Formula 1

Sergio Perez says he will not stay in Formula 1 much longer if he is not able to fight near the front of the field after his current contract ends. The 2020 season will be Mexican driver Perez’s 10th in F1, having again extended his deal with Racing Point – formerly Force India – last

Red Bull team principle Christian Horner says the battle between Lewis Hamilton and the “wave” of emerging talent including Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will be “fantastic” for Formula 1. While Red Bull’s Verstappen and Ferrari driver Leclerc, both 22, were powerless to stop Hamilton from securing his sixth F1 world championship, they both impressed

FIA president Jean Todt says Formula 1 personnel should not complain about the stresses of an expanding calendar and instead acknowledge they are fortunate to be involved in the championship. The 2020 F1 season will feature a record 22 races, and the regulations allow for a future expansion up to 25 events. That has prompted

Formula 1 races into Paul Ricard this June for what is sure to be an action-packed French Grand Prix weekend – and one that needn’t break the bank. Motorsport Tickets explores why the French Grand Prix is excellent value for money The French Grand Prix returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018 and in

Renault says its high ambitions for the 2021 Formula 1 season must not be used as an excuse if the team has a poor campaign this year. The 2021 financial and sporting rules overhaul is likely to provide Renault its best opportunity to pull clear of the midfield teams and challenge F1’s current ‘big three’

Saudi Arabia’s new race track in Qiddiya will be ready to host Formula 1 from 2023, according to the circuit’s bosses at an event on Friday. The development is situated about 30 miles from Riyadh, which hosts a Formula E round, and is part of a major new entertainment and commercial complex that is being

Motorsport UK chairman David Richards has criticised the “foolish” in-fighting that overshadowed the ground-breaking thermal efficiency rating of Formula 1’s new turbo engines in 2014. Speaking in a Motorsport Leaders Business Forum session at Autosport International concerning government apathy towards motorsport, Richards highlighted the importance of promoting the positive change brought about through motorsport to

Ferrari has signed Charles Leclerc’s brother Arthur to its Formula 1 junior programme, and the 18-year-old will join Prema Powerteam in the Formula Regional European Championship. Charles Leclerc scored two wins and seven pole positions on his way to fourth in the F1 championship in his first season with Ferrari in 2019 and that led

W Series CEO Catherine Bond Muir has defended the Ferrari Formula 1 team announcing an intention to promote a female driver and that it is not “just a marketing plan”. In a meeting with journalists in December, Binotto said Ferrari would like to support a female driver, noting that “women should be part of the

The Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation has released the first official images of the Hanoi circuit’s new pit building as preparations continue for the country’s first Formula 1 race in April. The 300-metre long building, designed by architecture firm Tilke Engineering, draws inspiration from two of the city’s major landmarks – the Imperial Citadel of Thang

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Formula 1 is set for a “classic season” between his outfit, Mercedes and Ferrari “unless somebody pulls a rabbit out of a hat”. Unbeaten in F1’s hybrid era, Mercedes has wrapped up every drivers’ and constructors’ title since 2014 ahead of each respective season’s finale, as neither Red

Lance Stroll believes he has to focus on his own weaknesses to match his Racing Point Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez more consistently in 2020. Stroll only out-qualified Perez on two occasions in 2019 – with one of those intra-team wins coming at the United States Grand Prix in which Perez did not set a

Renault has revealed a February launch date for its 2020 Formula 1 campaign, in which it will be represented by Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon. The team will hold its official 2020 season presentation on February 12 at L’Atelier Renault on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, taking place one day after Ferrari is set to kick

Roy Nissany will take part in three Formula 1 free practice sessions for Williams this year after signing as its official test driver. The Israeli, who had his first outing for the Grove-based outfit in the post-season Abu Dhabi test last year, will also run on a rookie test day as well as conduct a

Renault Formula 1 team principal Cyril Abiteboul says the 2021 regulations and new Concorde Agreement will be key to the manufacturer’s decision over its future in the championship. After turbulence at the top of the company, triggered by the sudden ousting of former Nissan and Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn, Renault’s interim management announced last year

George Russell says the foundation work for Williams’ attempt to recover Formula 1 performance took longer than expected to build, but reckons its car improvement rate is now “really strong”. Williams’ 2019 season got off to a bad start when its FW42 missed the start of pre-season testing, and it quickly became clear the car

Charles Leclerc admits his Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s race pace is “stronger” than his and that he must focus on improving it in 2020. Leclerc finished fourth in the drivers’ championship during his first season as a Ferrari driver, winning the Italian and Belgian grands prix compared to Vettel’s solo victory in the

McLaren has confirmed it will unveil its 2020 Formula 1 car on February 13, after Lando Norris ‘accidentally’ revealed the launch date as part of a publicity stunt. Norris was showing fans around the McLaren Technology Centre on a live YouTube feed, and interrupted a meeting in which members of the team were discussing the

Zak Brown says he does not anticipate McLaren making the same “huge step” with its 2020 Formula 1 challenger as it did last season. McLaren was a subdued sixth in its first season with Renault engines in 2018, following a turbulent three years with Honda, but was one of the surprises of last season as

Honda wants to eliminate the variance in its Formula 1 engine’s performance from circuit to circuit in 2020, in order to allow customer Red Bull to contend at every venue. The Japanese manufacturer made a big step forward with its power unit during an encouraging first season supplying Red Bull, as it helped Max Verstappen

Charles Leclerc says standing on the Monza podium after triumphing in the 2019 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari gave him “chills” as the Formula 1 team’s supporters celebrated. After starting from pole, Leclerc survived sustained pressure from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton throughout the race, which he eventually won ahead of Valtteri Bottas, with Hamilton completing the

Charles Leclerc has admitted he still has a lot to learn from Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate Sebastian Vettel despite a strong first campaign against the four-time world champion. The Monegasque driver took more pole positions, wins and points than Vettel during a 2019 season that included some controversial moments between the pair – including a

Lando Norris says McLaren has been working to address a particular cornering weakness from its previous car with its 2020 Formula 1 machine. After new front wing rules were introduced for 2019, F1’s technical regulations have remained stable over the winter ahead of the major rules overhaul coming for 2021, which means the new designs

Despite the enthusiasm surrounding the return of the Dutch Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar, stakeholders are eager to make sure the race itself is as entertaining as possible. Jonathan Noble explains how F1 devised a novel solution to promote overtaking One of the things that many Formula 1 enthusiasts are looking forward to

Formula 1 has revealed its race weekend schedule for the 2020 season, which includes the start time of the British Grand Prix being moved back an hour compared to 2019. The start time of the Silverstone race was set at 2.10pm last year, and allowing for the time difference between BST and CET that brought

Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola says Formula 1 teams may face more tyre overheating issues by fitting the 2019 compounds to cars that have developed into faster iterations for ’20. After the teams unanimously voted to reject the new rubber Pirelli had been developing for this season late last year, it was agreed F1 would

Formula 1 technical boss Pat Symonds has admitted that the rush to make aerodynamic rule changes to boost overtaking for 2019 were in hindsight the wrong thing to do. Front wing design rules were tweaked for last season in a bid to make it easier for cars to follow each other. This idea used some

McLaren has lured one of Williams’s long-time sponsors away, after signing a multi-year technical partnership with Unilever from the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season. Unilever had been with Williams since 2015, and had used its F1 involvement with the outfit to promote its Rexona brand. But as its Williams contract is coming to

Pat Symonds says the depth of research used to improve Formula 1 has gone as far as monitoring skin responses of fans to work out what excites those watching races. F1 has used its research to analyse all aspects of the rules and evaluate what elements of a grand prix work and which perhaps take

Williams driver George Russell says the “big sacrifices” made by the current crop of Formula 1 rookies during their ascent to the series felt normal. The 2018 Formula 2 champion, Russell stepped up to F1 in 2019 alongside fellow rookies Lando Norris (McLaren) and Alex Albon (Red Bull). Albon, who stepped up to Red Bull