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Latest: Jun 17, 2:28 PM from Autosport
Mercedes granted FIA hearing over Russell's Monaco GP penalty
The FIA has accepted Mercedes' request for a review of the Monaco Grand Prix result and George Russell's penalties, with a hearing scheduled for this Saturday, following Alpine's successful overturning of Pierre Gasly's penalties. A document published by the FIA on Wednesday confirmed that Mercedes has lodged a Right of Review petition regarding the decision made by the Monaco stewards ... Keep reading
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Why Red Bull has challenged FIA’s ADUO verdict: 'No data sample shows us ahead of Mercedes'
The handling of Formula 1's first Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) period, covering the races through the Canadian Grand Prix, continues to dominate discussions in the paddock. The FIA informed all manufacturers of the results in Monaco, but a public announcement is still pending. This is because Red Bull-Ford is highly dissatisfied with the initial outcome and has asked ... Keep reading
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How F1’s newest venue attempts to gel two extremes for the first time
Boasting an ambitious plan that pledges to meet Formula 1's targets for entertaining, accessible and sustainable race in destination cities, Madrid earned the right to take over the Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona for a 10-year-period, held at the IFEMA fairgrounds by the Barajas International airport. With less than three months to go until the so-called Madring's F1 debut, 45 years after ... Keep reading
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F1 reports 35% CO2 reduction ahead of 2030 targets
Formula 1 says it reduced its carbon emissions by 12% in 2025 and by 35% over the past eight years, keeping it on track to achieve a 50% reduction by 2030. F1 set the goal of becoming "Net Zero" by 2030, which it claims would be delivered through a 50% reduction of its own emissions compared with 2018 levels. For the remaining unavoidable emissions that come with putting together a dense ... Keep reading
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Is there a 'fair' way to undo the Monaco penalties madness?
That's just a classic Formula 1 mess, isn't it? The championship built on perfection and precision, measured to the third digit after the decimal point both literally and figuratively, has descended into complete chaos because of a tiny error measured in just seven dozen (77, to be precise) centimetres. Alpine's right of review request over the outcome of the Monaco Grand Prix delivered a ... Keep reading
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McLaren and Red Bull appeal against Gasly's Monaco GP podium reinstatement
Both McLaren and Red Bull have followed through with their intention to appeal against the FIA stewards rescinding Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalty. Last Friday, FIA stewards reinstated Gasly's podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of the Monaco race for separate speeding violations. Based on evidence provided by FOM, which is ... Keep reading
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The title-winning characteristic McLaren has failed to replicate in F1 2026
The McLaren Formula 1 team is gradually starting to hone in on regaining its famous tyre management prowess that helped make it so successful in 2024 and 2025. Speaking to Autosport over the course of last year, team boss Andrea Stella was bullish about McLaren being able to carry over some of its title winning strengths across an entirely different set of regulations because of the knowhow ... Keep reading
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Fornaroli set for Haas F1 test at Jerez
Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is set for a Haas Formula 1 test at Jerez as part of a two-day Testing of Previous Cars programme, Autosport understands. The 21-year-old will tackle the Spanish circuit on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as Fornaroli starts to seek potential opportunities to join the F1 grid in 2027. It comes less than a week after he made his F1 session debut ... Keep reading
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Ferrari would "embarrass" F1 rivals with stronger engine - Norris
Mercedes has dominated the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, but Lando Norris reckons Ferrari would “embarrass” the competition if it had a stronger engine. The Silver Arrows won the opening six grands prix of the season through George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, but Barcelona saw Lewis Hamilton end that streak by winning for Ferrari. Hamilton had already been close to victory with consecutive ... Keep reading
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McLaren: Ferrari has best F1 chassis after Barcelona upgrades
Lewis Hamilton's performance in Barcelona, which delivered his first victory for Ferrari, prompted McLaren team boss Andrea Stella to conclude that the Scuderia now has the best chassis in Formula 1. The Italian believes the Barcelona Grand Prix provided "clear indications" that the SF-26 is now the fastest car through the corners - particularly in medium-speed sections - while Mercedes ... Keep reading
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"Don't forget who you are" How Hamilton beat his demons to win with Ferrari
In his 31st grand prix start for Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton has finally taken the Scuderia to the top step of the podium, his first Formula 1 win in two years and his 106th career victory. In an upgraded SF-26, Hamilton opted for a front-footed three-stop strategy to put pressure on Mercedes' George Russell. And while aided by a virtual safety car to get track position on his former team-mate ... Keep reading
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The crazy stats from Hamilton's Barcelona GP triumph and his first win for Ferrari
In Monaco, Lewis Hamilton was amused to share the podium with two drivers, Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar, whose combined age was lower than his own. A week later, he can boast of being on the list of the oldest winners in Formula 1 history - while still remaining on that of the youngest. To grasp the scale of the British driver's performance, it is best to go back to his first season. On 10 ... Keep reading
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Mercedes seeks right of review over Russell’s Monaco GP penalty
Although the Barcelona Grand Prix has already been completed, the result of the Monaco race is still being contested in the Formula 1 paddock. Pierre Gasly’s pair of penalties for speeding in the pitlane has been overturned, but not all teams are happy with that outcome. McLaren and Red Bull lodged an intention to appeal with the FIA, effectively buying themselves 96 hours to decide whether ... Keep reading
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Why Vasseur believes Hamilton didn't need the VSC to win F1's Barcelona GP
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix without the virtual safety car, such was the Briton's pace on his three-stop strategy. With the expectation of high tyre degradation, Ferrari committed to the three-stopper early with Hamilton and opened with its first pit stop at the end of his 11th tour to trade his soft ... Keep reading
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Wolff's take on Hamilton's Ferrari resurgence: "Maybe the girlfriend helps"
Few people in Formula 1 know Lewis Hamilton better than Toto Wolff. The pair enjoyed one of the most successful partnerships in the sport's history, winning six drivers' championships together during a spell of more than a decade at Mercedes. Hamilton's move to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season failed to deliver immediate success, with the seven-time world champion enduring a difficult maiden ... Keep reading
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"You helped me achieve this dream" - Hamilton's emotional message after first Ferrari win
Lewis Hamilton thanked Ferrari for helping him "achieve a dream" after taking his maiden grand prix win as a member of the Scuderia. Hamilton and Ferrari went on the offensive in F1's tyre battle on a sweltering Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unlike most other frontrunners, including poleman George Russell, Hamilton opted for a start of softs, with the excessive tyre degradation all but ... Keep reading
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F1 Barcelona GP: Hamilton takes maiden Ferrari win as Antonelli retires late on
A strategic masterclass gave Lewis Hamilton his maiden victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona Grand Prix, while Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli retired late on. The Mercedes driver was set to finish second behind Hamilton before an engine failure struck with three laps remaining, handing the runner-up spot to team-mate George Russell. Antonelli’s retirement therefore meant ... Keep reading
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Two hidden factors that could decide the F1 Barcelona GP
While the first months of 2026 have been dominated by discussions about power units and energy management, a different topic has taken centre stage in Barcelona: tyres. Supplier Pirelli says it is not necessarily looking for that kind of attention, although given the conditions it is unavoidable. The Barcelona Grand Prix is the hottest F1 weekend of the 2026 season so far, with track ... Keep reading
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