Red Bull considers immediate swap of Lawson and Tsunoda for Japanese GP Liam Lawson could be replaced at Red Bull by Yuki Tsunoda as early as the Japanese Grand Prix, Autosport understands. Autosport · Mar 23, 2025
How Tsunoda already puts Lawson – and Red Bull – under pressure It’s very early days. F1’s 2025 season has only just started. But making an impression in a Formula 1 paddock is somewhat similar to a date: the initial impact really matters. You screw the first few lines during a dinner at a restaurant, and it’s almost impossible to recover. You… Motorsport · Mar 21, 2025
How Tsunoda has already put Lawson and Red Bull under pressure It’s very early days. F1’s 2025 season has only just started. But making an impression in a Formula 1 paddock is somewhat similar to a date: the initial impact really matters. You screw the first few lines during a dinner at a restaurant, and it’s almost impossible to recover. You… Autosport · Mar 21, 2025
McLaren F1 car "may well" be slower if adapted to Norris's driving style Lando Norris seemed to roll a grenade under the door during a press conference ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix when he said he had effectively given up persuading his McLaren team to design a car which flatters his preferred attacking style. Motorsport · Mar 21, 2025
Can F1 rivals hold off McLaren in China's sprint race? Having dominated Formula 1 in Australia, the expectation was McLaren would at least be as quick on the resurfaced Shanghai International Circuit for round two. With China being a sprint weekend, Friday's sole practice pace was particularly difficult to read much into, with almost no meaningful long-run comparisons across teams. Autosport · Mar 21, 2025
Norris: "I made a mistake", and McLaren is "just not quick enough" Lando Norris held his hands up as his own mistakes left the early championship leader qualifying down in sixth for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Motorsport · Mar 21, 2025
Jordan Grand Prix’s magic F1 moments Eddie Jordan’s team burst into Formula 1 in 1991 and immediately made an impression. Motorsport · Mar 20, 2025
The battle Susie Wolff refuses to give up on Susie Wolff is sitting in a corner office in Formula 1 headquarters in central London, jumping between rooms as she doesn’t actually have a permanent desk here. As managing director of F1 Academy, the all-female racing series now entering its third season, she is in the capital to see the… Autosport · Mar 20, 2025
Hamilton: Verstappen's radio exchanges "far worse" than me and Adami Lewis Hamilton has hit back at media making too much of his radio exchanges with his new Ferrari race engineer during his Scuderia debut in Australia, suggesting "far worse" comments by Max Verstappen went unnoticed. Motorsport · Mar 20, 2025
Norris feels McLaren's 2025 car doesn't suit him, but he's learning to get the most out of it Although McLaren's MCL39 has demonstrated an early advantage in 2025's F1 season, Lando Norris feels that the papaya machine still does not suit his driving style. That said, the Briton has admitted to a change in his own approach, in that he is less worried if a car suits him… Autosport · Mar 20, 2025
China in their hands – why aren't F1 teams brimming with Chinese partners? After a memorable start to the season in Melbourne, Formula 1 rolls onto Shanghai for the second round of 2025 – a perfect chance for all of the Chinese partners and sponsors to roll out the red carpet and showcase their respective businesses to the ever-increasing global audience. Autosport · Mar 19, 2025
Does McLaren's Australian GP team order herald a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight? Team orders issued during Formula 1 races are universally loathed. Even at the squads that opt to deliver them. Motorsport · Mar 19, 2025
Does McLaren's Melbourne team order set the bar for a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight? Team orders issued during Formula 1 races are universally loathed. Even at the squads that opt to deliver them. Autosport · Mar 19, 2025
Is Norris driving like an F1 world champion now after Australian GP win? "I've not performed at the level of a world champion. Simple as that." Motorsport · Mar 18, 2025
Motorsport · Mar 17, 2025 Inside Hamilton's Ferrari debut: Red love tested by teething issues Ferrari drivers are always the centre of attention in F1 paddocks around the world. But the signing of Lewis Hamilton took the Ferrari craze in Melbourne to another level at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, with red tifosi hats competing with the papaya-orange-clad supporters of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando…
Autosport · Mar 17, 2025 Why is it so difficult for F1 drivers to race in the wet? Every generation of racing driver has its supreme talent. Seldom is the difference between this individual and their peers more manifest than when conditions are wet or changeable, goes the established wisdom.
Motorsport · Mar 17, 2025 Race our writers! – Going all in on Norris key to early F1 Fantasy lead Joshua Fernandes takes the plaudits as the first-ever leader of the Motorsport: Race our Writers league after a fine opening weekend of the F1 Fantasy competition. Having deployed the ‘Extra DRS’ chip on race winner Lando Norris, Fernandes bagged 3x points for the man who took the chequered flag at…
Autosport · Mar 17, 2025 How worried should F1 rivals be over McLaren's Melbourne dominance? For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1's curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely and, after Friday practice in Melbourne, rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths…
Motorsport · Mar 17, 2025 Can McLaren be stopped in Formula 1 2025? For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1's curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely, and after Friday practice in Melbourne rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths…
Autosport · Mar 16, 2025 Bagnaia: Problems aboard Ducati were worse last year Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia says his problems getting comfortable aboard the GP25 on the first two weekends of this season are no worse than they were in the early part of 2024. But the Italian understands this season’s issues are costing him more in the light of the competition…
Autosport · Mar 16, 2025 Norris declares McLaren the F1 title favourite with Piastri pushing him to be better It is rare for Lando Norris to speak with an air of confidence over his 2025 Formula 1 title chances but, after holding off reigning champion Max Verstappen to take victory at the Australian Grand Prix, he concluded McLaren is indeed leading the pack.
Autosport · Mar 16, 2025 Tears, tribulations and impressing Toto – F1 rookies round-up Despite the majority having previous Formula 1 experience, history will reflect that six rookies started the 2025 season at the Australian Grand Prix – and it was a chastening experience for all but one of them.
Autosport · Mar 16, 2025 F1 Australian GP: Norris holds off Verstappen for victory in chaotic wet-dry race Lando Norris survived rain showers, a late trip across the grass and pressure from Max Verstappen to claim victory at the season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
Autosport · Mar 15, 2025 Will Red Bull regret taking Lawson instead of Tsunoda for F1 2025? Red Bull ‘rookie’ Liam Lawson will begin the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from 18th on the grid after being eliminated in the first segment of qualifying. Yuki Tsunoda – the man now parked in the Racing Bulls sister squad after being passed over for promotion in favour of Lawson –…
Autosport · Mar 15, 2025 Move over, Leclerc, Antonelli is already F1’s most exciting driver to watch Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff. The Mercedes partnership is no more, but between them, they’ve made Formula 1 even more interesting in separate single pen strokes.