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Latest: May 28, 3:39 PM from Autosport
F1 working on contingency plans for Middle East races, as Q1 revenue surges
Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang says F1 chiefs are "working overtime" to come up with contingency plans for the series' Middle Eastern races, with various options on the table pending on the war in Iran. F1 was forced to call off its April double-header in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with further question marks hovering over the final make-up of the 2026 ... Keep reading
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Honda gets extra F1 power unit help after FIA tweaks rules
Formula 1's governing body the FIA has made additional tweaks to the relevant 2026 regulations to help power unit manufacturers catch up in a move which is expected to give struggling Honda extra assistance. F1 had devised a so-called ADUO system - Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities - for 2026's all-new power units to avoid a similar scenario of the previous rule cycle where one ... Keep reading
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Why Red Bull and McLaren sat down after surprising comments about Lambiase's role
As soon as news of Gianpiero Lambiase’s move from Red Bull to McLaren in 2028 leaked, his future Formula 1 role immediately became a topic of discussion. Reports quickly linked Red Bull’s head of racing, who also acts as Max Verstappen’s race engineer, to the position of team principal, while McLaren’s current team boss Andrea Stella was in turn linked with Ferrari. Ferrari dismissed ... Keep reading
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Red Bull targets Piastri as Verstappen replacement option
Red Bull has singled out Oscar Piastri as its preferred replacement for Max Verstappen, should the four-time Formula 1 world champion leave the team, Autosport understands. Several sources confirmed this information in the Miami paddock, despite Verstappen being contracted for next year and the team adamant that this remains the case. Team principal Laurent Mekies and Oliver Mintzlaff are ... Keep reading
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From the archive: When Niki Lauda led an F1 driver strike in 1982
Autosport Editor-in-Chief Kevin Turner sits down with renowned motorsport writer Maurice Hamilton to revisit one of Formula 1’s most extraordinary flashpoints - the drivers’ strike at the 1982 South African Grand Prix. As tensions simmered between the drivers and the FIA, the introduction of controversial superlicence terms by president Jean-Marie Balestre prompted a united response from ... Keep reading
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Sky Sports extends F1 live broadcast contract
Formula 1 has agreed a new long-term partnership for Sky Sports to be its exclusive live broadcast rights holder in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy. Sky Sports will continue to show the championship until at least 2034 in the UK and Ireland, while the deal for its Italian channel now runs through to the 2032 campaign. This is an extension on the previous agreement that was signed in ... Keep reading
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Why time is running out to make bigger F1 power unit changes for 2027
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella thinks further changes to the power unit regulations are still required, but the timelines involved are pushing any tweaks to 2028 rather than next year. F1 recently agreed on a first set of refinements to improve the qualifying spectacle and reduce the extreme closing speeds seen over the first few races of the 2026 rules era. Last weekend's Miami ... Keep reading
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Wolff: Poor starts “not acceptable” if Mercedes wants to win F1 world titles
Mercedes remains on the maximum score of four wins after four Formula 1 grands prix, although the competition was significantly closer in Miami than during the three race weekends prior to the April break. McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull all travelled to Florida with significant upgrades, while Mercedes has its first major package of the year planned for the Canadian Grand Prix in ... Keep reading
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F1's rule tweaks got a first examination in Miami – here's how it went down
After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut. For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ... Keep reading
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Why Lawson wasn't penalised for flipping Gasly in Miami GP
Liam Lawson has avoided a penalty for clashing with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix because his Racing Bulls suffered a gearbox failure moments before the crash. On lap five Gasly went to overtake Lawson into the Turn 17 hairpin and was hit by the Racing Bulls driver, sending the Alpine into a flip and landing partly on the barriers. Both drivers were OK but retired from the race due ... Keep reading
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Verstappen penalised for crossing pit exit but keeps fifth place at F1 Miami GP
Max Verstappen has been handed a five-second penalty for crossing the pitlane exit line at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix but retains his fifth place due to an even bigger penalty for Charles Leclerc. Verstappen, who had dropped down the order after spinning at the start, made an early pitstop on lap 6, capitalising on an early safety car that had come out for the separate accidents of Isack ... Keep reading
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Leclerc handed huge Miami GP penalty after battle with Verstappen and Russell
Charles Leclerc has been handed a 20-second post-race time penalty for a last-lap incident at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. Leclerc suffered a high-speed spin on the final lap of the Miami race, avoiding a huge accident but still suffering front-left car damage after tapping the Turn 3 wall. As a result Leclerc lost a podium finish to Oscar Piastri, and he then desperately attempted to ... Keep reading
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Verstappen, Leclerc and Russell all summoned to stewards after F1 Miami GP
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Mercedes man George Russell have all been summoned to the stewards at the end of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix. Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli defeated McLaren's Lando Norris to take his third consecutive grand prix win, expanding his championship lead on Russell to 20 points. Read Also: Formula 1F1 Miami GP: Antonelli beats ... Keep reading
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F1 Miami GP: Antonelli beats Norris for hard-fought win in chaotic race
Kimi Antonelli has underlined his title credentials by taking his third consecutive race win of 2026 at the Miami Grand Prix, coming out on top of a duel with reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris. Antonelli held off Norris after a dry race at the Miami International Autodrome, with Oscar Piastri completing the podium for McLaren after a late-race fade by Charles Leclerc which was ... Keep reading
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FIA president certain V8 engines to return to F1 by 2031
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised to end the ongoing 13-year hiatus of V8 power units from Formula 1 by 2031 at the latest. The V8 was ditched for a V6 turbo-hybrid in 2014 and F1 has now entered its third regulation cycle since the electrified power units were introduced. However, the 2026 ruleset is proving contentious because of the move towards a power unit that has a ... Keep reading
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Hadjar officially disqualified from F1 Miami GP qualifying
Isack Hadjar has been officially disqualified from qualifying for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after his Red Bull fell foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations. The 21-year-old’s RB22 was in breach of Article C3.5.5 of the F1 regulations because his left hand side and right hand side floorboards were beyond the permitted dimension. This announcement is no surprise though because it ... Keep reading
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Verstappen reveals hidden factor in Red Bull’s F1 recovery
Red Bull has surprised friend and foe alike – and even Max Verstappen himself – with second place during the Formula 1 qualifying in Miami. Whereas Verstappen did not even make it into Q3 in Japan, he has now secured a front-row start for Sunday’s race. When it was pointed out that those who bet on Verstappen starting on the front row must have made a lot of money, the four-time world ... Keep reading
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Hadjar to be excluded from Miami GP qualifying over technical breach
Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is set to be thrown out of qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix for falling foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations. During scrutineering Hadjar's RB22 was found to be illegal due to the dimension of the floor board, which was found to be protruding two millimetres beyond the dimension defined in the 2026 technical regulations. "After the Qualifying, legality ... Keep reading
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