Formula 1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

When Magnussen and Grosjean tried NASCAR “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? JAMES ROBERTS watches as Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, with NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart 1575936000 F1

The FIA has explained that a data server crash in race control caused DRS to be disabled for the first third of Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The problem arose just before the FIA was due to enable DRS at the end of the second lap. A timing screen message alerted teams to the

Ferrari has been fined €50,000 for its inaccurate declaration of the fuel in Charles Leclerc’s Formula 1 car ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Less than one hour before the start of the race, FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer said a fuel check had revealed a “significant difference” between the declaration from the team

Max Verstappen struggles in the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stemmed from the throttle response of his Red Bull Formula 1 car “not doing what he wanted”. Following his sole pitstop, Verstappen complained of multiple issues throughout the subsequent laps, suggesting he had a “handbrake effect” on the exit of the corners. Verstappen was eventually

Renault has paid tribute to its “instrumental” Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his final race before being replaced by Esteban Ocon. Hulkenberg joined the Renault works team in 2017 and played a key role in its rise to sixth in the constructors’ championship, then fourth in 2018. He

Williams’s George Russell will complete three days of testing for Mercedes before the end of 2019, starting with an outing in next week’s post-season Abu Dhabi Formula 1 tyre test. Russell will drive for his regular team on Tuesday morning at the start of the two-day 2020 tyre test before handing the FW42 over to

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc had “no idea” how he ended up in the situation that stopped him from setting a final lap in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying. Leclerc crossed the line just after the chequered flag signalled the end of the session in the final part of qualifying, having had to wait

Max Verstappen topped the final practice session of the 2019 Formula 1 season as three drivers lapped within a tenth ahead of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying. The Red Bull driver improved with less than five minutes to go to deny Mercedes a 1-2 in FP3, heading Lewis Hamilton by 0.074 seconds and Valtteri Bottas

Romain Grosjean says his Friday Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1 practice work wound up “all in the bin” due to the Valtteri Bottas clash that forces a spec change. Haas driver Grosjean ended the day fastest of F1’s midfield runners in seventh place but was taken out by Valtteri Bottas in a crash in

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says his “exploratory experience” with set-up in the final two races of the season is making his Mercedes “more erratic”. Hamilton wrapped up the drivers’ title at the United States Grand Prix, while Mercedes had secured the constructors’ championship two races earlier in Japan. That led Hamilton to declare

Haas is to run a dress rehearsal of using its new Formula 1 simulator over this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Haas has spent 2019 working with Dallara on creating a bespoke facility at the racing car constructor’s Italian headquarters that can be used on F1 weekends to help optimise car set-up. F1’s leading teams

Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc takes on Team Penske IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden in a hilarious head-to-head challenge. This article is brought to you by Shell Just how good is Leclerc with a magic marker? Read on for answers to this and other questions you never thought you’d ask. Being a top-flight driver

Lewis Hamilton says that the Mercedes Formula 1 team learned from its Brazilian GP mistakes – and he does not regret “experimenting” with the strategy call that cost him a podium. When the safety car came out in the closing laps at Interlagos the team gave Hamilton the option to pit for fresh tyres but

Mercedes technical director James Allison says Formula 1 teams are into the “fun” bit of the championship’s 2021 rule changes after a negotiating period that got a “bit painful”. At the end of last month F1 finally released its technical, sporting and financial regulations that will underpin a major overhaul for the series in 2021.

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes Alex Albon’s career turnaround demonstrates his “great tenacity”, and says his driver has earned a 2020 chance with the team on merit. F1 rookie Albon will line up alongside Max Verstappen for a full season next year after being moved from Toro Rosso to Red Bull’s senior

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto has met with Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel over their Brazilian Grand Prix clash, believing the pair now know it was “not acceptable”. The pair clashed on the Interlagos circuit’s back straight late in the Brazil race as Vettel moved over on Leclerc as he tried to get

Honda has committed to staying in Formula 1 until at least the 2021 season after extending its deal with Red Bull by one more year. As reported by Autosport earlier this week, Honda must cut its spending in order to secure the long-term future of its F1 programme. It was waiting for the publication of

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes his team’s straightline speed advantage at high altitude is just as much down to downforce levels as it is engine power. Rival teams had singled out Red Bull engine supplier Honda’s advantage in the Brazilian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen took pole position and then went on

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says his staff must not assume that its impressive 2019 Formula 1 campaign guarantees it will do even better next year. Carlos Sainz’s podium finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix sealed fourth place in the constructors’ championship for McLaren. Its target for 2020 is therefore to make further progress and

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton says his “gloves off” approach in Brazil as the Formula 1 title was already decided was an important time for him to make and learn from mistakes. Hamilton battled Max Verstappen for victory, and eventually lost a third-place finish – after he had already been passed just before the finish line by

Carlos Sainz Jr says helping develop McLaren’s 2020 Formula 1 car is better than the “quite weird” feeling of racing for Renault last year when he knew was leaving. Sainz is nearing the end of his first year with McLaren after signing a two-year deal to join the team for 2019. He was ousted at

Honda must reduce its spending to stay in Formula 1 because cost is the biggest issue as the manufacturer weighs up continuing its engine programme beyond next season. The Japanese company has had comfortably its best season since it returned to F1 in 2015, winning three races with Red Bull and claiming two pole positions.