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Frequent flyers: The top 10 team hoppers of the F1 modern era

While many drivers nowadays are equipped with long-term contracts, there are also those who hardly ever need to unpack their bags

Motorsport · Apr 27

When Nico Rosberg won the inaugural GP2 Series title

On 29-30 September 2005, Nico Rosberg clinched the inaugural GP2 championship in style, taking the series’ first-ever double victory in the season-closing Bahrain round

Motorsport · Sep 30, 2025

How F1 teams pick their drivers and what Cadillac’s rumoured Valtteri Bottas signing means

As Valtteri Bottas closes in on a return to the grid with Cadillac, the American team shows its preference for experience ahead of its first foray into Formula 1 – but how did F1’s other new teams pick their driving line-ups?

Motorsport · Aug 22, 2025

What Autosport is looking forward to in 2025

The Dakar Rally has claimed its first high-profile victims, and the chequered flag has fallen on the Dubai 24 Hours with victory claimed by the Al Manar Racing by WRT BMW. After a brief lull while gravy-soaked turkey and pigs-in-blankets were consumed, motorsport is well and truly back.

Autosport · Jan 13, 2025

Finland is out of F1 drivers for the first time since the 1980s – but why?

Finland may have just 5.6 million inhabitants – just 0.07% of the world’s population – yet it has immensely contributed to Formula 1’s history.

Autosport · Jan 12, 2025

Friday favourite: The McLaren that gave F1 its 100th grand prix winner

For Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren MP4-23 will forever be remembered as the car that guided him to his only Formula 1 victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. But that isn’t the only reason why it’s his favourite.

Motorsport · Aug 23, 2024

Friday favourite: The McLaren that gave F1 its 100th race winner

For Heikki Kovalainen, the McLaren MP4-23 will forever be remembered as the car that guided him to his only Formula 1 victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. But that isn’t the only reason why it’s his favourite.

Autosport · Aug 23, 2024

From open-heart surgery to rally stages – how Kovalainen overcame his "biggest challenge"

For many, undergoing open-heart surgery would usually spell an end to any extreme activities like tearing through a Finnish forest or navigating through a twisty Japanese mountain road in a rally car. Not for Heikki Kovalainen.

Autosport · Jul 17, 2024

10 of the most memorable Silverstone moments

Sponsored by   F1 makes its debut – 1950 Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo 158, Luigi Fagioli, Alfa Romeo 158 (Photo by: Motorsport Images) The first-ever world championship F1 race was held at Silverstone on May 13, 1950, with a 21-car grid including nine British drivers. Reg Parnell was the top home…

Motorsport · Jun 12, 2024

F1 race winner Kovalainen recovering from open-heart surgery

The former McLaren, Renault, Caterham and Lotus F1 driver announced in March that he would undergo an operation after being diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm, a medical condition that affects the arteries.

Motorsport · Apr 9, 2024