Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The new front wing concept Renault introduced at Formula 1’s German Grand Prix was subject to further alterations in Hungary, as the team continues to develop its 2018 car. The wing, which only Nico Hulkenberg raced in Germany, features a multi-element endplate

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastian Vettel has promised Ferrari has “a lot of potential to unleash” when the Formula 1 season resumes after the summer break. The four-time world champion trails Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by 24 points after last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, while Ferrari has

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has undergone lung transplant surgery in Austria on Thursday. The 69-year-old is a non-executive chairman of the Mercedes Formula 1 team, and owns a percentage of the team. He was reportedly taken ill while on

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren Formula 1 reserve Lando Norris says making his grand prix debut with a different team is an option for 2019 but delaying his graduation may still be best. Norris said at the start of 2018 he would be happy to have

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ priority is to improve in Formula 1 qualifying because of the gains Ferrari has made in recent races. Hamilton is equal with Sebastian Vettel on five poles from 12 races, with Valtteri Bottas’s Austria pole giving Mercedes a

Get unlimited access You have 10 articles remaining to view this month. A British energy drink company that was rejected by Force India earlier this year still claims it can buy the Formula 1 team that was placed in administration last week. The company, Rich Energy, has claimed to be negotiating with Force India throughout

Mercedes Formula 1 junior George Russell ended the post-Hungarian Grand Prix test with the fastest time and a new unofficial circuit lap record. Russell’s first day at the Hungaroring was compromised by a gearbox problem but he hit back with a 103-lap Wednesday and beat Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen to top spot. Raikkonen led the way

Daniel Ricciardo has set a new deadline for confirming his contract extension with the Red Bull Formula 1 team after initially expecting to sign before the summer break. Ricciardo had said he hoped to have his future sorted before the four-week break, while Red Bull intimated a deal was close back at the end of

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Antonio Giovinazzi lapped more than half a second quicker than Sebastian Vettel’s official circuit record as he used hypersoft tyres to comfortably top day one of Formula 1’s Hungaroring test. The Italian registered an impressive day behind the wheel of the SF71H

Stoffel Vandoorne says his performance in the Hungarian Grand Prix is “a good sign that everything is back to normal” after a miserable recent run of form in Formula 1. Vandoorne has endured a difficult second season in F1 so far, scoring just eight points to McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso’s 44 and failing to escape

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams, Force India and Red Bull provided a first on-track glimpse at Formula 1’s 2019 front wing regulations on the opening morning of the two-day test in Hungary. The two teams had publicly declared their intent to run experimental front wings at

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 sporting boss Ross Brawn says the commercial rights holder will do “all in its power” to ensure Force India survives after going into administration. The move into administration, triggered by its driver Sergio Perez, has been done to shore up

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams is preparing to trial an experimental version of Formula 1’s new 2019 front wings this week in Hungary. F1 is introducing new front wing rules for next season in a bid to improve overtaking. The wing will need to be 200mm

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kimi Raikkonen does not feel his Hungarian Grand Prix podium was “a very happy finish” or a “very good” Formula 1 race. The Ferrari driver was third at the Hungaroring, one place behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took a

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toto Wolff has clarified his reference to Valtteri Bottas being Lewis Hamilton’s “wingman” in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix, insisting Mercedes does not favour one driver over the other. Mercedes team boss Wolff called Bottas a “sensational wingman” for fending off the

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastian Vettel says he does not blame Valtteri Bottas for locking up and hitting his Ferrari Formula 1 car after being passed for second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel had overtaken Bottas exiting the first corner with five laps to

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Lance Stroll’s crash in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying has cost him the use of Williams’s upgraded front wing. The Canadian made it into Q2 in the wet but lost the rear of the car after running wide onto the exit

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown says the team has “a plan” as it works to finalise its hiring of James Key from Toro Rosso as technical director. On Friday Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko indicated his frustration that negotiations between

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sergio Perez is ‘heartbroken’ at taking legal action against Force India and its owner Vijay Mallya, but says it was necessary to save the Formula 1 team from going bust. Force India went into administration on Friday, following legal action led by

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The joint administrators of the Force India Formula 1 team say they are working on “an urgent basis” to secure its future and the best outcome for creditors. The team went into administration on Friday evening, but can continue to operate normally

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer says fresh investment in the Formula 1 team is “imminent” amid financial difficulties that have included facing a winding-up petition. The podium-finishing team has battled financial difficulties for some time but this season it faced

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko is adamant the McLaren Formula 1 team will not be able to employ Toro Rosso technical director James Key until his contract runs out. McLaren announced on Thursday that Key would become its new technical chief,

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Michelin has outlined two key factors in Formula 1’s new tyre tender that may deter it from applying to make a return to grand prix racing. The French company is evaluating the FIA’s recently published offer for tyre manufacturers to become F1’s

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Two hours of early preview gameplay demonstrated that F1 2018 has taken the finest elements of its predecessor and overhauled the multiplayer experience to become the best Formula 1 game yet. Most gamers won’t even notice swathes of the changes Codemasters has

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren has changed Stoffel Vandoorne’s chassis ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the team is yet to figure out the problem that wrecked his two previous Formula 1 weekends. Vandoorne struggled badly in the Silverstone and Hockenheim events, lapping substantially slower

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso technical director James Key is set to move to the McLaren Formula 1 team in the same role. Although there has been no confirmation from McLaren, Autosport understands that the deal has been done. It is not yet clear when

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Formula 1 title battle turnaround in the German Grand Prix could make Lewis Hamilton “unbeatable” just as last year’s Singapore events did, reckons 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Last weekend’s race looked set to substantially bolster Sebastian Vettel’s world championship advantage,

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner says his team “got away” with a conservative strategy in last weekend’s German Grand Prix, as his drivers both made three pitstops. Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean looked on course to finish sixth and eighth respectively

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault’s decision not to provide all possible new power unit elements for Daniel Ricciardo at the German Grand Prix has prompted frustration at the Red Bull Formula 1 team. Red Bull picked Hockenheim for tactical penalties for Ricciardo as it knew they

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 officials will visit Assen to inspect its track in the next few weeks, following the latest rounds of talks about the Dutch Grand Prix returning to the calendar. Lee van Dam, CEO of the Dutch GP foundation that is tasked