Five things we learned from the Australian Grand Prix
Motorsport Network’s Julia Piquet gives her top five takeaways from Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship.
Australian GP flop leaves Ferrari confused
Ferrari does not yet understand why its pre-season testing form translated into such a disappointing Australian Grand Prix, where it struggled constantly with balance and tyre problems.
Honda "relaxed" by podium but "clear gap" remains
Honda has been "relaxed" by scoring its first Formula 1 podium in 11 years at the first attempt with Red Bull, but still sees a "clear" performance gap to reduce.
Four new S5000 chassis arrive in Australia
The latest batch of Onroak-Ligier S5000 chassis have landed in Melbourne and are currently being prepped by Supercars squad Garry Rogers Motorsport.
Ricciardo "50-50" on future Bathurst 1000 start
Daniel Ricciardo says there's a 50 per cent chance he'll tackle the Bathurst 1000 once his Formula 1 career is over.
Fernando Alonso invests in Motorsport Games
One of the sport’s legendary talents takes up a board position with Motorsport Network’s dedicated games and esports division
10 things we loved and hated about the Australian GP
Motorsport.com's Formula 1 journalists look back at the highs and lows of the 2019 season opener in Australia.
What if Kyle Busch's 200 NASCAR wins is just the beginning?
Lost in the debate around Kyle Busch’s milestone 200th NASCAR win lies an even more remarkable possibility: What if he’s just getting started?
F1 engineers discuss the Ducati MotoGP aero dispute
The controversial winglet ran by Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso on his way to victory in the MotoGP season-opening Qatar Grand Prix generates downforce, according to Formula 1 engineers.
Penske: NASCAR “needs to go” with Gen-7 revolution plan
Legendary team owner Roger Penske says he’s told NASCAR CEO Jim France “let’s make the decision and go” with revolutionary plans for the next generation of machinery.
Mazda had the pace to win in Sebring - Pla
Mazda Team Joest had the speed to win the Sebring 12 Hours if it had not been for Jonathan Bomarito's crash, believes Olivier Pla.
Prime The "massive void" left by a lost legend
Charlie Whiting never looked like a motorsport colossus, but his sudden death last week revealed not only the esteem he was held in but the true extent of the responsibility he shouldered
Why ruthless 'new Bottas' is a real title threat
A dominant drive and a very blunt message to his critics - Valtteri Bottas began the 2019 Formula 1 season as a very different character to the battered, confidence-ravaged figure he had been going into the winter.
Australian Grand Prix driver ratings
Though there were some sublime performances over the Australian Grand Prix weekend, no one did quite enough to start the year with a perfect score. And for some of the drivers settling into new teams, Bahrain needs to be much, much better
Arrow Schmidt Peterson race report, Round 1 – St. Petersburg
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Promoted: Toto Wolff takes us inside Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport HQ
Executive Editor Stuart Codling chats to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Team Principal & CEO Toto Wolff, and Model Shop Supervisor Richard Bruce, about life at the team’s Brackley HQ.
04:17 Five things we learned from the Australian Grand Prix
Motorsport Network’s Julia Piquet gives her top five takeaways from Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship.
09:53 What went wrong for Ferrari in the Australian GP
Ferrari went into the opening race of the 2019 Formula 1 season as favourites, but it failed to even get a car on the podium, as Mercedes and Red Bull beat the Prancing Horse comfortably in Melbourne. Ben Anderson and Jack Cozens join Glenn Freeman to dis
02:24 Fernando Alonso Announcement
Fernando Alonso announces his involvement with Motorsport Games and Motorsport Network.
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Chris Harris genuinely impressed by the Porsche 919 Hybrid
The Top Gear presenter had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive the legendary endurance racer around a track.
Penske: NASCAR “needs to go” with Gen-7 revolution plan
Legendary team owner Roger Penske says he’s told NASCAR CEO Jim France “let’s make the decision and go” with revolutionary plans for the next generation of machinery.
Mazda had the pace to win in Sebring - Pla
Mazda Team Joest had the speed to win the Sebring 12 Hours if it had not been for Jonathan Bomarito's crash, believes Olivier Pla.
Video: What went wrong for Ferrari in Australia
Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes was a big surprise during the Australian Grand Prix weekend, particularly given the Scuderia ended Formula 1's fortnight of pre-season testing as the clear early favourite.
Briscoe: Settling for second at Sebring didn’t cross my mind
Ford GT driver Ryan Briscoe says his spin on the penultimate lap of last Saturday’s Sebring 12 Hours was a result of his determination to beat the #911 Porsche to the GT Le Mans class victory, and the need slice through GT Daytona traffic.
Kvyat "pushed like an animal" to score in Australia
Toro Rosso returnee Daniil Kvyat said he "pushed like an animal" to recover from an error and score a point on his Formula 1 comeback in the Australian Grand Prix.
F1's fastest lap bonus: A much-needed addition?
After causing late-race challenges and the race leader to defy team orders, could the fastest lap bonus add some spice to the closing stages of Grands Prix?
Bottas has rediscovered junior superstar form, says Wolff
Valtteri Bottas has returned to Formula 1 this year as brilliant as the superstar he was in his junior career, reckons Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff.
BMW now the strongest it has been in WEC - Catsburg
Last weekend's Sebring 1000 Miles marked the strongest showing to date for the BMW M8 GTE in FIA World Endurance Championship trim, believes Nicky Catsburg.
Witness the McLaren Senna’s brutal acceleration to 183mph
This video was shot at the Lurcy Levis test track in France.
"Hard work" and resilience net Austin Dillon Top 10 at Fontana
Austin Dillon was finally able to earn a result worthy of the speed he has shown this season but it was not easy.
Giovinazzi's Australian GP "more or less over" on first lap
Antonio Giovinazzi’s Australian Grand Prix was compromised by floor and front wing damage sustained on the opening lap.
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.