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AULatest·Autosport·
Vote: Autosport Best of the Month for June 2026Welcome to an exciting new monthly poll, where you the reader is being offered the opportunity to choose the best drivers and moments from the past month of racing action around the world. You can cast your vote by simply by...Read source
AUTeams·Autosport·
McLaren still to investigate why it’s losing to Mercedes on the straights, despite same PUMcLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says that the team will investigate why it is losing around "one-and-a-half tenths" to Mercedes in the straights, despite running with a common power unit.Explaining where the MCL40 is currently stacked against the current...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
Autosport Retro video: Remembering the 1987 British GPThe 1987 British Grand Prix provided a dramatic duel between Williams team-mates and championship rivals Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, culminating in one of Formula 1’s greatest passes. In the latest episode of our From the Archive series, host Kevin Turner is...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
Williams plans “almost entirely new car” by Azerbaijan GPWilliams team principal James Vowles says an “almost entirely new car” will arrive by the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in late September.The Grove-based squad has endured an underwhelming start to F1’s new era, especially having spent so much of...Read source
AUDrivers·Autosport·
Is Verstappen to McLaren a genuine possibility?Max Verstappen is still under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, but just like a year ago, his future remains one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock.At the start of this year, the main...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
Newey hoping to keep Alonso at Aston Martin for F1 2027Aston Martin boss Adrian Newey reckons the team's revamped car planned for the Hungarian Grand Prix is enough to convince Fernando Alonso to stay for the 2027 Formula 1 campaign.Alonso's future is highly uncertain as the 44-year-old is starting to...Read source
AUTeams·Autosport·
Verstappen dismisses talk of title challenge in F1 2026Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is buoyed by Red Bull's recent progress, but thinks the team is still missing a few ingredients to match Mercedes and be a regular winner.On Sunday, Verstappen finished a close second to George Russell...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
Why Verstappen burst out laughing during British GP simulator runsAfter several European Formula 1 weekends where energy management has appeared more natural for drivers, Max Verstappen expects the British Grand Prix to be a completely different story.Monaco represented the most natural experience so far, where drivers could push flat...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
How Russell resorted to “abnormal” driving style to win F1 Austrian GPGeorge Russell says he is still trying to gel with his 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car and tried an "abnormal" driving style to secure the win at the Austrian Grand Prix.Russell took pole on Saturday and converted it into his...Read source
AURace Weekend·Autosport·
Mercedes boss questions Ferrari’s “limitless” F1 upgrades amid budget cap eraSince Formula 1’s enforced April break, following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it has seemed as if barely a race weekend goes by without Ferrari adding upgrades to its SF-26.As F1 now operates under a...Read source
AUDrivers·Autosport·
Wolff: Verstappen factor behind Red Bull’s Austrian GP fight against MercedesMax Verstappen came as close as ever to his first win of the season in Austria. The Red Bull driver, having started fifth in Spielberg, emerged as George Russell's main pursuer during the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix and finished...Read source