Eight tech tweaks that boosted Mercedes in Australia
Mercedes arrived in Australia as the underdog for the first time in the hybrid era - but once again it scored a 1-2 finish. So what changed between pre-season testing and the first round?
Overtaking Ferrari shows Honda power now "enormous" - Wolff
Max Verstappen’s overtaking move on Sebastian Vettel at the Australian Grand Prix shows that Honda now has "enormous" power, reckons Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
COTA Indy Lights Race 2: Askew wins, takes championship lead
Oliver Askew completed a sweep of the Indy Lights rounds at Circuit of The Americas, after passing Andretti Autosport teammate Robert Megennis on the sixth lap and then surviving a late restart.
Off to his best start, Aric Almirola now ready to “challenge for wins”
Stewart Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola is off to the best start of his NASCAR Cup Series career but wants his cars just a little better to contend for wins.
Gallery: All Alfa Romeo F1 cars since 1950
Alfa Romeo has had a rollercoaster relationship with the Formula 1 World Championship, and it’s never been better than its first two seasons when it took back-to-back world titles. Alfa returned at the end of the 1970s for seven years before pulling out again. Now it’s back, having taken over Sauber’s entry for 2019.
Seven ways F1 teams got around tobacco bans
Following the removal of tobacco-adjacent branding from two F1 teams' cars in Australia, we recall how grand prix squads tackled similar regulatory hurdles in the past.
Renault: Agreeing cost cap more urgent than 2021 tech specs
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes that agreeing a new set of financial regulations should be the first priority in discussions over Formula 1's post-2021 future.
Rowland: "Big thing" Formula E pole a career highlight
Oliver Rowland says his podium finish and pole position for Nissan e.dams in ABB FIA Formula E's Sanya race was "up there" with his best-ever results.
Ticktum: 2019 Super Formula title bid "unrealistic"
Red Bull Formula 1 junior Dan Ticktum admits that it would be “unrealistic” for him to challenge for the Super Formula title in 2019.
Norris "drove like a veteran" on F1 debut
McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran believes Formula 1 debutant Lando Norris “drove like a veteran” in the Australian Grand Prix.
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 scores first win in Suzuka
Aston Martin's new Vantage GT3 car has scored its first race victory in the season-opening round of the Japanese Super Taikyu series at Suzuka.
Piola's picks: Red Bull's urgent upgrade and teams' DRS tricks
Giorgio Piola starts his selection of the most intriguing Formula 1 tech updates from the Australian Grand Prix with a look at the upgrade Red Bull brought forward by a month, and how teams are changing DRS actuators to make the most of the new 2019 rules
Prime The real impact of F1's fastest lap point
The introduction of a point for the fastest lap provoked all manner of responses, but when the first battle for the extra point took place, it revealed what could be its true impact on F1 this season
Prime The last Nissan gamer-turned-racer still standing
While Nissan has culled many of its drivers, arguably its most successful and highest profile gamer-turned-racer Jann Mardenborough has kept his place. Will he be the last of the manufacturer-backed motorsport sim graduates?
Prime How a 'fake news' crisis helped Mercedes to its turnaround
There was talk that Mercedes was in 'crisis' during pre-season testing, as its initial car lacked pace and its drivers expressed concerns. While those fears proved wide of the mark, the negatives became the foundation of its Melbourne fightback
How to tackle a new IndyCar track – the race engineer perspective
Learning a 20-turn track is challenging for racecar drivers, but spare a thought for those who have to make their cars fast through all those corners. Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports race engineers Blair Perschbacher and Will Anderson explain to David Malsher how they prepared for this weekend’s race at Circuit of The Americas.
05:11 Formula E: Sanya ePrix race highlights
Jean-Eric Vergne returns to form for his first win of the 2018/2019 season, at round 6 in Sanya, and it's a win at home for DS Techeetah. It was a hard fought race with plenty of incidents, flags and yet another red flag.
01:49 Sebring insights with Lexus Racing’s Jimmy Vasser
Motorsport.com’s Global Editor-in-Chief Charles Bradley speaks to Lexus Racing’s drivers and team boss in the moments before the start of the Sebring 12 Hours sportscar classic.
01:32 Sebring insights with Lexus Racing’s Aaron Telitz
Motorsport.com’s Global Editor-in-Chief Charles Bradley speaks to Lexus Racing’s drivers and team boss in the moments before the start of the Sebring 12 Hours sportscar classic.
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 scores first win in Suzuka
Aston Martin's new Vantage GT3 car has scored its first race victory in the season-opening round of the Japanese Super Taikyu series at Suzuka.
KTM: Ditching steel trellis frame "not an option"
KTM motorsport boss Pit Beirer has dismissed the idea that the Austrian marque could move away from its trademark steel trellis chassis and in-house suspension in pursuit of MotoGP success.
Mid-engined Chevy Corvette colors, options reportedly leak
If the leak is to be believed, the Corvette C8 will have an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Wehrlein: Mahindra needs to revert to race-winning baseline
Pascal Wehrlein reckons Mahindra Racing should revert to its Santiago and Mexico set-up “baseline” in its bid to turn its form around in ABB FIA Formula E.
An afternoon to remember for Raphael Lessard
Quebec teenager Raphael Lessard finished 14th and on the lead lap in his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start Saturday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Dixon says he hasn’t “got the flow” around COTA
Five-time and reigning NTT IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon says he hasn’t yet gotten the best out of his Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda, as he struggles to catch up from a setback in practice.
O’Ward “pumped” for second IndyCar start, first with Carlin
2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O’Ward, who will start his first IndyCar race of the season from eighth, says he’s proud of the achievement considering this weekend was the first time he’s driven an IndyCar at Circuit of The Americas.
Joey Logano tops Almirola for Martinsville pole
Joey Logano saved his tires and the reward was the pole for Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
COTA IndyCar: Power wins pole for inaugural IndyCar Classic
Team Penske-Chevrolet’s Will Power grabbed pole for the inaugural IndyCar Classic at the Circuit of The Americas, beating Andretti Autosport-Honda’s Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Last-lap caution leaves Kyle Busch 3-for-3 in Truck Series
Kyle Busch remains perfect in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series this season.
Buemi angered by "really unfair" investigation procedure
Nissan e.dams driver Sebastien Buemi was frustrated to have to start the ABB FIA Formula E race in Sanya from the pitlane as a result of a "really unfair" investigation procedure.
COTA Indy Lights Race 1: Askew dominates ahead of titanic scrap
Andretti Autosport's Oliver Askew won the third race of the Indy Lights season in emphatic fashion, but all the talk afterwards was of the amazing scrap for second around the 3.41-mile Circuit of The Americas.
Australian GP: Latest F1 tech updates, straight from pitlane
Giorgio Piola and Sutton Images bring you the Formula 1 technical updates on show in the Melbourne pitlane at the Australian Grand Prix, giving insight into the relentless development undertaken by the teams in pursuit of more performance.
Giorgio Piola’s top picks of Australian GP tech upgrades
The first official sessions of the 2019 Formula 1 season are now over, and plenty of new developments were unveiled on the opening day of running in Melbourne.
F1’s iconic cars: The McLaren M23 by Giorgio Piola
In our last deep dive into Giorgio Piola’s treasure trove, we cast our eye over Ferrari’s 312. But it was 1974 rivals McLaren and Emerson Fittipaldi that prevailed, running out the eventual winners in a less complex but far more compliant car.
Tech verdict: Rating F1 2019's technical designs
All 10 Formula 1 teams have been bringing car developments throughout the two weeks of 2019 pre-season testing, which comes to an end at the Barcelona track on Friday.
Barcelona test 2, Day 3: Fresh F1 2019 tech images from pit lane
Giorgio Piola and Motorsport Images bring you the Formula 1 technical images available from the third day of the final test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.