thinks FIA 'mini-DRS' clarification has impacted F1’s form book
Red Bull reckons an FIA clarification over slot-gap tricks has had an impact on the fight at the front of Formula 1.Ahead of the United States Grand Prix, the FIA issued a note to all teams saying that it was not comfortable with some of the flexing of rear wings that was helping open up slot gaps for a straightline speed boost.Read Also:
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What we learned from Red Bull and McLaren's Austin F1 upgrades
Red Bull's renewed challenge at the front of the grid in Austin suggests the team has begun to better understand the issues that it faces in finding performance from the RB20 on a week-by-week basis.However, there are other factors to consider, with its handle on the tyres when compared with the opposition a glaring difference at the United States Grand Prix.Seemingly able to find and better hold...Keep reading -
Was secret front wing upgrade key to Ferrari's US GP dominance?
Ferrari's dominance of the United States Grand Prix came on a weekend when it stood out from its rivals in not bringing any upgrades. Or, to be more accurate, none that it officially declared.With closest challengers McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes all introducing developments at the Austin track, the FIA's official submission sheet that details changes showed no tweaks to the Ferrari car.But that...Keep reading -
Red Bull hints at long-awaited Tsunoda F1 test
Red Bull has hinted that Yuki Tsunoda could get his first test for the team after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Autosport revealed over the Austin weekend that Japanese manufacturer Honda was pushing hard for Tsunoda to be given a run for Red Bull’s main squad.Read Also:
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McLaren will not seek right of review over Norris Austin penalty
McLaren believes there is little point in asking the FIA for a right of review over Lando Norris’ punishment at the United States Grand Prix, despite its unhappiness at the sanction.Norris was handed a five-second penalty in Austin after the race stewards deemed that he had overtaken Max Verstappen off the track as they battled for third place.That sanction dropped Norris to fourth, behind his...Keep reading -
How Norris "driving like a muppet" led to controversial Verstappen battle
Lando Norris has conceded that "driving like a muppet" at the start of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix ultimately led to the controversial battle with Max Verstappen.The Red Bull driver made a lunge up the inside of Norris into the first corner, forcing both wide and allowing Charles Leclerc through into the lead on the way to an eventual dominant victory.While Verstappen's move could have...Keep reading -
How Austin exposed the flaws in F1’s driving standards guidelines
The controversy over the Lando Norris/Max Verstappen overtake in Austin has once again put a spotlight on the way Formula 1 is policed.Fans are divided about whether it was right that Norris got a penalty for overtaking off track in an incident when his rival had run off the circuit in his efforts to defend against him.It delivered flashbacks to the battle between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at...Keep reading -
Alpine F1 Academy drivers Florsch and Pulling set for all-female test with Nissan
Alpine Formula 1 Academy drivers Sophia Florsch and Abbi Pulling will get their first taste of Formula E machinery when they compete in the all-female test with Nissan next month.Pre-season testing for the upcoming campaign will get under way at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia between 4-7 November, with the final afternoon session designated for female drivers.Teams will be required to run...Keep reading -
Horner: "Slam dunk" Norris penalty was a "black-and-white" case
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has backed the United States Grand Prix stewards over the penalty given to McLaren's Lando Norris after his battle with Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen, calling it a "black-and-white" case.Norris was fighting for the final podium position at the Circuit of the Americas when he made an overtake around the outside at Turn 12, which Verstappen defended...Keep reading -
Norris says Austin was “momentum killer” for F1 title hopes
Lando Norris labelled his United States Grand Prix weekend a "momentum killer" for his Formula 1 title hopes after losing ground to Max Verstappen.The McLaren driver had gone into the Austin event 52 points behind his Red Bull rival and well aware that, with time running out, he needed to start cutting the deficit dramatically.But rather than continuing to close down the margin, Norris actually...Keep reading -
Duracell becomes F1's first DRS zone sponsor in Las Vegas
Formula 1's Las Vegas Grand Prix has added Duracell to its partner roster, with the battery company sponsoring one of the street circuit's DRS zones.Duracell says its copper and black colours will be "prominently displayed" throughout the Las Vegas Strip's DRS zone on the Koval straight, which is the first bespoke sponsorship of its kind since the overtaking device was introduced in 2011.The...Keep reading -
Seven things we learned at the 2024 United States Grand Prix
Box-office? Definitely. This year’s edition of the F1 race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas threw up a thrilling battle between the two title protagonists over third – one that predictably ended with a stewards’ call that split the audience. Ferrari’s commanding 1-2 was almost secondary to the battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc was brilliantly...Keep reading -
Mercedes insists no problem with Austin upgrade despite Hamilton's claim
Mercedes has denied there is a “fundamental” problem with its Austin Formula 1 upgrade and plans to stick with it for this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.The German manufacturer introduced a raft of aero changes for its W15 at the United States Grand Prix, but endured a tough weekend where both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton struggled with car characteristics.After both suffered costly...Keep reading -
Wolff labels Red Bull bib device "outrageous", laughs at "Bugs Bunny" tool
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull’s front bib adjustment device as “outrageous”, as he suggested the FIA may yet look further into the matter.Red Bull was at the centre of technical intrigue over the United States Grand Prix weekend after it emerged the FIA was ramping up monitoring of a system the Milton Keynes-based squad has to raise and lower its front bib height.While the...Keep reading -
Norris: Stewards "rushing" and "guessing" penalty decisions
Lando Norris felt that the United States Grand Prix stewards were "rushing" to make a decision on his off-track pass on Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen, stating that the outcome was "guessing" without driver input.Norris was handed a five-second penalty for his pass on Verstappen at Turn 12, which was conducted while both drivers were off the road, and could not build up enough of an...Keep reading -
Why Verstappen’s late Austin clash with penalised Norris is a Brazil 2021 repeat
If you want to understand how brilliant – genius, even – a Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen is, watch exactly how he attacked Lando Norris at the start of the 2024 United States Grand Prix. And then ‘defended’ against him at the contest’s controversial conclusion.This latest saga has frustratingly eclipsed the brilliant victory scored by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Austin on Sunday...Keep reading -
Why McLaren didn’t tell Norris to give place back to Verstappen
McLaren has explained why it didn't ask Lando Norris to let Max Verstappen past after their Turn 12 off-track battle in Austin, which led to a penalty for the Briton.In the closing stages of Formula 1's United States Grand Prix, Norris was hounding Verstappen for third when he finally swooped around the outside on COTA's back straight with four laps to go.Verstappen had the inside for Turn 12's...Keep reading -
Why Norris was penalised – and what F1’s Driver Guidelines really say
Lando Norris’s penalty for overtaking Max Verstappen off track in the United States Grand Prix has triggered another controversy about Formula 1’s policing of driving standards.Amid an intense fight between the McLaren driver and his Red Bull rival for third place, the incident between the pair at Turn 12 on lap 52 has divided opinions and once again left fans confused about what is and is not...Keep reading -
US GP fined €500,000 after track incursion by 200 F1 fans
Organisers of Austin's United States Grand Prix have been fined €500,000 by the FIA for an early track invasion by spectators, of which €350,000 is suspended.At the end of the race at the Circuit of the Americas won by Charles Leclerc, throngs of spectators entered the track on the start-finish straight while cars were still coming on their cooldown laps after the end of the race.The FIA...Keep reading -
Pirelli drops US GP trophy design over potential copyright infringement
Pirelli was forced to pull its one-off trophies from the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix podium at the last minute after being made aware of the similarity in design to another product.Autosport understands F1’s tyre manufacturer received notice on Saturday and took the decision not to use the special awards in Austin having not had time to investigate the matter fully.Pirelli announced ahead...Keep reading -
Verstappen: 'McLaren complains a lot' after Norris battle issue at US GP
Max Verstappen has insisted he has no sympathy for McLaren arguing he pushed Lando Norris off at Turn 12 in Austin, saying Red Bull's rival has been "complaining a lot recently".Norris had been chasing Verstappen for third place for most of the second stint of the COTA's 56-lap race when he attacked his championship rival around the outside of the Turn 12 left-hander.Verstappen defended the...Keep reading -
Ferrari "in the fight" for F1 teams' title after US GP 1-2
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz believe that Ferrari's 1-2 result at the United States Grand Prix puts it firmly in the hunt for Formula 1's constructors' championship., as it now sits 48 points behind leader McLaren.Ferrari took a 26-point chunk out of Red Bull in the constructors' standings to sit just eight points behind the reigning champion outfit after the Austin race and 48 points adrift...Keep reading -
Wolff questions penalty 'bias' after Verstappen escapes punishment
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described decision-making over penalties in the United States Grand Prix as "biased" after George Russell and Lando Norris were punished, while Max Verstappen escaped without issue.Russell was given a five-second penalty early on for forcing Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas off-track at Turn 12, although shrugged off the hindrance to finish sixth having started...Keep reading -
McLaren slams stewards' "inappropriate" interference in Norris vs Verstappen battle
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the United States Grand Prix stewards have "interfered in an inappropriate manner" in the Lando Norris and Max Verstappen battle for third, as Norris was given a five-second penalty for passing off-track.Norris had caught Verstappen in their hard-tyre stint and began to exert heavy pressure on his championship rival, although each of his efforts to pass...Keep reading -
The 10 best Formula 1 drivers ever: Hamilton, Schumacher & more
The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme
Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images
1. Lewis Hamilton - 105 wins
First race: 2007 Australian Grand Prix
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Hamilton suspects Mercedes upgrades to blame for spinning out of US GP
Lewis Hamilton thinks aero problems with new Mercedes upgrades brought to the United States Grand Prix could be to blame for his early race exit.The seven-time world champion capped a difficult Austin event by becoming the first and only race retirement, after spinning into the gravel trap at Turn 19 on lap three.With team-mate George Russell having suffered a similar spin in qualifying, and...Keep reading -
F1 US GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 as penalty drops Norris behind Verstappen
Charles Leclerc claimed his third win of the season with victory at the United States Grand Prix over Carlos Sainz for a Ferrari 1-2, as Lando Norris lost out on third with a five-second penalty in a fierce battle with Max Verstappen.The Monegasque gathered a swift start and pounced on the battling front-row duo of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, cutting back down the inside of Turn 1 and...Keep reading -
Norris on engineer message before US GP pole: "A little kick never hurts"
Lando Norris has revealed why his Formula 1 race engineer made a rare intervention on the team radio before his pole lap for the United Stated Grand Prix.Norris took a sixth pole of 2024 at the Circuit of the Americas thanks to narrowly beating title rival Max Verstappen after the first of two planned runs in the Q3 shootout. A late yellow flag for George Russell's crashed Mercedes prevented...Keep reading -
Russell to take pitlane start in US GP after qualifying crash
George Russell will start Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix from the pitlane as the result of a parc ferme rules breach by Mercedes.The Briton had crashed out of Q3 at Austin on Saturday, badly damaging his W15 car after hitting the barriers at Turn 19.The impact destroyed a new upgrade package that Mercedes had brought to this weekend’s race, and left it with a dilemma about what to do as...Keep reading -
The strategies to watch out for in the F1 US GP
Off the back of an eventful sprint race, Formula 1 teams are braced for high tyre-wear race at the United States Grand Prix.Given Austin's varied and demanding high-downforce layout, the new track surface and high temperatures, tyre wear and graining concerns could open up strategy variations of the expected two-stopper using medium and hard tyres.Two-stop looks kingPirelli doesn't consider the...Keep reading -
McLaren not alone in making rear wing changes after FIA's slot-gap tricks response
The FIA has revealed several Formula 1 teams were forced to make changes to their rear wings for the United States Grand Prix amid efforts to eradicate slot-gap trickery.There has been a renewed focus on the behaviour of rear wings over recent weeks in the wake of the 'mini-DRS' controversy that erupted at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.After McLaren's Oscar Piastri won the Baku race with a flexible...Keep reading -
Verstappen not interested in Horner/Brown rivalry - "I turn it off and watch MotoGP"
Max Verstappen insists he simply "doesn't care" about the feud between Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner and McLaren boss Zak Brown.The latest spat between the two has overshadowed much of the track action at this weekend's United States Grand Prix in Austin, where Verstappen qualified second behind title rival Lando Norris.Brown was leading the charge for Red Bull to face...Keep reading -
Leclerc: Ferrari race pace should offer US GP victory chance
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari remains in contention for Formula 1 victory at the United States Grand Prix despite falling short of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in qualifying.Leclerc took fourth on the grid, just 0.09 seconds away from team-mate Carlos Sainz as the Spaniard clinched third for Sunday's race at Austin.The Monegasque did not think the early end to Q3 - caused by George Russell's...Keep reading -
Stella: Marko's Norris "weakness" barb worse than Verstappen swearing
Andrea Stella has criticised Helmut Marko for questioning Lando Norris’ mental capacity to challenge for the Formula 1 title and insists his comments are worse than Max Verstappen’s Singapore swearing.Red Bull advisor Marko recently claimed in German outlet Motorsport Magazin that Verstappen’s title rival Norris “has some mental weaknesses”.It is unclear what Marko was referring to but...Keep reading -
How Lawson wasted no time making an impression on his F1 return
If the final six Formula 1 races of 2024 are a shootout for next year's Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen, then series returnee Liam Lawson certainly made an impression.Fresh from a spell on the sidelines as Red Bull's reserve driver, Lawson kicked off his stint replacing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull's RB team with a third-fastest time in Q1 at Austin. He was three tenths off leader...Keep reading -
Stella says McLaren must accept FIA verdict on Red Bull bib tool
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says he is happy to accept the FIA’s judgement that Red Bull did not break Formula 1's rules over its front bib adjuster.The presence of a device below the Red Bull cockpit that allowed a quick change of ride height fuelled suspicions that it could have been used by the team to adjust its front bib during parc ferme conditions - which would be a breach of the...Keep reading -
What the Austin sprint race and qualifying tells us about the 2024 F1 US GP
As he returned to winning ways in Formula 1’s 2024 United States Grand Prix sprint race, and was on course for proper pole at Austin, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the heavy favourite to score a fourth consecutive GP triumph here.But, thanks to George Russell’s late Q3 crash, Verstappen’s title rival Lando Norris starts on pole for McLaren after producing “the best [lap] of my career”...Keep reading -
F1's 2026 cars now two seconds faster after rule tweaks
Formula 1’s planned 2026 cars are now about two seconds per lap faster as the result of regulation changes made by teams and the FIA.Outline plans for the next generation of F1 cars were revealed ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix but, following concerns expressed about their likely performance level, work began on making potential tweaks.PLUS: The turmoil of F1's 2026 rules shiftThose efforts...Keep reading -
Lawson reveals Alonso threat after US GP sprint battle
Liam Lawson has claimed Fernando Alonso threatened to "screw" him after a scrap during the sprint race for Formula 1's United States Grand Prix.Racing for the first time since replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore GP, Lawson managed to irk Alonso while trying to pass the Aston Martin driver during the 19-lap sprint on Saturday morning, the two-time F1 world champion feeling Lawson could...Keep reading -
Hamilton offers to sacrifice upgrades to help Russell in US GP
Lewis Hamilton has offered to sacrifice his Formula 1 car upgrades to help Mercedes team-mate George Russell have the best chance for the United States Grand Prix.Russell suffered a high-speed crash at Austin’s Turn 19 in the closing stages of Q3. He ended up skipping across the gravel and into the barriers – bringing out the yellow flags.The impact damaged his car, which was fitted with the...Keep reading -
Norris: US GP pole lap "the best of my career"
Lando Norris reckoned his United States Grand Prix pole lap was the "best of my career" after denying Max Verstappen in Formula 1 qualifying thanks to the George Russell-induced red flag.After Q2, Norris had been almost three-tenths shy of Verstappen's headline effort in the middle stage, with few drivers looking like a genuine threat to the Dutchman over a single lap.Norris then grabbed a 0.031s...Keep reading -
F1 US Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.The McLaren driver bounced back from a tough sprint race, which Max Verstappen won from pole, to take top spot in grand prix qualifying.The British driver grabbed provisional pole after the first runs, 0.031s quicker than Verstappen, and that was effectively how it...Keep reading -
F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: United States GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:
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F1 US GP: Norris grabs pole as Russell’s crash denies final laps
Lando Norris scored pole position for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix as a George Russell crash prevented Max Verstappen and co from completing their final Q3 fliers.The session was already a shocker for Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton having been eliminated in Q1.Norris will head the grid at Austin in a stunning turnaround from the sprint race, where Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers seemed...Keep reading
