Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The aftermath of his controversial collision with Lewis Hamilton in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was Sebastian Vettel’s “worst feeling” of the 2017 Formula 1 season. Vettel was penalised and widely condemned for deliberately driving into Hamilton’s Mercedes as they prepared for

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA is attempting to clamp down on Formula 1 teams using steering angle to gain an aerodynamic advantage via the use of clever front suspension systems. A technical directive sent by the FIA’s Charlie Whiting last week made it clear

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Esteban Ocon says he asked Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff for advice on dealing with Force India Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez after their on-track clashes in 2017. The duo came together twice at Spa, with Ocon claiming Perez “tried to

Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul says Sergey Sirotkin would be worthy of a race seat in Formula 1 should Williams opt to pair the Russian alongside Lance Stroll in 2018. Sirotkin has emerged as the leading contender to take the final vacant seat on next season’s F1 grid, after a successful test with Williams in

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has taunted Red Bull’s Helmut Marko for being needlessly rushed into re-signing Max Verstappen to a long-term Formula 1 deal. Appearing together in a show on Austrian broadcaster Servus TV, Lauda said Mercedes “never talked” to

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Felipe Massa was a consistently great reference point to ensure Williams was getting the most out of its 2017 Formula 1 car, says chief technical officer Paddy Lowe. Massa came out of retirement to race for Williams for a fourth year

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Outgoing Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the Japanese manufacturer can be proud of its engine development rate during the 2017 Formula 1 season. Honda opted to change its F1 engine concept over the winter, but ran out of time to

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Ferrari F2004 – one of the most dominant cars in Formula 1 history – is set to take pride of place on the main Ferrari feature at Europe’s biggest pre-season motorsport show, Autosport International. Winning 15 F1 races throughout the

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Red Bull could be the favourite for the 2018 Formula 1 world championship if it can avoid another slow start to the season, says Daniel Ricciardo. The overhaul of the technical regulations for 2017 was expected to favour Red Bull but

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA has changed Formula 1 superlicence rules for 2018, to make it tougher for drivers to participate in grand prix free practice sessions. Previously, drivers only had to complete 300km (186 miles) in a “representative Formula 1 car” over two

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 boss Franz Tost is not resigned to a season of grid penalties with Honda next year, despite even tighter restrictions on power element use. In 2018 drivers will only be allowed three combustion engines, turbos, and MGU-Hs,

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Renault Formula 1 team has quantified how much lap time it gained from developing an all-new engine for the 2017 season. Renault substantially overhauled its F1 engine for this year, having decided the previous specification had run out of development

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes his team’s double Formula 1 world championship win in 2017 was just as impressive as its first triumph in 2014. Mercedes won the double at the start of the V6 hybrid turbo era in 2014

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Williams driver Lance Stroll has pinpointed his performance in qualifying as an area he needs to work on ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 season. Stroll had some strong races in his rookie year, including a podium in the Azerbaijan Grand

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The latest edition of The Autosport Podcast focuses on our top 50 drivers of 2017, answering reader questions such as why Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is number one. As well as explaining the methodology behind the list, and some

Upgrade for free today You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne has warned people who think he is “bluffing” about potentially pulling his team out of Formula 1 that they are “playing with fire”. Marchionne has made it clear that he is prepared to withdraw Ferrari from F1