Formula 1

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 March 2025, 06:30 GMT 529 Comments Twenty-four hours of Formula 1 pre-season testing, over three days in Bahrain this week, left the impression that McLaren will start the new season as they ended the last – as the team to beat. The usual caveats apply. It is next

10-year-old karting sensation Atiqa Mir on Friday became the first Indian and Asian to be signed by Formula 1 Academy for its driver program, a testament to her rapid growth in the world of motorsport. F1 Academy, a female only racing series owned by Formula 1, has decided to take Atiqa on board for its

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago 206 Comments Lewis Hamilton said he was “really enjoying” his new Ferrari as he set the second-fastest time on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The seven-time champion, who has moved to the Italian team this year after 12 seasons with Mercedes, was

Red Bull Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 7 hours ago Max Verstappen says Red Bull are “confident” they have made the right changes to their car as he seeks a fifth consecutive drivers’ title. Verstappen’s fourth crown last year was founded on a dominant period in the first five races before McLaren, in particular, caught up

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 6 hours ago Carlos Sainz has become a director of the Formula 1 drivers’ body the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association. The 30-year-old Spaniard, who has moved from Ferrari to Williams for this season, fills the vacancy left by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who retired from F1 at the

Lewis Hamilton is convinced that this season could be Ferrari’s year after he drove for the first time on Wednesday the Formula One team’s car for the upcoming season, with a record eighth world title in his sights. Hamilton delighted hopeful fans by putting the new SF-25 car through its paces at Ferrari’s own track

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 19 February 2025 Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari have “absolutely every ingredient to win” as the team launched the car he hopes will take him to an eighth world title. Hamilton and team-mate Charles

Lewis Hamilton said he felt “invigorated” and “full of life” following a move to Ferrari as his new car was unveiled in front of some 15,000 raucous fans during the 2025 Formula One season launch at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday. Seven-times world champion Hamilton has left Mercedes after 12 seasons to join the Italian

Max Verstappen believes the knowledge Red Bull gained from a hard-fought 2024 Formula One season could help him in his quest to win a record-equalling fifth successive drivers’ world championship. The Dutchman claimed his fourth straight title in Las Vegas in November, becoming just the fifth driver in Formula One history to achieve that feat.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the O2 Arena 18 February 2025 779 Comments Lewis Hamilton made his first global appearance as a Ferrari driver as Formula 1 launched its 2025 season with a glitzy, ground-breaking show at

Britain’s Oliver Bearman talks to BBC Sport’s Natalie Pirks as he prepares for his first full season in Formula 1. Bearman, who will not be 20 until May, signed a multi-year agreement with the Haas team after making his debut as a replacement for Ferrari last year when Carlos Sainz was ruled out with appendicitis.

Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz© X (Twitter) Williams duo Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon say it is wrong that they and their fellow Formula One drivers should face bans for swearing. Sainz, who has moved to British team Williams from Italian giants Ferrari, criticised the move by motorsport governing body the FIA to codify a

Carlos Sainz, the driver ditched by Ferrari to make way for Lewis Hamilton, believes his old team could now be even better placed to return to the summit of Formula One with the former world champion on board. Hamilton joined Ferrari from Mercedes, with the 40-year-old set to make his debut for the Italian giants

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 14 February 2025 Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon say it is wrong to threaten Formula 1 drivers with bans for swearing. Sainz, who has moved to Williams from Ferrari, said he did not agree with the move by governing body the FIA to codify a system that

McLaren Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 37 minutes ago Lando Norris says he needs to get his “elbows out” but also be “smart” in his battles with rival Max Verstappen on track this year. Norris drove McLaren’s new car, the MCL-39, at Silverstone on Thursday as they became the first team to unveil a 2025 challenger.

McLaren Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago McLaren have extended the contract of their technical director aerodynamics Peter Prodromou, one of the key architects of the team’s revival over the past two seasons. The 56-year-old was appointed to his role in March 2023 as part of a major reshuffle of senior technical leaders under

Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 5 February 2025 China’s Zhou Guanyu is to be one of two Ferrari reserve drivers in 2025. The 25-year-old, who was dropped by Sauber at the end of last season after three years with the Swiss team, joins Italian Antonio Giovinazzi. Zhou, who was a member of the Ferrari driver

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Journalist 5 hours ago It has been nearly 50 years since female driver Lella Lombardi competed in a Formula 1 race and since then… nothing. As the sport celebrates its 75th anniversary this