The last race at the Shanghai circuit was held in 2019, before COVID-19 triggered an extended absence from the country.Since then, the F1 technical regulations have changed... read more »

Masi came under fire for the way he handled the closing stages of the 2021 season finale, where he ended the safety car period just in time to enable a final-lap showdown... read more »

A new way of allocating wet-weather rubber for 2024 meant teams were reluctant to use any intermediate tyres in Suzuka's damp FP2 session because they wanted to save them... read more »

Verstappen was fastest in Free Practice 1, lapping in 1m30.056s, while FP2 was blighted by rain showers. That was topped by McLaren's Oscar Piastri, with a quickest time... read more »

The Red Bull driver followed the red flag-enforced hiatus, produced by Logan Sargeant's crash, with a hot lap on soft tyres that eventually landed on a 1m30.056s to throw... read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison reckons that much of the ongoing issue with the team's 2024 F1 car, the W15 is down to warmer track temperatures which compromise... read more »

James Allison says that much of the ongoing issue with the Mercedes W15 is down to warmer track temperatures which compromise the tyres. read more »

Piastri, entering his second season in the top flight, bagged fourth place in his home race in Australia last weekend following a team-orders switch to fall behind stablemate... read more »

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella suspects the fragility of the tyres in the Australian Grand Prix meant the team’s advantage over Mercedes was unrepresentative. The Woking... read more »

Komatsu admitted that the team had called Magnussen into the pits at the wrong time, losing the Dane two places in the process.Like in Saudi Arabia, Haas split the strategies... read more »

The pair were battling for sixth place in the closing stages of the Albert Park race, with Russell closing in on Alonso, having pitted later and with the benefit of fresher... read more »

Having looked good in Friday's practice sessions, Leclerc was less happy in Saturday's FP3 session and in qualifying he struggled with his front tyres.Having been... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was unable to explain his Mercedes team's lack of pace in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix after failing to make it into the top 10. read more »

Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in... read more »

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc clocked the quickest time during final practice for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, amid a flurry of late lap times. Leclerc's... read more »

A 1m17.277s from Leclerc, his second hot lap on soft tyres, handed him a handy advantage over the rest of the field and put him clear of then runner-up Carlos Sainz, who was... read more »

As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their... read more »

After a week's break, Formula 1 trades the desert for the land down under, racing in Australia's Albert Park. After two dominant Red Bull one-two wins, there can be... read more »

Formula 1 is scheduled to remain running 18-inch tyres when the sport undergoes its radical overhaul in 2026 amid Pirelli’s choice to oppose a switch to 16 inches. The last... read more »

The smaller rim size was under consideration largely as part of ongoing efforts by the FIA to reduce the overall weight of the 2026 cars.However, the change was opposed by... read more »

The Australian was classified 16th in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one spot behind team-mate Yuki Tsunoda - who was tagged with a five-second penalty for an unsafe... read more »

The Swiss outfit has twice been hit by expensive pitstop issues, with Bottas delayed in Bahrain and his team-mate Zhou Guanyu affected in Saudi Arabia.In addition, the C44 is... read more »

Bearman was called upon just a few hours before FP3 on Friday after it became clear that regular driver Carlos Sainz had appendicitis.Having qualified 11th, the young Brit had... read more »

It's been a very straightforward race, both in terms of the final result, which was almost a carbon copy of Sakhir and when it comes to how the tyres performed. read more »

The winner of the Bahrain Grand Prix a week ago, Verstappen headlined FP1 in Jeddah with a 1m29.659s on the soft compound tyres, taking the top spot from Mercedes' George... read more »