Ferrari has become the latest manufacturer to question Liberty Media’s plans for Formula 1 by warning it is prepared to walk away from grand prix racing after 2020. Mercedes and Renault expressed concern on Wednesday that engine proposals for 2021 would start a needless arms race that could damage F1, but Ferrari has gone a

The McLaren Formula 1 team believes its latest upgrade package may be delivering more than originally predicted, given its surprisingly good form over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. McLaren introduced a new front wing, based around a concept that it wants to carry forward into its 2018 design, on Fernando Alonso’s car from the United

Max Verstappen says he wants to turn Formula 1 grands prix into processions, suggesting dominating from the front is more appealing than having to fight hard for positions. After controlling the Mexican Grand Prix from lap one and dominating to the extent that team principal Christian Horner reckoned he got “bored”, Verstappen said he much

Renault and Mercedes believe Formula 1 risks opening up a needless spending arms race and having a less-competitive grid with new engine regulations that have been proposed for 2021. Plans for the next generation of engines were revealed on Tuesday and include a suggestion of retaining the current 1.6-litre engine, to be run 3000rpm higher,

Lewis Hamilton’s recovery to ninth in Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix was made more difficult by damage to the diffuser sustained in a first-lap clash with Sebastian Vettel. This latest 3D animation from Motorsport.tv’s The Flying Lap reveals the nature of the damage and explains why it cost Hamilton performance. The diffuser is a crucial

Among the accolades flying around this week after Lewis Hamilton clinched his fourth Formula 1 world championship, his third with Mercedes, perhaps the most significant achievement is less remarked upon. This was the first time that the F1 drivers’ and constructors’ championships have been successfully defended by a team across a major change of chassis

McLaren could opt for a ‘papaya orange’ livery for its 2018 Formula 1 car and to celebrate Halloween Autosport’s sister title Motorsport.com has visualised the Renault-powered machine. The F1 team moved away from its mostly black 2016 car with the introduction of an orange and black livery this year, but it was not in the

Marcus Ericsson says a breakthrough in the way his Sauber Formula 1 team manages its tyres is the key reason behind its recent upturn in form. Sauber, running a year-old Ferrari engine, fell off the back off the pack after the summer break, but has turned a corner in the last three grands prix. In

Force India believes it was on for its first podium of the 2017 Formula 1 season in the Mexican Grand Prix but for the virtual safety car. Esteban Ocon assumed third position on the opening lap of the race, with team-mate Sergio Perez also gaining places to move up to fifth. But Perez was forced

Ross Brawn has said Formula 1 is at “a crossroads” in its bid to define its future direction, and this week we should get a proper glimpse of where its new owners want to take it. Following some intensive research by in-house specialists hired by the F1 organisation, the new management will present its vision

World champion Lewis Hamilton’s racecraft is “unparalleled” among Formula 1 greats, reckons his long-time technical boss Paddy Lowe. Now chief technical officer at Williams, Lowe was engineering director and then technical director at McLaren during Hamilton’s time there and then joined Hamilton at Mercedes in the role of executive director (technical) from mid-2013 to the

Honda’s performance across the Mexican Grand Prix weekend was better than expected, according to its Formula 1 project chief Yusuke Hasegawa. McLaren’s engine partner chose to take penalties for engine component changes on both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne’s cars in Mexico, where it felt it would struggle, so they would have fresher parts for

Lewis Hamilton’s fourth Formula 1 world title and drive to ninth in the Mexican Grand Prix is the focus of the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast. Lawrence Barretto and Stuart Codling join Edd Straw to look back at an incident-packed race in Mexico, and ask what Hamilton’s title means for his legacy. Hamilton’s place

Fernando Alonso believes newly-crowned Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton had it “too easy” on his way to the title in 2017. Hamilton was embroiled in a close fight at the top of the standings with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel for much of the year – but as Vettel’s championship challenge unraveled after the summer break,

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has called Bernie Ecclestone’s claims that Mercedes and the FIA helped his Formula 1 team “unadulterated hogwash”. Ecclestone was quoted in an Italian newspaper claiming that Ferrari had been helped with its engine this season by rival Mercedes, and that the FIA had “often helped” keep Ferrari competitive. Marchionne has now

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is considering tactically changing his Formula 1 engine ahead of Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix after a frustrating qualifying. Ricciardo said he felt “very confused, annoyed, helpless” after he ended up seventh fastest, almost a second off the pace while team-mate Max Verstappen was 0.086s off pole position. With his Renault

Romain Grosjean said getting beaten by Sauber in Mexican Grand Prix qualifying was a ‘slap in the face’ for Haas, after the team lapped 18th and 19th quickest. Mexico was one of the worst F1 events for Haas in its debut season in 2016, and team boss Gunther Steiner said this year’s edition presented “one

The FIA has made further tweaks to its track limits rules at the Mexican Grand Prix, as the debate over the issue rages on in Formula 1. Following problems at last year’s race, changes were made to the Turn 1 and Turn 2 kerbing for this event – with speed bumps now situated alongside the

Carlos Sainz Jr says he’s sorry to see his former Toro Rosso team mate Daniil Kvyat dropped by Red Bull, and hopes that he can return to the Formula 1 grid. Red Bull has confirmed that the Russian driver is no longer part of its programme after eight seasons, and he is now looking for

Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen’s fitness will be assessed by the FIA prior to final Mexican Grand Prix practice on Saturday after he felt unwell during Friday running. Magnussen was sent back to his hotel early due to what is believed to be a stomach bug. The FIA took the unusual step of allowing

Haas team boss Gunther Steiner says his Formula 1 team is braced for a tough Mexican Grand Prix, because the circuit presents “one of the worst scenarios” for the squad. Mexico was one of the worst F1 events for Haas in its debut season last year, with Romain Grosjean qualifying slowest of all and beating

Max Verstappen took to social media to apologise for the language he used in criticising Formula 1’s stewards in the wake of his United States Grand Prix penalty last Sunday. Verstappen hit out at FIA officials after being stripped of his third place for overtaking outside of the track limits on the final lap at

Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly are set to complete the 2017 season for the Toro Rosso Formula 1 team, Autosport understands. Toro Rosso drafted in Porsche World Endurance Championship driver Hartley to replace Gasly for last weekend’s United States Grand Prix so Gasly could try to win the Super Formula title in Japan. Gasly had

Niki Lauda says Mercedes must make its Formula 1 car easier for Valtteri Bottas to drive, following the Finn’s slump in form since the August summer break. Bottas won two grands prix during the first part of the F1 season, but has not out-qualified team-mate Lewis Hamilton since July’s Hungarian GP and endured another difficult

Renault Formula 1 advisor Alain Prost says the arrival of Carlos Sainz Jr at the team fills “a big hole” in its plans to move up the grid. Sainz has been loaned to Renault for the end of this season and 2018, replacing Jolyon Palmer, and he remains under contract to Red Bull until the

Red Bull insists it did not keep Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 engine upgrade secret from Daniel Ricciardo, after the Australian only found out about it when he was told by the media. Verstappen was handed Renault’s new-spec engine, which features 2018 development parts, for the United States Grand Prix weekend. The changes were estimated to

Team bosses say Formula 1 should not be afraid to try new ideas like the glitzy driver presentations ahead of the United States Grand Prix, even though the event divided opinion. F1 organisers drafted in famous boxing announcer Michael Buffer to announce the drivers to fans at Austin, with the pre-race build-up being extended by

Ross Brawn believes Formula 1 should consider a new review system to better judge controversial incidents, in the wake of the Max Verstappen penalty in the US Grand Prix. Verstappen’s last lap pass on Kimi Raikkonen sparked huge debate in and around F1, after the Red Bull driver was penalised for going off track to

Max Verstappen insists he “didn’t mean to hurt anyone” when he referred to FIA Formula 1 steward Garry Connelly as an “idiot” after the United States Grand Prix. The Dutchman was furious in the wake of losing his podium finish at Austin after being ruled to have cut the track in a last-lap overtake of

Red Bull has blamed the “debacle” of a raft of post-race penalties after last year’s Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix for the rush to punish Max Verstappen in Austin. A five-second post-race penalty stripped Verstappen of his third placed finish in the United States Grand Prix after the FIA ruled he had overtaken Kimi Raikkonen