Ben Hunt: The gamble F1 cannot afford to lose at the Las Vegas GP

The talk ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will be about Max Verstappen being set to win his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship. He can seal it in the race on Saturday night by finishing ahead of nearest challenger Lando Norris and it is absolutely right that the sporting aspect takes top-billing.But beneath the surface there is the intriguing sub-plot featuring another …Keep reading

F1 stance to ban third-party tickets from livery event “unfairly targets fans”

Formula 1 has been accused of “stifling competition” after insisting all tickets resold through third parties for the F175 event at London’s O2 next year will be invalid.Tickets for the 18 February event, where all 10 teams will unveil their liveries for 2025 with all 20 drivers set to be present, sold out in just 45 minutes when the general sale window opened last Friday.Soon after, tickets …Keep reading

Explained: How F1’s new driver cooling device will work

The FIA’s prototype method for its new Formula 1 cooling device involves cooled water being pumped around driver overalls, with different design approaches permitted in future rules, Autosport can reveal.Last week, the results of the latest meeting of the F1 Commission declared that a new driver cooling provision will be added to F1’s rules from 2025, following the extreme heat encountered in …Keep reading

Submit your F1 questions to the Autosport podcast

Autosport readers are invited to submit their questions on Formula 1 and the wider world of grand prix racing for inclusion in our new weekly show, the Autosport Q+A Podcast.Presented by host Bryn Lucas and with regular guest Kevin Turner – Autosport’s chief editor – the show seeks to answer your questions every week and is published on our YouTube channel, as well as all major podcast …Keep reading