Max Verstappen’s penalty for going off track to overtake Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the United States Grand Prix sparked debate all over the world between Formula 1 fans. Verstappen and Red Bull were outraged at the decision, along with several ex-F1 drivers, while a lot of fans have argued that the penalty was

Brendon Hartley will retain his seat with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 following his debut in the United States Grand Prix, with Daniil Kvyat making way for Pierre Gasly in Mexico. Toro Rosso drafted in Porsche World Endurance Championship driver Hartley to replace Gasly last weekend so the Frenchman could try to win the Super

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says singling out team principal Maurizio Arrivabene or technical director Mattia Binotto for the Formula 1 team’s recent poor performance would be “idiotic”. A first-lap crash ended both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen’s race in Singapore, followed by engine trouble at Malaysia and Japan derailed Ferrari’s hopes in both championships. Mercedes

Fernando Alonso believes his performance during Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix weekend was “sublime”, before he retired from the race with engine problems. The McLaren driver was running eighth when he reported a lack of power from his Honda F1 engine and was asked to drive back to the pits to retire. It was

Mercedes Formula 1 chairman Niki Lauda has called Max Verstappen’s penalty for going off track when passing Kimi Raikkonen in the United States Grand Prix the worst decision he’s ever seen. Verstappen was given a five second penalty after passing Raikkonen on the last lap, dropping him back from third to fourth, after he was

The future of Red Bull’s Formula 1 drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen has been a talking point in 2017, but Verstappen has now extended his deal with the team. Verstappen’s contract was going to expire at the end of the 2019 season, a year which is likely to be key to the driver market

Lance Stroll has been penalised for blocking Romain Grosjean in Formula 1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Grosjean had to take avoiding action at high speed between the final corners on a flying lap in Q1 as Stroll attempted to move out of his way to the right, at the same time the

Lewis Hamilton claimed his 72nd Formula 1 pole position with a dominant performance in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver was fastest in all three segments of qualifying, ending up 0.239s clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. This was despite a poor final sector on his Hamilton’s second Q3 run preventing him

Formula 1 plans to launch an online live streaming service in 2018 as part of a radical overhaul of its digital and broadcast strategies. A big effort is being made to expand F1’s digital presence under new owners Liberty Media, and a live streaming service from races, plus other offerings in between events providing extra

Ferrari is preparing a new Formula 1 chassis for Sebastian Vettel ahead final free practice for the United States Grand Prix, following his problems on Friday. Late on in second practice, Vettel reported on the radio that the front axle of his car felt like “jelly”, prompting him to return to the pits. Ferrari conducted

Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo says he was surprised by the timing of team-mate Max Verstappen’s early contract extension with the Formula 1 team. Verstappen has endured a mixed campaign with Red Bull this year, but it was announced on Friday at the United States Grand Prix that the Dutchman had extended his deal to the

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen says he is happy with the way he has driven this season and he does not care what other people think. While Sebastian Vettel emerged as a genuine contender for the drivers’ world championship, Raikkonen has failed to match his team-mate’s exploits so far this season. Raikkonen, who will

Toro Rosso Formula 1 rookie Brendon Hartley is set to start his first grand prix from the back of the Austin grid due to engine penalties. STR team principal Franz Tost confirmed to Autosport that Hartley will take a complete new power unit this weekend, and that the decision was made before it was confirmed

Ferrari has added ex-Red Bull junior and Formula 3 European Championship race winner Callum Ilott to its Formula 1 team’s young driver programme. Ilott finished fourth in Euro F3 this season with six wins after switching to Prema Powerteam, and less than a week after completing that campaign has now been announced as the Ferrari

Honda believes its restructure and recruitment of staff before and during the current Formula 1 season has led to improved reliability. Since returning to F1 with McLaren in 2015, Honda has been plagued with poor performance and reliability problems. It changed its engine concept over the winter, leading to more difficulties in pre-season testing, but

Paul di Resta completed a “busy” day of testing in a 2014 Williams at the Hungaroring on Wednesday as the team continues to evaluate options for its 2018 Formula 1 line-up. The ex-Force India driver, who is the current Williams reserve alongside racing for Mercedes in the DTM, took over from Robert Kubica in Hungary,

Ferrari risks opening the door to ‘chaos’ if it shakes up its organisation too much in response to the failures that have wrecked its Formula 1 championship ambitions, claims Force India. The last three races have been a disaster for Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel falling 59 points behind Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ standings after

Renault insists it is not afraid of being beaten by McLaren in Formula 1 next year, in the wake of its new engine supply deal. After McLaren finally lost faith in Honda after three years of difficulties, an agreement was reached for it and Toro Rosso to swap engine partners for 2018. Renault F1 managing

Formula 3 European champion Lando Norris says he would be ready to become McLaren’s Formula 1 reserve driver for 2018. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier recently suggested Norris was under consideration for the role. He made his F1 testing debut with McLaren this year, having won the 2016 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. “It’d be really

Robert Kubica has completed the second of two tests in a 2014-spec Williams as the Formula 1 outfit assesses the possibility of him returning to the grid in 2018. The 32-year-old Pole did a full day of running at the Hungaroring on Tuesday, six days after his one-day test at Silverstone in the same car.

The Williams Formula 1 team has been focused mainly on developing its 2018 car for the past month, according to chief technical officer Paddy Lowe. Williams has been consistently out-developed by rivals since a strong first year under the V6 engine rules in 2014, and the team has decided to make “substantial changes” to its

Kimi Raikkonen believes Ferrari can win any of the 2017 Formula 1 season’s remaining four grands prix if it can eliminate mistakes and get on top of its reliability problems. Ferrari’s championship aspirations have imploded in the last three races, with the team now trailing Mercedes by 145 points while Sebastian Vettel is 59 behind

Pirelli will turn its ultra-soft tyres pink for the United States Grand Prix as part of Formula 1’s push to help breast cancer awareness. With F1 planning a host of initiatives this weekend in Austin as a sign of support for the Susan G Komen breast cancer charity, tyre supplier Pirelli has joined in to

The latest Autosport Podcast looks back at the last 20 years of Formula 1 and motorsport as a whole – including discussions of names such as Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button. To mark former Autosport Media UK Editor-in-Chief Damien Smith’s move into a new career, he joined Edd Straw to reflect on the characters and

Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has suggested the French marque could help Jolyon Palmer to secure a seat elsewhere in motorsport for next season. It was confirmed last Saturday that Palmer will not see out the season at Renault, as Carlos Sainz joins the Enstone-based team for the final four races of the year

Aston Martin has recruited staff with Formula 1 experience, including personnel from Ferrari, as it continues to evaluating entering the championship as an engine supplier. The British manufacturer will become Red Bull Racing’s title sponsor in 2018 as part of an enhanced relationship that has already yielded the Valkyrie hypercar. Aston is taking a close

Sebastian Vettel says Kimi Raikkonen is the best team-mate he has ever had in Formula 1 because the Finn does not try to play political games. Vettel has not always got on well with team-mates, having famously clashed several times with Mark Webber at Red Bull. He and Raikkonen collided at the start of the

Red Bull believes Esso’s latest Formula 1 fuel upgrade has delivered a performance improvement worth one grid slot depending on the circuit. The Milton Keynes-based team feels that its Renault engine has held it back in terms of power this season leaving it searching for gains in other areas such as fuel. The team’s fuel

Max Verstappen should stay at the Red Bull Formula 1 team long term and build it around him, reckons team principal Christian Horner. Verstappen has been linked with both Ferrari and Mercedes beyond 2018, but Horner thinks he would be better off staying put than teaming up with either Sebastian Vettel or Lewis Hamilton at

Brendon Hartley believes he is ready for his Formula 1 debut in next week’s United States Grand Prix, after a “pretty crazy week” led to a shock Toro Rosso call-up. As predicted by Autosport, Hartley was announced on Friday as a replacement for Toro Rosso’s Super Formula title-contending driver Pierre Gasly for the next F1