Pirelli have admitted that a four-stop strategy is too many stops for a Formula One race and most of Sunday's runners did just that. Even a few three-stop strategies were changed on the fly to a 4-stop tactic to stay within tow of Ferrari's blistering pace.  Now Pirelli seem keen to take...

What is the correlation between struggling in the top 10 for the first four races of the season and the new design approach that McLaren have taken for their chassis in 2013? That's what managing director Jonathan Neale says the team is dedicated to finding out.

The short answer, as...

Even the most successful stories have underpinnings of sacrifice and dedication that most people never experience. There is little question that Lewis Hamilton makes a good living from Formula One and that he was nurtured from the formative years as a boy in English karting circles by none other than McLaren. It's...

Marussia designer Pat Symonds has addressed the recent concerns over the prize money payout as only the top 10 team will receive any compensation for the performance in the series. Symonds, a long-time F1 man, says that things are very difficult at the team and suggests that all but the top four...

Let's face it, Kimi Raikkonen shows no sign of heading for the nadir of his popularity and grip on F1 fans the world over. They guy can simply do no wrong no matter how terse, curt, snippy or vulgar he gets. That's a terrific position to be in and one...

Christian Horner refuted implications that there could be a conspiracy at Red Bull as Mark Webber suffered a disastrous weekend in China. The Australian was the center of controversy after the Malaysian Grand Prix where his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, disobeyed team orders and took the win from Webber's pre-race plans....

It seems like a script each year, the Bahrain Grand Prix gets close and the social media fires up with anti and pro sentiments spamming timelines and pages with pictures of oppression (from who knows where) and placid city streets from days unknown. The propaganda machine is in full effect...

Sebastian Vettel took it upon himself to win the Malaysian Grand Prix regardless of what the team or Mark Webber had planned. With 10 laps to go in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix, Vettel ignored team orders to take the lead of the race away from teammate Mark Webber. Webber had...

If you've been watching Formula One for some time now, you'll know that when Mark Webber isn't happy about something... he says it. The Australian F1 driver did not mince words at this weekend's practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix when his Red Bull RB9 chassis experienced high tire...

The conventional theory is that you can discern very little from winter testing and that notion carries over to the first practice session of the first grand prix of the season. As the teams broke the silence of a calm Melbourne afternoon in Australia, the times were set and the...

Mercedes has been busy over the past few months. Since parting company with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher and director of motor sports boss Norbert Haug, the German team have signed British world champion Lewis Hamilton, former driver Niki Lauda (in a non-executive board role) as well as Toto Wolff...

Last week's test in Barcelona garnered a caution and concern from McLaren's Sergio Perez. The Mexican driver had issues with the "extreme" level of degradation that the new Pirelli tires had during the sessions. Perez suggested that if the tires were going to degrade at this pace, the first race...

Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes may have taken some fans by surprise but the British champion has been realistic every step of the way--from announcing his move to the expectations he has for the 2013 season.

As testing continues in Barcelona today, Lewis topped the time sheets in a rain-impacted...

Expectations are always difficult things. Whether it is in your job, at home or on the track. Teams often feel positive about their chances and the results they'd like to see from their hard work and to those ends, they tend to offer positive thoughts regarding their expected results. Unfortunately,...

The concept of a paying driver isn't new to Formula One and it most likely won't depart the series any time soon as it represents a way for teams to gain cash investment to their operations. A team, first and foremost, is a business. It is intended to produce a...

The fact behind this week's test in Jerez are amazing for a host of reasons...least of which is the pure emotional joy of Formula One engines getting ready for March. It's also an interesting event if you are the tire supplier for F1 and in this case, Pirelli has tracked...

It seems Sir Jackie Stewart had a lot of words for a lot of folks at this weekend's AUTOSPORT Show International. The annual event is a great way for fans to get close to the racing world and there are usually Formula One luminaries, such as Stewart, on hand for...

If you're new to Formula One, there is a number that may be helpful to know and that's 640kgs. The reason this is an important number, or weight, is that it represents the total weight a F1 car must weigh at all times. In order to better understand what 640kgs...

We've been discussing the issue of regulations over the past few weeks as team members, drivers and team bosses have suggested that the 2013 regulation changes are minimal meaning the competition will be very tight next year. What we've also mentioned is the significant changes to the regulations for 2014...

Sadly, after thousands and thousand of pounds were donated to the Kamui Kobayashi fund-raising website to secure his future in Formula One, the Japanese drivers has thrown in the towel for 2013. Kobayashi became a fan favorite in the paddock and it's little wonder when you're the best driver to...