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6 days ago | autosport.com | Damien Smith

New sponsor, a change of driver. Camel tobacco money is a welcome fillip for minnow Tyrrell and its previously plain blue 018. But it means Marlboro-backed Michele Alboreto – the team’s last grand prix winner from way back in 1983 – can make his excuses and leave mid-season. Incoming is some French-Sicilian chap who is doing good things in Formula 3000 with Eddie Jordan’s Camel-backed Reynard. But Ken Tyrrell has little idea what he should expect from blue-eyed Jean Alesi.

1 week ago | autosport.com | Emily Selleck

Brad Pitt may play a Formula 1 driver in his upcoming summer blockbuster, but he’s never gotten behind the wheel of a real F1 car – until now. McLaren held a private test at the Circuit of the Americas earlier this week, allowing the A-lister to take one of its previous cars for a drive, the team confirmed to Autosport.

1 week ago | autosport.com | Ben Hunt

Red Bull’s decision to appeal the result of the Canadian Grand Prix drew widespread criticism, with Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff branding it “petty” and “embarrassing". The ensuing delay in confirming the race result drew negative reactions from both fans and the media alike. It took more than five and a half hours for George Russell’s victory to be officially confirmed by the FIA, after he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the stewards.

1 week ago | autosport.com | Gary Watkins

Phil Hanson calls it “the best mistake I ever made”. He’s talking about the decision to begin his car racing career in the world of endurance rather than stepping onto the single-seater ladder. Nine years later he’s celebrating an overall Le Mans 24 Hours victory at the wheel of a Ferrari. He’s about right when he calls it “a crazy story”. Crazy because Hanson was a race winner and champion at international level in LMP3 in the Asian Le Mans Series within a year of his first race.

1 week ago | autosport.com | Ben Hunt

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has axed another senior figure as part of a management shake-up. Sara Mariani, who was the organisation’s Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) director for the past 18 months, will now leave her position. The BBC reported that Mariani wrote in a note in her out-of-office email, saying: "It is, sadly, time to say goodbye. I loved the ride, I enjoyed every minute of it. "I enjoyed the amazing work we did and my incredibly talented team.