F1

Kimi Raikkonen looks to be in fine form after returning from a two-year hiatus from Formula 1 to spend some time grinding it out on the World Rally Championship circuit. But he won't be returning to the gravel anytime soon--it's against his Lotus F1 contract. It's an unsurprising stipulation in his...

Round six of the 2012 Formula 1 season takes place around the streets of Monte Carlo, home of the Monaco Grand Prix. The race is the shortest of the year, yet arguably the most demanding, which is one of the reasons it remains a highlight of the F1 calendar even after all these years. The Monaco...

The Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, home of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, is a track that all the teams know intimately and one where track conditions can change significantly throughout the event. The latest forecast predicts warm conditions for today, but with a slight chance of rain...

Vintage F1 cars driven at events like the Goodwood Festival of Speed are often piloted by their owners, who may not be comfortable with the idea of another driver, no matter how experienced, behind the wheel. When the 1990 Lotus Type 102 in Camel livery takes to the track for this year’s...

Sebastian Vettel is a “brand ambassador” for Infiniti, so you can expect to see him in various ad campaigns for the luxury auto brand. The latest kicks off Infiniti’s Inspired Performance series of viral videos, and it pits Vettel against a gang of thieves in a classic martial...

Compared to cars like the 2012 Red Bull RB8 and the 2012 Ferrari F2012, the current McLaren MP4-27 pictured above uses an oddly-conventional nose design. That may be costing the team seconds on the racetrack, so it’s recently tested a high-nose design at Mugello. As Autosport tells us, the...

Climbing behind the wheel of an F1 car generally requires years of racing experience, the reflexes of a fighter pilot and a sixth sense for car control that few people possess. Failing that, you could be the host of a very successful BBC automotive show, or you win a contest sponsored by watchmaker...

Today, Ferrari and Jacques Villeneuve took the wheel of the famed 312 T4 at the Fiorano Circuit in honor of Gilles Villeneuve, who died in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on May 8, 1982. The 312 T4 Jacques Villeneuve drove at Fiorano was the same car his father piloted during the 1979 F1...

While the Caterham F1 car is a backmarker again this season, getting any kind of foot in the door in F1 is worth taking. Alexander Rossi, one of the few American drivers involved in any way with F1 at the moment, will get back behind the wheel of the Caterham F1 car next week as he tests for the...

To mark its second year as the official timekeeper of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer is staging a unique and remarkable photographic exhibition at the event dedicated to the legendary French racing driver, Alain Prost. He may have his detractors but...

It's pretty obvious just looking at any formula car that the driver is low and laid back in the seat. But in Formula 1, as with everything else, this is taken to extremes. Ever wondered what it's like coping with such a horizontal driving position? Wonder no more, as Nico Rosberg explains what it's...

If you’re a new fan of motor racing, chances are good the name Alex Zanardi means nothing to you. While the Italian driver spent five seasons in Formula One (1991-94, 1999), his greatest success behind the wheel came in the American CART open-wheel series, where Zanardi raced from 1996-98...

During any given auto race, what transpires on the track is just one of several contests taking place--especially in Formula 1. There are pit crews, of course, but behind the scenes are teams of technicians in high gear at keyboards and screens. Their real-time monitoring and adjustments come from...

While Formula One driver safety has greatly improved over the years, head injuries remain a cause for concern. In 2009, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was nearly killed when a spring thrown from Rubens Barrichello’s car struck him in the helmet, causing a life-threatening injury (and requiring a...

We first heard rumblings that the commercial rights to the highest echelon of motorsports, Formula 1, might be for sale early last year, and then just last month reports broke that the sport’s largest equity holder, CVC Capital Partners, was considering launching an initial public offering...

The first four races of the season have come in a whirlwind like the one that can blow sand across the Bahrain International Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix. Drivers and teams will be facing notoriously high temperatures during race time tomorrow, though surprisingly they may even...

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel demonstrated a brilliant return to form during qualifying today at the 2012 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, managing to post the fastest time of the day and set himself up for his first win of the season. The Red Bull Racing driver’s fastest time for the...

Despite the heated political situation, the 2012 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix will go on as planned this weekend. The race is the fourth event on the 2012 F1 calendar and takes place at the 3.3-mile Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. This year, the circuit layout has reverted to the shorter...

Conditions are predicted to be only slightly overcast for tomorrow’s 2012 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix taking place at Shanghai International Circuit, with things expected to remain dry during race time. Track conditions have also been good so far, though ambient temperatures have tended to...

Though it was Michael Schumacher who was fastest during practice yesterday at the 2012 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, it was his Mercedes AMG teammate Nico Rosberg who was fastest at today’s qualifying session. Rosberg posted a blistering lap time of 1:35.121, which secured his maiden F1 pole...