Formula 1 race winner Rubens Barrichello is recovering well in hospital following a health scare last weekend. The Brazilian, who won races for Ferrari and Brawn in a career that spanned 322 grand prix starts, said he felt unwell on Saturday after suffering a severe headache. Speaking from his hospital bed in a message posted

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 chiefs have announced there will be a shake-up of the weekend schedule this year, as predicted by Autosport last week, with many European races now starting at 3.10pm. As Liberty sets about its overhaul of grand prix racing, F1

McLaren chiefs have admitted keeping expectations under control will be one of their biggest challenges for the 2018 Formula 1 season. The switch to Renault power has lifted McLaren’s hopes after three years of frustration with Honda engines. But although the team has set sights on podium finishes and even victories, racing director Eric Boullier

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 chiefs have announced that the championship will end the tradition of using grid girls from the 2018 season. The move will apply to all support events at grands prix as well as F1, and comes as part of Liberty

A new behind-the-scenes Amazon documentary on McLaren has revealed there were genuine fears Fernando Alonso would quit during 2017 Formula 1 pre-season testing and that the team would ‘collapse’. The series ‘Grand Prix Driver’, which is narrated by Michael Douglas and produced by Manish Pandey, a BAFTA winner for his involvement in the Senna film,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo believes his next Formula 1 contract could be “make or break” for his chances of winning a world championship in his career. While Red Bull extended Max Verstappen’s deal in late 2017, it has agreed to give Ricciardo time

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso will unveil its new Honda-powered car on the morning of the first pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona next month. The Italian outfit had originally been expected to reveal the STR13 on the evening before testing began, but in

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Valtteri Bottas admits he was overthinking and starting to drive unnaturally when his first Formula 1 season with Mercedes began to go awry. While team-mate Lewis Hamilton took control of the championship battle with four wins from five grands prix after

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ron Walker, the man who helped build-up Melbourne’s grand prix and became one of Formula 1’s most influential race promoters, has died at the age of 78. Walker was a successful Melbourne businessman for years and, after being appointed to lead

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault will reveal its new RS18 Formula 1 car with an online launch on February 20 – the same day as Sauber. The French car manufacturer is entering its third year back in F1, having taken over the Lotus outfit and

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko says Pierre Gasly returned from his Super Formula stint a changed driver, and removed any doubts over whether he deserved a Formula 1 seat. The French driver won the GP2 Series in 2016, but Red

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Sauber team has announced it will present its 2018 Formula 1 car on February 20. The Ferrari-powered C37 will be launched online. As part of a closer tie-up with Ferrari, Sauber will have Alfa Romeo as its new title sponsor

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 teams will face close scrutiny of their suspension systems this season to ensure they are not using them to influence ride height. In this latest video from Motorsport.tv programme The Flying Lap, Craig Scarborough explains why the rules clarification

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Pirelli racing manager Mario Isola expects there to be a lot of track evolution across the first two days of Formula 1 pre-season testing following a resurfacing project. The Barcelona circuit agreed to carry out modifications in order to ensure it

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 lacks depth of competition and needs to find a way extend the size of the grid, according to 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell. F1 has not hit its maximum 26-car grid quota since the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix, which

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams driver Lance Stroll believes he is now a “completely different driver” compared to his first race in Formula 1 at the start of 2017. The Canadian, who graduated to F1 after winning the 2016 Formula 3 European championship, had a

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has named the three drivers he sees as his biggest rivals on the current grand prix grid. Hamilton, who claimed the fourth F1 championship crown of his career in 2017, identified McLaren’s Fernando Alonso, Ferrari’s

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 race start times could be shifted back to 3.10pm at the majority of events from 2018 as part of an effort to boost the television audience. With Liberty Media determined to make its mark on F1 this year, it

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams is set to reveal the first look of its 2018 Formula 1 challenger on February 15 at its season launch event in London. The FW41 will be the first Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has had influence on from

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Assen circuit has moved a step closer to being able to hold a Dutch Grand Prix, after Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting visited the track for an inspection. Whiting visited the Assen TT Circuit last week for a track

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Haas driver Romain Grosjean believes he could race in Formula 1 until he is 40, and the Autosport Forums have been debating whether it is possible. Join the debates in the Autosport Forums The cumulative age of grand prix drivers has

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 teams are set to engage in a new design battleground over low T-wings in 2018, as part of a push to regain downforce lost at the rear of cars. A loophole in last year’s technical regulations opened the door

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Force India and Sauber have dropped the complaint they made to the European Union Competitions Commission regarding Formula 1’s governance and payment structure. The two teams lodged an official complaint with the Commission in September 2015, citing the division of revenues

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso’s 2018 Formula 1 challenger will hit the track for the first time on February 21 when it completes a filming day at Misano. Teams are allowed to conduct two promotional events each season but no test may exceed 100km

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Force India Formula 1 team’s recent success on a limited budget sets an example that Renault should follow, according to the French manufacturer’s F1 team boss Cyril Abiteboul. Force India finished fourth in F1’s constructors’ championship for the second consecutive

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Fernando Alonso says he would like his 2018 McLaren Formula 1 car’s colours to echo that of the IndyCar livery he raced in last year’s Indianapolis 500. Contesting the famous race for the first time, Alonso led 27 laps in his

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Romain Grosjean feels like he could race in Formula 1 until he turns 40. The 31-year-old has completed six full seasons in F1, following a short stint with Renault, and has a contract to continue with Haas for a third season

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The McLaren MP4/8A driven by Ayrton Senna to his final Monaco Grand Prix win in the 1993 Formula 1 season is to be auctioned by Bonhams in May. Senna used this car – chassis number six – to claim his sixth

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sauber team boss Frederic Vasseur is “scared” that a Formula 1 cost cap could leave it open to ridicule because of potential difficulties in policing it. Although Sauber would be one of the main beneficiaries of any move to cut the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault needs to look at options for using its customer teams to get its Academy drivers into Formula 1, says managing director Cyril Abiteboul. For 2018, Renault has seven up-and-coming drivers in its Sport Academy set-up, with ART Grand Prix Formula