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Article To news overview © XPBimages Free Practice 2 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the most representative session of the weekend for drivers heading into qualifying and the race. The session is held in the twilight/n...

The Formula 1 drivers present in FP1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will complete a short test of an automatic rain light system at the conclusion of Friday's session. Typically, F1 car's rain lights are activated manually...

In Abu Dhabi this weekend, artificial intelligence will be used for the first time to determine whether drivers are exceeding track limits. The FIA is testing a new AI system for enforcing track limits, using Computer Vi...

The FIA is planning to use AI to help it address the plethora of track limits breaches across an F1 calendar. Image: Russell Batchelor/XPB The FIA is to turn to AI technology across the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend as it...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has been delivered a hefty blow, after it was reported that Neat Burger - a company that the seven-time world champion has invested in - will be closing four of its eight UK restaurants. Mo...

Red Bull Racing's Chief Technology Officer, Adrian Newey, has revealed a lingering regret: not having the chance to work more closely with the two-time Formula 1 World Champion, Fernando Alonso. More»

Pato O'Ward will join McLaren's stable of reserve drivers next season, the Woking-based Formula 1 team confirmed ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. O'Ward, who drives for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team, is at Yas...

Daniel Ricciardo delivered a farewell tribute to AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost as part of a collective gesture ahead of the Formula 1 stalwart's last outing at the head of the Red Bull junior team. More»

Jack Doohan went from his F1 practice outing to F2 pole in Abu Dhabi. Image: Charniaux / XPB Images Jack Doohan backed up his cameo performance in opening practice for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with pole positio...

F1 superstar Max Verstappen believes fans and pundits would make excuses for Lewis Hamilton if the Brit joined the Dutchman and raced in equal machinery. More»

Article To news overview © XPBimages It was an unusual practice session to kick off the final race weekend of the year, when half of the grid was replaced by rookie drivers. In what looked like one big work experience o...

Ahead of this weekend's season finale, Lando Norris has confirmed that he is absolutely fine, following his heavy crash in last weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix. Norris was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after ...

Mick Schumacher will return to action in 2024. The German was sidelined for a year but will finally return to racing. He gets the chance at Alpine in the WEC, but the obvious link with Formula 1 has not escaped Schumache...

Group 1: Andrea Stella, Christian Horner and Mike Krack. Q: Mike, let's talk about the on-track business that we've just seen in FP1. Felipe Drugovich, second-fastest, did a great job.Mike Krack: Yeah. It was obviously a...

From an array of rookies and fresh faces lapping the track in FP1 to Carlos Sainz's second costly crash in a week, plenty went down on the opening day of running of the Abu Dhabi GP. Here is our selection of pictures fro...

Ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur have been officially warned by the FIA, for using foul-language during Las Vegas Grand Prix. Both inciden...

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has defended the story he revealed regarding Lewis Hamilton ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with him insisting that having talks with the Mercedes driver is 'not unu...

Carlos Sainz went hard into the wall during the opening phase of the second free practice session. His Ferrari sustained the necessary damage and so he has given his engineers some much-needed work for the evening sessio...

Max Verstappen once again grabbed the headlines with an audacious move that had grabbed much attention during a chaotic second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. More»

Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner revealed it was Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony who contacted him earlier in the season about a possible switch for his son to the reigning Formula 1 champion team. Horner added that the...

The 2023 Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi affords teams one final chance to bring updates to their cars and AlphaTauri leads the way with a fully revised floor. After a pointless showing in Las Vegas, AlphaTauri is f...

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has threatened Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner not to 'make comments' about the 2021 season finale, ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Despite Red Bull having easily se...