Formula 1 returns to Africa with 10 year agreement to race in Rwanda

Sport news The agreement marks a defining moment in Formula 1's history and will see the sport return to the African continent for the first time since 1993. Racing in Africa has been a long-standing ambition for Formula 1, and today's announcement follows years of collaboration to ensure the right foundations, with the best partner, are in place to deliver a successful, sustainable and…

Video: The Best Two Weeks of Our Season? Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 9

Behind Closed Doors with the Silver Arrows: Catch up on the latest episode of The Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show. Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin and Third Driver Fred Vesti join Anthony Davidson to analyse recent on-track battles, simulator correlations, and the relentless development race heating up in the 2026 F1 World Championship. Read the full preview and listen to the episode…

The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange

They are moving too fast for the normal mind to keep up, but elite drivers have more densely packed brain cells where it counts and use their minds more efficiently.

F1: Carlos Sainz Will Suit Up in His Hometown

He was born in Madrid and has always hoped for a Grand Prix there. It happens on Sunday.

F1: The Spanish Grand Prix Gets Another Home Near Madrid

The track near Madrid, called Madring, is a hybrid street circuit that passes by bunkers from the country’s civil war and features the steepest banked curve in Formula 1.

F1: Kimi Antonelli Leads in Points, but Lando Norris Is Closing

The rapid climb of Norris is a reminder how Max Verstappen came from far behind last year to almost snatch the title.

Video: What Really Happened at Zandvoort

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Nu Silver Arrows Radio show! Anthony Davidson is joined by Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord and Trackside Engineering Director Andrew 'Shov' Shovlin to dissect a frantic Dutch Grand Prix and look ahead to the next phase of the championship. From managing unexpected car balance issues at Zandvoort to the behind-the-scenes financial juggling of the cost cap, Shov and…

Los Angeles Dodgers Owner’s Troubles Roil Insurance World

Federal investigations of Mark Walter’s business empire have put a spotlight on private-equity-owned insurers that invest premiums in risky assets.

Video: The Mid-Season Review

Welcome back to another episode of the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show! Recorded from the heart of the team in Brackley and this week, Brixworth as host and Development Driver, Anthony Davidson is joined by Technical Director James Allison and Managing Director of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains, Hywel Thomas. Just before the team heads into the mandated summer shutdown, the trio takes a…

Video: Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show – Episode 6 - Resilience & Recovery

Welcome to another episode of the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, broadcasting directly from the team factory in Brackley. Hosted by Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Development Driver Anthony Davidson sits down with Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord and Deputy Technical Director Simone Resta to unpack a season that's forcing everyone to think differently. The trio provides an insider’s perspective on…

Video: NU Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 5: Austria and Britain debrief

The 2026 season is now nine rounds old and with the summer break approaching, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team delves into George Russell returning to winning ways in Austria before his podium on a challenging weekend at Silverstone Mercedes is continuing its fine 2026 Formula 1 season as George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix from pole, before finishing on the podium a week later at his…

F1: George Russell Works to Get His Groove Back

He started the season as one of the favorites to win the drivers’ title and even won the first race of the year. Then things got worse, until last Sunday.

For the F1 Driver Oliver Bearman, It’s a Journey

The young Haas driver has had a fast rise in Formula 1. He has dreams of someday driving for Ferrari, but first he wants to make Haas a contender.

Sebastian Vettel: Finding Calm While Driving a Racecar

As a Formula 1 racer, I could disappear and forget about time. Now, my greatest joy is discovering what puts me in the present.

Video: NU Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 4: Barcelona debrief

As F1 arrives in Europe, the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team digs into its victory on the streets of Monaco and George Russell’s podium in his 100th race with the team From victory in Monaco to a podium in Barcelona, there is a lot to unpack in the latest episode of the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show. This week, technical director James Allison and development driver Anthony Davidson discuss the…

Video: NU Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 3: Montreal Unpacked

Go behind the scenes of the Canadian Grand Prix as the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team breaks down a weekend of highs, lows, and everything in between. In this episode of the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord joins Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin and Head of Trackside Electronics and Controls Evan Short to unpack the key moments from Montreal. From the…

Video: Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 2: Miami Heat & A Dream Fulfilled

Nu Silver Arrows Show, Episode 2 on air now. In this episode, listen in as our Third Driver Fred Vesti, and Deputy Technical Director Simone Resta unpack the Team's eventful weekend in Miami, before we're joined by our Development Driver Doriane Pin for an exclusive chat fresh from her outing in the W12. Watch the first Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show episode now on the team's YouTube channel:…

Video: Has Mercedes outsmarted McLaren for Antonelli’s win – what’s behind Leclerc’s huge penalty?

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won his third Formula 1 Grand Prix in a row and now holds a remarkable record. Toto Wolff described it as Antonelli’s best F1 race so far, but at the same time said that the handbrake needs to be applied to stop the hype in Italy. Lando Norris, meanwhile, believed that McLaren lost the race due to Mercedes’ undercut, but is that really the case? Ronald Vording discusses…

Video: Franco Colapinto's showrun in Argentina

Franco Colapinto thrilled a huge home crowd, in Buenos Aires, in the F1 roadshow, he took to the streets in the 2012 Lotus E20 powered by a Renault V8 engine – the same package with which Kimi Raikkonen won in Abu Dhabi that year.

Video: Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, Episode 1: A Nu Beginning

The NU Silver Arrows Radio Show is live!Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team race driver Kimi Antonelli and Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord share fresh insight as we head to Miami, plus a special appearance from Development Driver Doriane Pin. Watch the first Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show episode now on the team's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLWTAW-OiKI

Video: Autosport's Exclusive Interview with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali

Autosport sits down with Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali during an unexpected break in the racing calendar to discuss the championship's current status and future trajectory. In this exclusive interview, Domenicali addresses the massive surge in F1's global popularity and the ongoing transition to attract new audiences. He dives deep into the 2026 technical regulations and how the FIA and teams…

Video: Antonelli's Maiden Win & Max's "Mario Kart" Fury - Chinese GP Review

Welcome to the Autosport F1 Chinese GP Review! Host Kevin Turner and Jake Boxall-Legge dive into the action-packed second Grand Prix of F1's new era in China. From historic maiden victories to fiery debates over the new regulations, there is plenty to unpack from the Shanghai circuit. We also hear directly from the paddock with Stuart Codling's on-the-ground insights. The team also discussed…

Video: F175 - The Greatest Grand Prix

What makes a race truly legendary? Is it a wet-weather masterclass, a relentless wheel-to-wheel duel, or an underdog story that defies the odds? As Formula 1 celebrates its 75th year, we move beyond the championship permutations to rank the sheer quality of the racing itself. In this episode, we dive into the definitive list of the Greatest Grand Prix ever held. From the high-speed slipstreaming…

Video: Freddie Slater Carves Through the Field

Watch Freddie Slater carve through the entire field at a wet Spa to take the win in the GB3 championship.

Video: Alpine's F1 2026 launch

Watch live as Alpine launches its 2026 F1 season with drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto

Video: 2026 F1 Car Reveal | Scuderia Ferrari SF-26

The covers are almost off, get ready to meet our F1 2026 Challenger, the SF-26!

Red Bull 2026 livery launch – live from Detroit, Michigan

2021 F1 Bahrain test de-brief with Scarbs

Only one pre-season F1 test in 2021, so there was lots to be learned and tried in Bahrain. I talked to Craig Scarborough after the test about new developments on the cars, the outstanding pace of Red Bull-Honda…and what appeared to be a disappointing test for Mercedes.

Best Pics – Charles Coates, F1 photographer

Highly-acclaimed F1 photographer, Charles Coates, selects his personal favourite images in this exclusive series. Charles (otherwise known as “Tootall”) has been working professionally in F1 since 1989, mainly for LAT (London Art Tech) but also as a freelance. A familiar, unmissable figure at F1 races, Toots has forged close friendships with many of the great […]

The McQueen/Whitmore files

Shortly before he passed away in 2017 I recorded an interview with Sir John Whitmore in his Surrey, England, apartment. The subject: his friendship with Steve McQueen. Now, with Alex Rodger’s superb documentary, “Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie” being screened on Sky TV (UK) and Now TV (on-line app), I felt it was the right […]

From inside the Mercedes garage

Steve Etherington – official photographer of the AMG Mercedes F1 team – shares some favourite images from his year with the World Champions

Goodwood 2020

It wasn’t quite as we’ve known it…but it was glorious nonetheless. Here are some of my favourite cars and people, as seen on a golden Friday in Autumn.

Sir Stirling Moss by Nigel Roebuck

Nigel Roebuck, F1’s premiere journalist/ historian, became a Moss fan from the moment he saw him race at Oulton Park in the early 1950s. In this new four-part video series he recounts personal memories of Stirl – the driver he grew to know well and whom he considers to be the best that ever lived.

Jonny Williams’ Ten Favourite WilliamsF1 GPs

I’ve known Jonathan Williams for most of his life; indeed, here’s a pic I took of him with his Dad, sister and Ralt-Honda’s Dr Jonathan Palmer at the 1983 Thruxton Easter Monday F2 meeting. (What happened to THAT race? We used to LOVE Easter Monday Thruxton. What an atmosphere!) Jonny has always been, and is today, […]

A little bit of Eddie Jordan…

…is never enough… It’s always a pleasure to chat to Eddie Jordan, partly because he always makes me laugh, partly because he’s been there, done that and partly because he’s a Top Man (in the Frank Williams sense of the words). So I tracked him down during this lockdown on his yacht in the South […]

The Eagle has landed

Amidst all the turmoil of recent days it was stunning to watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon9 mission. There was nothing particularly ground-breaking about it within the context of, say, Mercury, Gemini or Apollo….or was there? As a Tintin fan, I’ve always hankered after rockets that land vertically, thrusters down, but as a realist […]

Brilliant racing drivers

Chatting with Hitech’s Oli Oakes Oliver ‘Oli’ Oakes today owns and runs one of the most successful race teams in Europe – and must be on any logical short-list of F1 team owners of the future. More than that, though, Oli is a former World Kart Champion and Red Bull Junior F3 driver, which means […]

Some classic John Surtees…at Suzuka!

Sifting through the AP Archive the other day I came across this collection of gems – Honda-made footage from 1967-68 featuring John Surtees at Monza, Suzuka and Rouen. It was all mute, so I hope you don’t mind that I’ve added a few thoughts and a bit of music; and it was originally edited all […]

Sainz to Ferrari, Daniel to McLaren. Wow!

Good news all round, I think, to have Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari and Daniel Ricciardo a McLaren-Renault/Mercedes (post-2020). Carlos will bring a dash of Latin flair to the most glamorous team in racing; and Daniel will glide right in at McLaren alongside Lando Norris. Anyway, rather than reading about my opinions, here are my […]

Vettel splits with Ferrari

Here are a few thoughts on Sebastian Vettel’s end-of-season departure from Ferrari. I think this is a good thing for Ferrari in one sense – it’ll allow them to focus 100 per cent on Charles Leclerc, who is quite capable of winning a championship if the car is good enough – but in another it’s […]