Stay up to date with the latest Formula 1 news from Autosport. https://www.autosport.com en (c) 2021 Autosport.com 60 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:05:16 +0000 https://www.autosport.com/img/logos/autosport-logo-inverse.gif https://www.autosport.com Fernando Alonso is "completely fit" and will be ready to drive in Formula 1 pre-season testing next week after recovering from a cycling accident, according to Alpine's CEO https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155320/alonso-completely-fit-and-ready-for-f1-testing autosport_155320 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:20:58 +0000 Davide Brivio says it was "not easy" to leave Suzuki's MotoGP title-winning squad to become Alpine's Formula 1 racing director, but thought he would regret not making the move https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155319/brivio-not-easy-to-leave-suzuki-for-alpine autosport_155319 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:14:15 +0000 Williams has announced it will reveal its new car for the 2021 Formula 1 season using augmented reality on Friday afternoon https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155318/williams-to-reveal-f1-car-using-augmented-reality autosport_155318 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:11:52 +0000 Lewis Hamilton says the result of his attempt to win an eighth Formula 1 world title will not be the decisive factor in how long he continues racing past 2021 https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155317/hamilton-21-title-result-wont-dictate-22-plans autosport_155317 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:50:26 +0000 Ex-AlphaTauri and Red Bull Formula 1 racer Daniil Kvyat has joined Alpine as a reserve driver ahead of the 2021 season https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155316/kvyat-joins-alpine-as-reserve-driver-for-2021 autosport_155316 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:40:05 +0000 Alpine has unveiled its new Formula 1 car ahead of the 2021 season following the team's rebranding from Renault over the winter https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155315/alpine-a521-f1-car-unveiled-following-winter-rebrand autosport_155315 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:00:03 +0000 Mercedes has no intention of "flirting" with other drivers over potential future race seats until it knows what is happening with its current Formula 1 line-up https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155314/wolff-mercedes-wont-be-flirting-with-other-drivers autosport_155314 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:24:50 +0000 Mercedes has confessed to hiding the floor design of its new W12 Formula 1 car as it does not want to give rivals a head start on copying its ideas https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155311/mercedes-hiding-w12-floor-design-from-rivals autosport_155311 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:01:26 +0000 Lewis Hamilton has explained his decision to only sign a one-year Formula 1 contract extension with Mercedes for 2021, saying there was no need to plan too far ahead https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155309/hamilton-explains-call-on-oneyear-mercedes-extension autosport_155309 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:34:48 +0000 Nyck de Vries has become one of Mercedes' nominated Formula 1 reserve drivers for the 2021 season, joining Formula E team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne in the role https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155308/de-vries-joins-vandoorne-in-mercedes-f1-reserve-role autosport_155308 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:16:49 +0000 Mercedes has explained the changes it has made to its Formula 1 engine to address reliability concerns it had ahead of the new season https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155307/mercedes-explains-f1-power-unit-changes autosport_155307 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:04:23 +0000 Mercedes is staying silent on where it has spent its two development tokens for its new Formula 1 car ahead of the 2021 season https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155306/mercedes-staying-silent-on-f1-token-spend-for-w12-car autosport_155306 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:00:39 +0000 Mercedes has revealed its new Formula 1 car ahead of the 2021 season when it will bid for an eighth consecutive constructors' championship https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155305/mercedes-reveals-w12-car-for-2021-f1-title-defence autosport_155305 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:30:02 +0000 You can watch the reveal of the car that carries Mercedes' hopes of an eighth straight Formula 1 title double live on Autosport.com https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155304/watch-mercedes-2021-formula-1-car-launch-live autosport_155304 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:16:15 +0000 Formula 1 drivers will be back to using sparkling wine to celebrate on the podium after races this year, following an official tie-up with Italian company Ferrari Trento https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/155303/drivers-to-use-sparkling-wine-in-podium-celebrations autosport_155303 F1 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 10:12:26 +0000