Unique Ayrton Senna art car to be shown at Imola

The repainted former McLaren show car has been transformed as part of an art project called ‘Senna Now’.
One side of the car is made up of three different iconic liveries from Senna’s F1 career – the black-and-gold of Lotus, the Rothmans Williams and Marlboro McLaren.
The other side of the car has been given over to a design by French street artist Jisbar, who has taken inspiration …Keep reading

Video: How Ferrari started winning in F1

In the first of our new A Short View Back to the Past series, Autosport Chief Editor Kevin Turner takes a look at how Enzo Ferrari’s team started its winning ways in grand prix racing.
It’s the tale of how former racer Ferrari went from running the factory Alfa Romeo team before the Second World War to taking on his old employer, which dominated F1 in the early days of the world …Keep reading

Alpine planning “significant” upgrade for Imola

Ferrari has indicated that it will hold back on developments for its local race because of the added complication of it being a sprint weekend, with the restrictions on Friday practice running that entails.
However Szafnauer says that his team is sticking to the traditional schedule of using the first European race to introduce new parts.
“We’re going to bring some upgrades to Imola, that’s …Keep reading

Sainz: Australian GP nightmare shows need to be “perfect” in F1 2022

The Spaniard endured a torrid Melbourne weekend, as a problem getting his car started for his final qualifying lap left him without enough time to warm his tyres up properly and left him ninth on the grid.
He then had to have his steering wheel replaced before the start, hit anti-stall off the grid and dropped down the order, before then spinning out on the second lap.
His nightmare weekend …Keep reading

Friday favourite: Why McNish remains enthralled by unforgiving Suzuka

Allan McNish has never enjoyed much success at Suzuka. Only ever entered in three races at the 3.608-mile circuit which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, the Scotsman was withdrawn from the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix on medical advice following a 175mph qualifying crash and managed a best finish of third in his two prior visits with Porsche in the FIA GT Championship.
But his love for …Keep reading

Russell: “No interest” in fighting Hamilton over P5 in F1

Mercedes has struggled with severe porpoising on its 2022 W13 car, which limits how low the team can run it and prevents Russell and Hamilton from extracting the most performance out of their package.
The eight-time world champion squad was way off the pace of the leading Ferrari and Red Bull cars in the first three rounds of 2022, but both Russell and Hamilton still managed to secure an …Keep reading