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  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Special ReportThe Business of Formula 1
    No seatbelts and aluminium fuel tanks: how F1 cars have changed over 75 years

    FT looks at how cars have changed from the sport’s origins at Silverstone to the sensor-packed racing machines of today

    An illustration of a classic red Formula 1 race car with the number 1 on its nose, placed against a vibrant blue and yellow background with stylized line drawings of car engines and modern F1 car outlines
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Special ReportThe Business of Formula 1
    Lando Norris: ‘The more a threat Oscar is the better it is for me’

    One of Britain’s leading drivers says the battle with his teammate Piastri is pushing him to new heights

    McLaren F1 driver celebrates on the podium with a large trophy, wearing a bright orange race suit and a Pirelli cap
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Special ReportThe Business of Formula 1
    Aston Martin’s Andy Cowell pins his 2026 F1 hopes on backroom dream team

    The constructor’s principal and chief executive believes the arrival of acclaimed car designer Adrian Newey and Honda engines can deliver success next season

    Man poses in front of a green Aston Martin Aramco F1 car
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    Special ReportThe Future of the Car
    Rule changes tempt mainstream carmakers back to F1

    Marketing potential and the chance to transfer tech to road cars is luring back big names

    Mercedes-AMG Petronas crew members work on a Formula 1 car in the garage during the Singapore Grand Prix 2024
  • Friday, 14 March, 2025
    Formula 1
    F1’s ‘youthquake’: how a clutch of rookies took over the 2025 grid

    Not one but five young drivers start for their teams in Melbourne this weekend. And at just 18, the youngest, Kimi Antonelli, has the unenviable task of replacing Lewis Hamilton

    Several Formula 1 drivers in team race suits sit on steps, engaged in conversation, with helmets beside them and a racing tyre in the background
  • Friday, 14 March, 2025
    Ferrari NV
    Ferrari gamble presents Hamilton with biggest challenge of his career

    The seven-time champion embarks on a new chapter — but, at 40, can he rediscover his best form and deliver the Scuderia its first title since 2007?

    A male racing driver in a red Ferrari suit with sponsor logos smiles confidently, standing under bright lights
  • Friday, 14 March, 2025
    Formula 1
    Racing Bulls CEO targets Gen Z with radical youth strategy

    Peter Bayer is drawing on his youth-focused sports experience to connect with F1’s fastest-growing audience through music, fashion and social media

    Two male racing drivers wear blue and white Visa Cash App RB race suits with sponsor logos; one holds a helmet in front, while the other stands slightly behind
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Formula 1
    Excitement returns to F1 as Verstappen’s rivals turn up the heat

    Constructors’ championship still up for grabs with next season promising to be the most competitive in the modern era

    A victorious Red Bull Racing driver stands on top of his Formula 1 car with raised fists in front of a “1” marker, celebrating a win under bright lights, fireworks, and a Ferris wheel at night
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Formula 1
    AI enters the race to reshape life on and off the track

    The world’s most technically advanced sport is so data-intensive that humans can no longer manage alone

    A Red Bull Racing engineer wearing a headset and glasses closely monitors live data on multiple screens in the team’s control area
  • Friday, 22 November, 2024
    Formula 1
    Oliver Bearman: the new British kid on the grid

    After making a big impression with two unexpected drives this season, the 19-year-old is set to line up for Haas next year

    A young racing driver in a Haas F1 team uniform walks confidently through a brightly lit corridor, holding his helmet
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Formula 1
    Ferrari’s F1 chief on making the scuderia swagger again

    Frédéric Vasseur has brought brio — and Lewis Hamilton — long after the team’s last championship win

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Formula 1
    Fernando Alonso’s lasting threat in F1’s age of digital drivers

    The double champion on how he and racing have changed in 21 seasons since his analogue-era debut

    A close-up of a man in a green jacket and matching cap bearing the Aston Martin Formula One Team logo
  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Scoreboard
    Can Max Verstappen’s domination prove bad for F1’s business?

    Organisers weigh a surge of commercial interest against the season’s lack of competitiveness for the world champion title

  • Friday, 24 November, 2023
    Scoreboard
    Lando Norris: ‘We’ve not started the last three years with confidence’

    After a slow start, a mid-season change of team leadership and significant car updates helped the 24-year-old driver outscore everyone except world champion Max Verstappen

    Professional racing F1 driver Lando Norris
  • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
    Formula 1
    F1 driver Zhou Guanyu: ‘I was surprised, how I was able to make the step’

    China’s first Formula One driver on seeing Schumacher drive, moving to the UK as a child to compete and his progression to motorsport elite via karting and Formula Two

  • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
    Formula 1
    Formula One accelerates towards sustainability goals

    Simpler, hybrid engines that use zero-emission fuels will come in from 2026, luring carmakers such as Ford and Audi back to motorsport

    An Audi F1 concept car is on display
  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    InterviewFormula 1
    McLaren pins its 2023 hopes on Oscar Piastri

    Two suitors have already battled it out over the signing up of the 21-year-old for next year’s championship

    Driver Oscar Piastri poses for a photograph holding a helmet, standing next to a go kart in the middle of a race track
  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Gulf investment fuels debate over states’ growing influence

    Cash for teams, circuits and sponsorship boosts revenue but sportswashing and human rights concerns remain

    Lewis Hamilton driving  an F1 car to the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix
  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Ferrari’s Benedetto Vigna: ‘We are in a period of technology transition’

    The Italian technologist CEO says the link between F1 and quality road cars is more than just marketing

    Benedetto Vigna stands in front of an ad with the slogan ‘GREAT CHARACTERS’
  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Scoreboard
    George Russell joins troubled Mercedes F1 team

    The young Briton now races alongside world champion Lewis Hamilton but both drivers have to contend with an uncompetitive car

    George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
  • Saturday, 30 November, 2019
    Formula 1
    Camilleri has ‘serene’ plans to revive Ferrari’s Formula One fortunes

    New chief’s soft-pedal approach runs counter to the Marchionne days

    MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 08: Race winner Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari celebrates with Ferrari CEO Louis C. Camilleri and his team after the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo di Monza on September 08, 2019 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)
  • Saturday, 30 November, 2019
    Formula 1
    Motorsport talent in Formula One midfield pack awaits its chance

    Fans look forward to a day when the also-rans close in on the top contenders

    HUNGARORING, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - 2019/08/04: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Teams British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix at Hungaroring. (Photo by Jure Makovec/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
  • Saturday, 25 May, 2019
    Sport
    Formula One: Monaco exudes an allure few hosts can dream of matching

    The sport’s owners want to create a festival atmosphere around all grands prix

    Race start at Loews turn during the Race of Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Monaco on 27th of May, 2018 in Montecarlo, Monaco. (Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • Friday, 23 November, 2018
    Sport
    Charles Leclerc ready to jump into the Ferrari hot seat

    The talented young man from Monaco will endure the intense scrutiny on the team alongside Vettel

    SUZUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 04: Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Sauber F1 poses for a photo with his car during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on October 4, 2018 in Suzuka. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
  • Friday, 23 November, 2018
    Formula 1
    Liberty adopts a stop-go strategy

    F1’s new owner has had to wait before making its move

    BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 29: Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebates on the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 29, 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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