Autosport

The UK’s ‘must-read’ motorsport magazine AUTOSPORT is revered by fans and industry personnel alike as the ultimate source of motorsport news and analysis. The magazine’s expert editorial covers all aspects of the sport, from major international series such as Formula 1, Sports Car racing and the World Rally Championship, to the less glamorous but hugely important grassroots events in UK club motorsport

A feast of motorsport even if F1 again proved predictable

Red Bull won’t match ‘lucrative’ Sainz Audi offer

Antonelli completes first Merc F1 test

Bid to add video ruling on jumped starts

Toyota eyes third car, but not until 2026

Changes to F1 points system to be put to vote

Habsburg in line for Alpine return at Spa 6 Hours

Lambo hit by wet enduro test

No war with WRC teams, says FIA

Iron Dames sticks Pin into FRegional

OTAGO RALLY

Sutton heads final test runs

F1’s racing and rules problem • Lack of action at the front while battles thrill further back, plus the need to clarify poorly worded regulations, are issues that have to be addressed

Right at home in the BTCC • Ahead of the new season, the Excelr8 Motorsport driver and tin-top veteran reflects on his career so far and what it means to compete at the pinnacle of UK racing

YOUR SAY • The Lotus 107 was a great little car in all its forms – the original in ’92 was beautiful in green and yellow, the B in red, white, green and yellow with the trick active…

NORRIS SURPRISES HIMSELF AS VERSTAPPEN DOMINATES • The British driver shone in second place behind the world champion on a weekend when his McLaren team had expected to struggle

QUALIFYING

SPRINT RACE

MIXED WEEKEND AT SHANGHAI FOR MERCEDES PAIR

Stroll and Ricciardo slam each other after safety car shunt

100 • That’s Red Bull pole positions in Formula 1, secured via Max Verstappen last weekend in Shanghai, 15 years after the team scored its first at the 2009 Chinese GP. It’s the sixth squad to reach the milestone in the world championship.

Zhou becomes first Chinese F1 driver to race at home

Q&A

ALONSO IN THICK OF THE ACTION ON WAY TO SEVENTH

DRAWING BOARD

CHINESE GRAND PRIX DRIVER RATINGS • Putting together a perfect score was tough on a busy sprint weekend with rain and restarts thrown in – but Verstappen and Norris came closest

Rain and strategy spell disaster for Ferrari • At the circuit named after its founder and his son, the Prancing Horse handed victory to Toyota in an eventful 6 Hours of Imola

9X8 = TWO POINTS FOR REVISED PEUGEOT ON DEBUT

M4 pair keep going as rival hopes go west • The Belgian WRT team is the king of strategy, and that helped its BMWs to a 1-2 in a challenging race at Imola

Ogier strikes as rivals hit late drama • A three-way fight for victory was turned on its head in a handful of minutes – and it was the eight-time champion who emerged triumphant

WRC2: GRYAZIN LEADS CITROEN 1-2

Dixon’s masterclass on the streets of Long Beach • In a race defined by a battle of opposing strategies, the New Zealander demonstrated why his Ganassi team believes the six-time IndyCar champion is so special

POURCHAIRE IN AT THE DEEP END

Beach party for Bourdais

Michelisz still Hungary for success in Italy

WEEKEND WINNERS

Home boy Heimgartner tops in NZ

Reddick emerges through wreck

WEEKEND WINNERS

BEAMING WITH A BEEMER • Colin Turkington has gone four seasons without a BTCC title. But the series’ elder statesman is fired up and ready to go for a record-breaking fifth crown

THINGS TO WATCH IN THE BTCC • Hybrid and turbo boost, a new qualifying system, a punitive tyres tweak… There’s a lot to...