Formula 1 News

World champion Max Verstappen started F1's Canadian Grand Prix weekend on top after heading a chaotic first practice session on a slippery Montreal circuit.
First practice at a relatively cool, but sunny, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers as the track proved to be lacking in grip and tricky to drive on.
An innocuous spin by Alpine's ...Keep reading

World champion Max Verstappen started Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix weekend on top after heading a chaotic first practice session on a slippery Montreal circuit.
First practice at a relatively cool but sunny Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers, as the track had extremely low grip and was tricky to drive.
An innocuous spin by Alpine's ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto says he has felt "out of phase" with his car over his first three races with Alpine, but hopes that work in the factory can yield a breakthrough at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix.
Colapinto was brought in the line-up to replace Jack Doohan after just six races and has yet to show he is bringing any improvement over the demoted Australian.
He suffered a crash in qualifying ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto says he has felt "out of phase" with his car over his first three races with Alpine - but hopes that work in the factory can yield a breakthrough at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix.
Colapinto was brought into the line-up to replace Jack Doohan after just six rounds this year and has yet to show he is bringing any improvement over the demoted Australian rookie.
He suffered a ...Keep reading

McLaren has produced a new iteration of its front wing for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix, as five teams registered changes to their technical package for Montreal.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, all 10 teams needed to run with a revised front wing package to meet the tighter regulations on flex; a maximum deviation of 10mm was permitted from the application of a 1000N load - down from ...Keep reading

McLaren has produced a new iteration of its front wing for Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix, as five teams registered changes to their technical package for Montreal.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, all 10 teams needed to run with a revised front wing package to meet the tighter regulations on flex; a maximum deviation of 10mm was permitted from the application of a 1000N load - down from ...Keep reading

George Russell says progress over a fresh Mercedes Formula 1 contract has been put aside as the team focuses on improving its fortunes in 2025, but has "no concerns" about the team potentially pursuing Max Verstappen.
While Verstappen and Russell have met on the track several times - most recently in Barcelona - the names have been interlinked off the track, particularly when it comes to a ...Keep reading

George Russell says progress over a fresh Mercedes Formula 1 contract has been put aside as the team focuses on improving its fortunes in 2025, but has "no concerns" about the team potentially pursuing Max Verstappen.
While Verstappen and Russell have met on the track several times - most recently in Barcelona - the names have been interlinked off the track, particularly when it comes to a ...Keep reading

In episode five of the ‘My Favourite F1 Season’ series on the Autosport Retro Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with reporter Stuart Codling to discuss the 1976 campaign.
It is arguably one of the most famous F1 seasons of all time, so much so that is was later adapted into a blockbuster film portraying the legendary title fight between Niki Lauda and James Hunt.
The crown ...Keep reading

Last summer, for the first time in 23 years, Simone Resta had the opportunity to attend to his garden.
Not that this was a priority, since Resta had a more pressing task ahead: arranging a move to the UK, where he was to join Mercedes as strategic development director. That move was announced in March last year, just two months after he returned to Maranello from a secondment at Haas.
Resta ...Keep reading