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F1’s cost cap makes fightbacks more "painful", says FIA

Since 2021, F1 teams have had to operate under a budget cap limit which was introduced to put grand prix racing on a more stable financial platform.

Autosport

Perez told Red Bull F1 seat in 2025 is his to lose

The Mexican endured a rollercoaster campaign this season, starting the season strongly but fading away before bouncing back in the final races.

Autosport

FIA’s F1 structure set for reshuffle with sporting director Nielsen set to depart

The highly respected Nielsen was originally appointed at the start of this year, having had a lengthy career in grand prix racing at a number of teams including Lotus, Tyrrell, Benetton, Williams and AlphaTauri prior to working at Formula 1 management.

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Fem van Empel maintains perfect record at Antwerp World Cup

Brand puts up fierce resistance but has to settle for second behind world champion

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Verstappen needed "fire" of Lambiase's messages to reach best F1 levels

The pair’s exchanges became the subject of regular focus in a season starved of alternative narratives overall thanks to Red Bull’s crushingly dominant position at the head of the pecking order.

Autosport

Williams and Sauber reveal 2024 F1 launch plans

Within minutes of each other, Williams and Sauber revealed that they will launch their respective 2024 seasons at ceremonies to be held on Monday 5 February.

Autosport

How Bagnaia made MotoGP history in Ducati's Red Bull-esque 2023

The numbers posted by Ducati in the 2023 MotoGP season knocked down every historical wall its rivals had put up in the past. From 20 rounds, Ducati riders scored 17 wins – the most of any marque in a single campaign. It scored 17 pole positions, 43 podiums in total, managed eight…

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Alonso: Aston Martin faces "tricky period" as it makes next step in F1

The Silverstone outfit made huge progress in 2023, with Alonso logging eight podiums, including three second places.

Motorsport

Exact Cross Mol: Lucinda Brand powers to victory in the sand

Van Anrooij completes Baloise Trek Lions 1-2 with Verdonschot in third

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Stella singles out "exceptional" Japan F1 podium as Piastri's 2023 highlight

Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar's sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break.

Autosport

McLaren singles out "exceptional" Japan podium as Piastri's F1 2023 highlight

Motorsport

Why the work never stops for Pirelli in F1

The year also saw an ultimately aborted effort to create no-blanket slicks for 2024, the successful introduction of a full wet that did work without blankets, a new construction introduced at the British GP to deal with ever-increasing downforce, and an end-of-season request from the F1 Commission to tackle the…

Motorsport

Sainz "wouldn't like to start" the 2024 season without new F1 deal

The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.

Motorsport

Friday favourite: How tin-top partners built an enduring relationship

In a professional racing career that spanned over 30 years before his retirement at the age of 59 in 2021, Gabriele Tarquini has worked with more team-mates than he would care to mention. “I drove with a lot of fantastic drivers, challenging and very strong opponents also in my team…

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What if Red Bull/Verstappen never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport

What if Verstappen and Red Bull had never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton then Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat plus profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Arrow McLaren’s Ward “cautiously optimistic” for 2024 after growing year

Last offseason, Arrow McLaren grew by 40%, with several additions to personnel that included the likes of former Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi in the newly-added third car. While the new hires helped grow the numbers to fill roles, many came in without previous experience in the sport.

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The 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

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Autosport's 10 brightest female stars of 2023

Continuing our festive top 50 drivers theme, we thought we'd weigh up the best female challengers from the 2023 season across the wider world of motorsport.

Autosport

Brown: McLaren F1 can "get ahead" of any tension between Norris and Piastri

Despite a one-off clash in the Italian Grand Prix, Norris and Piastri enjoyed a harmonious relationship in 2023, with Norris the de facto team leader in his fifth year with the Woking squad while Piastri came in as a rookie.

Motorsport

Brown: McLaren can "get ahead" of any tension between Norris and Piastri

Motorsport

Stroll says he couldn't doubt himself amid F1 mid-season struggles

While the Spaniard logged eight podiums, Stroll's best result was a fourth in the high-attrition Australian GP.

Autosport

How we decide Autosport’s Top 50 drivers of the year

Every year, Autosport selects and ranks the top 50 drivers of the year. It’s an enormous task that always creates debate and controversy, both inside and outside the Autosport office. So, how do we do it?

Motorsport

Vasseur: "More aggressive" mentality the biggest Ferrari improvement in F1 2023

Vasseur arrived at Ferrari last winter to replace Mattia Binotto and while he arrived too late to have a significant effect on the 2023 car project, his reorganisation efforts did start showing promise across the second half of 2023.

Autosport

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #50 Sergio Perez

One of this year’s biggest questions in deciding the top 50 was whether Perez deserves to be on the list. He’d started 2023 well, with two wins and two second places in the opening four races to hint at giving Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen more than a notional title…

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