Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo says the Mercedes’ engine modes that helped Lewis Hamilton dominate Australian Grand Prix qualifying were “a punch in the stomach” to its Formula 1 rivals. Hamilton was on provisional pole after the opening runs in Q3 in Melbourne, but

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Force India knows it will be tough to maintain its place as best of the rest behind the big three teams in Formula 1 this season. But even with bigger rivals like McLaren and Renault poised for a breakthrough, the teams

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Force India knows it will be tough to maintain its place as best of the rest behind the big three teams in Formula 1 this season. But even with bigger rivals like McLaren and Renault poised for a breakthrough, the teams

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo has received a three-place grid penalty for his home Formula 1 race, thanks to a red flag infringement in second Australian Grand Prix practice. The Red Bull Racing driver was found to have failed to stay above the minimum

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Force India Formula 1 team has signed a season-long deal with major flip-flop manufacturer Havaianas to sponsor its halo cockpit protection device. Earlier this month McLaren became the first team to poke fun at the similarities between the halo and

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Bernie Ecclestone has warned Formula 1 owner Liberty Media not to dismiss the threat of a breakaway championship being set up by Ferrari and Mercedes. With F1’s biggest teams questioning some of Liberty’s plans for F1 beyond 2020, talk of a

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams “has to be concerned” heading into the 2018 Formula 1 season based on testing pace, according to Lance Stroll. Coming off the back of an unspectacular winter of testing, and with the likes of Renault, Haas and McLaren showing signs

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says the situation surrounding Ferrari’s swoop for FIA safety chief Laurent Mekies is “wrong”. Ferrari’s signing of Mekies caused controversy last week when it emerged that he would be joining the Italian outfit in

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. From iconic skylines to Grand Prix finishing lines, witness one of the biggest sporting events in the world with tickets to the Singapore Grand Prix and the opportunity to enjoy an exclusive event accompanied by F1 legend Martin Brundle; before enjoying

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA has added a third DRS zone to the Australian Grand Prix circuit in an effort to boost overtaking in Sunday’s opening race of the 2018 Formula 1 season. Melbourne’s Albert Park track previously featured a single DRS detection zone

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Find out how well you can recall the Australian Grand Prix’s recent history with the latest Autosport Formula 1 quiz. We’ve looked through the archives to pick out memorable moments, performances and incidents, with a quick tip of the cap to

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton wants his rivals to be at their best in 2018 because he relishes the prospect of making their defeat “hurt so much”. Hamilton clinched his fourth title last season after seeing off Sebastian Vettel and

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull believes the Honda engine has the potential to be at Renault’s level by the end of the 2018 Formula 1 season, heightening speculation over a ’19 supplier switch. Sister team Toro Rosso has enjoyed an encouraging start to its

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 fans are “not going to have a clue” which driver is behind each team’s halo device at the start of races this season, Kevin Magnussen fears. One of the unintended consequences of the mandatory-for-2018 cockpit protection structure is how

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren says the reliability issues that marred its pre-season testing programme have now been sorted, ahead of the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The Woking-based team endured a troubled two weeks of testing at Barcelona as a spate of issues

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Despite keeping its powder dry in testing, Mercedes heads to the Australian Grand Prix as the favourite to win the opening round of the 2018 Formula 1 season. Four consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ titles might make that seem obvious, but Mercedes

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has warned against judging the outfit’s 2018 line-up decision on pre-season testing running, after reserve Robert Kubica outpaced the Formula 1 team’s regular drivers. Kubica was a strong contender for a 2018 Williams drive alongside

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault’s innovative developments to offset the aerodynamic impact of the halo on its new Formula 1 car are discussed in this clip from Motorsport.tv’s weekly show The Flying Lap. Craig Scarborough and Peter Windsor talk about how the Enstone F1 team

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes protege Esteban Ocon says he is aware he needs to “confirm” his ability to his bosses in his second full Formula 1 season with Force India. Ocon made his grand prix debut in the middle of the 2016 season with

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Williams Formula 1 team is trying to retain the benefits of a design it utilised for its shark fin last year despite rules no longer allowing the full-length fins. In a clip from the latest episode of Motorsport.tv’s weekly programme

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The best sign of the Haas Formula 1 team’s impressive pre-season is reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton labelling the American team a “shock”. Kevin Magnussen was sixth fastest in pre-season testing despite only using supersoft tyres, as those ahead of him

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA is struggling to find a new Formula 1 deputy race director to replace Laurent Mekies in time for the Australian Grand Prix next weekend. Mekies has been stood down from F1 duties following the announcement he will join Ferrari,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The halo device on McLaren’s Formula 1 car will be sponsored by a flip-flop manufacturer in the 2018 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. McLaren has announced a new partnership with Gandys, a British lifestyle brand founded by brothers Rob and Paul Forkan

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault will not just fund its Formula 1 team until it matches Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull because their resources are in “another league”, says chief technical officer Bob Bell. Since purchasing Lotus at the end of 2015, Renault has been

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes avoided Pirelli’s new hypersoft tyre in Formula 1 testing because it will just be a compound to “survive” on this season, according to team principal Toto Wolff. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ended the two weeks at Barcelona more than

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. McLaren has accused Ferrari and the FIA of breaking a gentleman’s agreement after the Italian Formula 1 team announced it had signed FIA safety and deputy race director Laurent Mekies. Mekies will serve a three-month notice period before leaving his current

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes protege Esteban Ocon would “sign straight away” for a chance to fight Max Verstappen for the Formula 1 title, a battle that would revive a “very intense” karting rivalry. Force India F1 driver Ocon was beaten to the 2011 Euro

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton fears an upgrade for the Australian Grand Prix could mean Red Bull ends up with the fastest car for the season opener. Like Mercedes, Red Bull did not chase headline lap times in pre-season testing

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari has lured FIA safety and deputy race director Laurent Mekies from Formula 1’s governing body, a move that will likely prompt fresh controversy about secrets being taken to teams. Less than six months on from Renault’s signing of FIA technical

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams has admitted its 2018 Formula 1 car is struggling with corner entry and stability. The Mercedes-powered FW41 is the first Williams designed from the start by chief technical officer Paddy Lowe, and marks a big change of concept from the