2024 F1 season articles articles

F1 extends Azerbaijan Grand Prix contract to 2026

2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

29th April 2023, 12:25 | Written by Will Wood

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until at least the 2026 season after the series announced a contract extension with the Baku race promoters.

Tost to step down at end of year as new management team arrives at AlphaTauri

2024 F1 season

26th April 2023, 17:38 | Written by Ida Wood

AlphaTauri have announced their team principal Franz Tost will step down at the end of this season, and be replaced by Laurent Mekies.

F1 scraps plan to allow LED wheel covers in 2024

2024 F1 season

26th April 2023, 12:54 | Written by Keith Collantine

Formula 1 will abandon plans to allow teams to use LED wheel covers next year. McLaren tested the devices in 2021 but they have never been raced.

F1 targets 24-race schedule in 2024 but accepts calendar “does drain people”

2024 F1 season

20th April 2023, 8:1320th April 2023, 7:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

The 2024 F1 calendar is likely to feature a record-breaking 24 races but the series admits the growing schedule is putting a strain on staff.

New deal keeps Austrian Grand Prix on F1 calendar until 2027

2024 F1 season

15th March 2023, 13:3429th March 2023, 14:01 | Written by Ida Wood

The Austrian Grand Prix’s contract to appear in the Formula 1 world championship has been renewed, keeping the race on the calendar until the 2027 season.

“Dangerous, pointless” ban on tyre warmers will cause a crash – Hamilton

2023 F1 season

25th February 2023, 12:3826th February 2023, 11:59 | Written by Keith Collantine and Claire Cottingham

Lewis Hamilton has strongly criticised F1’s plan to ban the use of tyre warmers next season, which Charles Leclerc also raised concerns over.

How the collaboration behind the “Red Bull-Ford” engine will work

2023 F1 season

4th February 2023, 11:004th February 2023, 10:38 | Written by Keith Collantine

Ford’s return to Formula 1 with Red Bull has been met with great fanfare, but what will it actually mean? Ford Performance Motorsport’s global director explained.

Official: Ford returning to Formula 1 with Red Bull in 2026

2026 F1 season

3rd February 2023, 13:304th February 2023, 13:23 | Written by Keith Collantine

American car maker Ford has confirmed it will return to Formula 1 in 2026.

Andretti-Cadillac announcement gets a cooler reception from F1 than FIA

2023 F1 season

5th January 2023, 17:34 | Written by Keith Collantine

Formula 1 was quick to point out it and the FIA will decide whether Andretti and Cadillac’s plans to enter the championship will go ahead.

Andretti and Cadillac announce plans to enter Formula 1

2023 F1 season

5th January 2023, 15:535th January 2023, 16:22 | Written by Keith Collantine

Andretti has formally announced it intends to submit an entry to compete in the Formula 1 world championship in collaboration with General Motors brand Cadillac.

Saudi Arabia to open 2024 season as Melbourne extends F1 deal again

2024 F1 season

15th December 2022, 9:3915th December 2022, 10:26 | Written by Keith Collantine

The Albert Park circuit in Melbourne has secured a two-year extension on its contract to hold the Australian Grand Prix, but will relinquish the 2024 season-opener to Saudi Arabia.

Zandvoort extends deal to host Dutch Grand Prix until 2025

2023 F1 season

8th December 2022, 6:548th December 2022, 7:02 | Written by Keith Collantine

The Dutch Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2025 after the series agreed a new deal with the Zandvoort circuit.

Schumacher’s mind “set on coming back in 2024, if not already in ’23”

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

22nd November 2022, 17:37 | Written by Ida Wood and Claire Cottingham

Mick Schumacher says his mind was already “pretty much set on coming back in 2024, if not already in ’23” during his last race weekend in F1

F1 grid penalties face rethink over teams’ “strategic power unit changes”

2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

18th November 2022, 17:25 | Written by Keith Collantine

The FIA is re-evaluating the grid penalty system which governs power unit use in Formula 1 amid concerns over its effectiveness.

ESPN extends deal to broadcast live, ad-free F1 coverage in USA to 2025

2022 F1 season

22nd October 2022, 16:2722nd October 2022, 17:09 | Written by Will Wood

ESPN will continue to broadcast live Formula 1 in the United States after the broadcaster agreed a contract extension until the end of the 2025 season.

F1’s new Las Vegas Grand Prix aims to stay on the calendar “forever”

2023 F1 season

19th October 2022, 7:1519th October 2022, 8:12 | Written by Ida Wood

Formula 1’s first visit to Las Vegas in the eighties was not a success but the team behind next year’s new race aim for the event to secure a long-term future.