Pirelli to present findings of Vettel Spa blowout at Monza

Pirelli have concluded the investigation into the cause of the blow out suffered by Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel during the Belgian Grand Prix. Ahead of the Italian tyre manufacturer’s home race Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director revealed, “We have finalised the investigation into Sebastian Vettel’s tyre at Spa. Detailed conclusions from the technical analysis will be […]
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Pirelli preview the Italian Grand Prix

Pirelli comes home to Monza this weekend; the ‘temple of speed’ that features some of the fastest straights on the F1 calendar, prompting the cars to run a specific low-drag aerodynamic set-up. The P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft tyres have been chosen for the Italian Grand Prix, which are versatile compounds […]
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Pirelli completes Vettel investigation

Pirelli has completed its investigation into the cause of Sebastian Vettel's Formula 1 tyre blowout in the Belgian Grand Prix and will reveal the findings this weekend at Monza
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Red Bull has changed approach - Kvyat

Red Bull can finish the 2015 Formula 1 season strongly after changing the way it works around some of its problems from earlier in the year, reckons Daniil Kvyat
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Has Rosberg already surrendered the title to Hamilton?

Lewis Hamilton appears to be cruising to the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship title, according to some of the sport’s insiders. After finishing second to his Mercedes teammate in Belgium, Nico Rosberg said on the podium: “Lewis did a great job so he deserved to win. I tried to give it everything but not enough.” Eddie Jordan, a former […]
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Sainz's results 'a big frustration'

Carlos Sainz Jr feels he is enduring a frustrating period of his rookie Formula 1 campaign following a run of four consecutive retirements
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Sauber preview the Italian Grand Prix

The Italian Grand Prix is like a home race for the Sauber F1 Team as the Monza track is not far away from the Swiss border. The race on the “Autodromo Nazionale” will be the last round of the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship in Europe. The track, which is known for the highest […]
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Force India preview the Italian Grand Prix

Force India preview the Italian Grand Prix, Round 12 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, at Monza. Team Principal, Dr Vijay Mallya, looks forward to the final European race of the 2015 season: “The high-speed challenge of historic Monza is always one of the highlights of the year. It’s the final race of the […]
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Honda 25hp ahead of Renault - Arai

Honda motorsport chief Yasuhisa Arai believes the Japanese manufacturer's Formula 1 engine output is 25 horsepower clear of Renault, but 40-50hp behind Mercedes
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Red Bull: Next Renault update comes in Sochi, then we’ll see

Red Bull is re-setting its sights on the future of Formula 1, having earlier threatened to pull out of the sport, and the team appears to have given Renault until Sochi to convince the quadruple world champions to not change engine suppliers. The team had bemoaned not only its competitive situation but also the rules […]
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Michelin: It makes no sense that F1 tyres last ten laps

Michelin has weighed into the Pirelli blowout saga, insisting it is committed to producing longer-life tyres in Formula 1 in the aftermath of a bleak weekend for the current tyre supplier at the recent Belgian Grand Prix. The two tyre companies are currently in competing talks with Bernie Ecclestone about which of them will be […]
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Whitmarsh: Raikkonen will never realise his potential

Kimi Raikkonen never realised his full potential in Formula 1, according to the Finn’s former boss Martin Whitmarsh. Whitmarsh, now involved in America’s Cup yacht racing, was Raikkonen’s boss at McLaren between 2002 and 2006, and he then tried to re-sign the Finn for 2010 when Ferrari ousted him. “Although Kimi hates Ron [Dennis] with […]
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Renault and Haas take Silly Season centre stage

According to Bild, Nico Hulkenberg is staying with Force India beyond the 2015 Formula 1 season despite links to the new Haas F1 Team and the possible return of Renault as team owners. The German, who earlier this year won the fabled Le Mans 24 hour on his first attempt, was a candidate to move […]
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Webber backs Vettel in Pirelli blowout controversy

Mark Webber has backed his former teammate and rival Sebastian Vettel’s expletive-filled rant about the quality of the tyres supplied in F1 by Pirelli. The pair rarely saw eye-to-eye when fighting for titles at Red Bull, but when it comes to Vettel’s blowout at Spa-Francorchamps, Webber said: “Seb is 100 per cent right. “A blowout […]
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Rosberg becomes father to baby girl

Nico Rosberg is speeding into the Italian grand prix as Formula 1’s newest father after he announced on Twitter that his and wife Viviane’s first child was born at the Princesse Grace hospital in Monaco on Sunday. “Our full moon baby girl was born yesterday afternoon. We are overwhelmed and totally in love,” the Mercedes driver wrote. In […]
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Turkey F1 track becomes used car dealership

Turkey’s chances of returning to the Formula 1 calendar any time soon now appear dead. Istanbul Park hosted grands prix between 2005 and 2011, with the Hermann Tilke-penned circuit famous for its challenging turn 8. But the event collapsed for financial reasons and a lack of local interest. Now, the track that reportedly cost almost […]
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Force India expects to keep drivers

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya is confident of fielding an unchanged Formula 1 line-up of Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg in 2016
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Red Bull drivers preview the Italian Grand Prix

Red Bull drivers preview the Italian Grand Prix, Round 12 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, at Monza. Daniil Kvyat We’ve just left one of F1’s big boy tracks, Spa, and we’re headed for another – Monza. Absolutely. Monza is my favourite track. Every corner just gives you the feeling that you are doing […]
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Lotus preview the Italian Grand Prix

Lotus preview the Italian Grand Prix, Round 12 of the 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, at Monza. Deputy Team Principal Federico Gastaldi looks ahead to the Italian Grand Prix. The Belgian Grand Prix yielded a brilliant result for the team, now that you have had a few days to absorb it, what is your take […]
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Ferrari denies academy under threat

The Ferrari Formula 1 team has no intention of ending its young driver programme despite rumours suggesting otherwise, according to team principal Maurizio Arrivabene
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WATCH: 2017's car changes

Ted Kravitz and Karun Chandhok are at the SkyPad to explain how the F1 cars will change in 2017 to make them faster and more aggressive.
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WATCH: Mercedes 'halo' test

With closed cockpits once again the subject of debate, it has been revealed that Mercedes have been experimenting with a 'halo' concept.
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WATCH: 2017's car changes

Ted Kravitz and Karun Chandhok are at the SkyPad to explain how the F1 cars will change in 2017 to make them faster and more aggressive.
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Reader Rights: With tyres you may be wrong, you may be right

An Formula 1 driver should never be in a position in the course of racing that he has to gamble with the integrity of a tire. I’ve seen people make quips online about Bridgestone and Michelin tires blowing out during the Tire War. That this is somehow no different, and that it’s even to be […]
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Formula Legend Belgian Grand Prix Strategy Report

  Formula Legend Strategy Report – Belgian Grand Prix 2015 Round 11 – 44 Laps – 7.004km per lap – 308.052km race distance – average tyre wear Belgian GP F1 Strategy Report Podcast click here featuring Jack Leslie. F1 was back in action last weekend for the Belgian Grand Prix, and what a circuit for […]
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Renault poised to complete Lotus deal

Renault is poised to return as a works team to Formula 1, with a deal to take a majority stake in Lotus due to be finalised next week, AUTOSPORT understands
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Maldonado had 17G kerb impact

Pastor Maldonado's retirement in the Belgian Grand Prix was caused by a 17G impact with the kerbs at Eau Rouge, his Lotus Formula 1 team has revealed.
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Bottas admits he expected more

Valtteri Bottas feels Williams should have achieved far more this Formula 1 season than it has at present
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Tech analysis: Latest 2017 F1 ideas

AUTOSPORT technical expert CRAIG SCARBOROUGH examines the detail of Charlie Whiting's latest information on the 2017 Formula 1 rules revamp
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'CFD amnesty' to help F1 revamp plans

FIA technical director Charlie Whiting has handed Formula 1 teams a 'CFD amnesty' to ensure the diverse 2017 rules can be finalised in seven months' time
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Alonso expects more pain at Monza

Fernando Alonso is fully expecting to endure another "painful" Formula 1 weekend with McLaren-Honda at the Italian Grand Prix
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Drivers' tribute to Wilson

IndyCar drivers have taken their cars across the Golden Gate Bridge to pay tribute to Justin Wilson, who died this week after being hurt in a race in the US.
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Andretti still interested in F1 move

Marco Andretti remains open to the possibility of looking at Formula 1 in the future, although he insists that IndyCar remains his current focus
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Silly Season calmer in wake of Raikkonen confrimation

In the wake of Ferrari’s re-signing of Kimi Raikkonen, the 2016 Formula 1 Silly Season  appears set to calm down as up and down pitlane, it seems most teams – like Ferrari – are now planning to retain the same drivers. Red Bull is openly happy with Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat, the Sauber duo is […]
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Hakkinen relates to Vettel blowout outburst

Former F1 world champion Mika Hakkinen says he can understand Sebastian Vettel’s outburst in the wake of the Belgian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver’s well documented rant about the safety and quality of official tyre supplier Pirelli’s product in 2015 has been criticised by some, including F1 legend Niki Lauda and Eddie Jordan. But former […]
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Whiting: Closed cockpit the cons outweigh the pros

FIA Race Director and Formula 1 technical chief Charlie Whiting has admitted the sport could be some way from introducing closed cockpits (as conceptualised above by Iacoski Design). But after the latest incident in Indycar involving the death of former F1 driver Justin Wilson, the FIA race director admitted formula one must also continue to work on […]
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Mercedes working on race start improvement

Mercedes is working on changes to its clutch system, following a series of bad grand prix starts. At the last four races, and despite their otherwise dominant form, Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg have often struggled to get off the line efficiently. Boss Toto Wolff has declared the technology problems “unacceptable” as they date back now […]
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Drivers' tribute to Wilson

IndyCar drivers have taken their cars across the Golden Gate Bridge to pay tribute to Justin Wilson, who died this week after being hurt in a race in the US.
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Why F1 can't ever lose Monza

Hopes that Monza can keep hold of the Italian GP were handed a boost earlier in the summer.
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More Lotus creditors emerging in wake of Spa

It has emerged Charles Pic is not the only creditor of the embattled Lotus team. Prior to the black and gold cars being impounded by court bailiffs at Spa-Francorchamps, the Enstone team was already running into financial trouble. Xtrac, a transmission specialist, had filed a ‘winding up’ petition in the British high court, while Pirelli had […]
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Whiting says Honda exploited good faith of new rules

F1 Technical Departmen chief Charlie Whiting has admitted the new Formula 1 rule scrapping in-race penalties was exploited by McLaren-Honda last weekend in Belgium. After fans decried the grid penalties that spilled into in-race penalties for cars falling foul of the long-life engine rules this year, the FIA agreed to a tweak. For McLaren-Honda at […]
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Force India up for Lotus fight

Force India say they have no worries about their competitiveness going into the title run-in, after what deputy team boss Bob Fernley described as a “bittersweet” Belgian GP.
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Arai: MP4-30 does not have the best mechanical and aero grip

Honda insists it is not solely to blame for McLaren’s woeful 2015 Formula 1 season and have pointed to some chassis issues which have not helped matters a fact which team boss Eric Boullier admits. With the MP4-30 raced by champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button still seriously off the pace, most fingers of blame have […]
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Hamilton: The pole trophy is not particularly exciting

With eight races still to run in 2015 Formula 1 World Championship, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton already has his hands on one prize. It is the new pole position trophy, awarded to the driver with the most poles each season. The new measure was introduced for 2014, with the regulations now demanding that a “trophy will […]
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Red Bull set for unchanged line-up

Red Bull appears set to head into the 2016 Formula 1 season with an unchanged driver line-up on the back of Daniil Kvyat's return to form
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Rossi hopes GP2 surge sways Haas

Alexander Rossi hopes his upturn in GP2 form will be enough to win him a seat with Formula 1 newcomer Haas in 2016
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Mexican GP venue nears completion

The venue for the Mexican Grand Prix is 90 per cent finished ahead of Formula 1's return to the country later this season, according to the race promoter
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WATCH: F1 Midweek Report

Watch an extended edition of the F1 Midweek Report as Carlos Sainz and Max Chilton join Anna Woolhouse to discuss the Belgian GP.
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WATCH: Max & Carlos Q&A

We asked you to send in your questions to Max Chilton and Carlos Sainz, the guests on this week's edition of the F1 Midweek Report.
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Button: I grew up with rallycross

McLaren driver Jenson Button made a visit to Lydden Hill – home to the British round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy – as both drivers tested a pair of Supercars as part of a BBC F1 feature which will be aired later this year. Button, whose father John competed in […]
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