Formula 1

Ferrari’s results are “far away from expectation” so far this season, says team principal Frederic Vasseur. Ferrari’s target this year was to fight for the world title and improve on their performance in 2022, when they were Red Bull’s closest challenger. But although competitive in qualifying, they have only scored one podium finish. Vasseur said

Max Verstappen tip-toed through the rainswept conditions in the latter stages of his victory in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix and then declared he had been lucky to survive several brushes with the barriers. In the aftermath of a challenging race in increasingly difficult conditions, Red Bull’s defending world champion and the current series leader admitted

Max Verstappen led all the way from pole position to the chequered flag in Monaco.© AFP Max Verstappen led all the way from pole position to the chequered flag to win the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday and increase his lead in the Formula One driver standings. Despite brushes with the track walls, the Dutch

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a mid-race downpour to win the Monaco Grand Prix from Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Verstappen appeared to be cruising at the front but his race was given added jeopardy by his team delaying his pit stop in an attempt to coincide it with the rain. And Aston Martin appeared to

Monaco, a fantasy land of opulence and excess, nearly delivered a fairytale on Saturday. But in the end reality took precedence and the skill of Max Verstappen and speed of his Red Bull were too much for Fernando Alonso. It felt like pretty much all of Monaco was willing Alonso to pole position for Sunday’s

Max Verstappen topped the times ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in Saturday’s eventful third and final practice at the Monaco Grand Prix which ended with a Lewis Hamilton crash. Defending double world champion and series leader Verstappen clocked a fastest lap in one minute 12.776 seconds to outpace Perez by 0.073s before the

Lewis Hamilton says he has not been in talks with Ferrari and he and Mercedes are close to agreeing a new contract to keep him at the team beyond this season. Hamilton’s deal with the Silver Arrows runs out at the end of this season. He said he had a team working with Mercedes team

Honda is to return to Formula 1 in a formal capacity in 2026 as engine partner for the Aston Martin team. The company officially pulled out of F1 at the end of 2021 but its engines are still used by the two Red Bull teams and are called Hondas again in 2023. Honda said on

Formula 1 says it will donate 1m euros (£867,000) to a relief fund for the Emilia-Romagna flooding disaster. The money will be used by the Emilia-Romagna region’s Agency for Territorial Safety and Civil Protection. F1 has also arranged for food that would have been used in hospitality to be distributed to those in need. It

McLaren has called for changes to Formula 1’s rules to make it easier for teams to pursue sustainability. McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown says F1’s budget cap forces teams into pitching sustainability against competitiveness. He added any changes would need to be planned to ensure they did not create loopholes that allowed extra spending. “There

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been called off this weekend because of major flooding in the region. Discussions on Wednesday between local authorities and organisers of the race at Imola in Italy concluded that the event could not proceed safely. In addition, there was a desire not to dilute the efforts of emergency services

The Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix due to be held at Imola this weekend has been called off as it is “not possible to safely hold the event” due to heavy flooding in the region, organisers said on Wednesday. Five people have died after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region. At Imola,

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari are “struggling like crazy” with a car they do not understand this year. Leclerc finished seventh in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, while team-mate Carlos Sainz dropped from third on the grid to finish fifth. “We have a car that is so incredibly difficult to be on the limit. We are very,

Max Verstappen arrived at the Miami Grand Prix determined to make amends for his defeat in Azerbaijan the previous weekend, and he left having made an emphatic statement of his superiority over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. The Mexican, by contrast, started the weekend in Florida expressing his confidence that he could keep up his

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in a class of his own as he carved through the field to win the Miami Grand Prix from ninth place on the grid. It was a masterful performance from the world champion, using an off-set tyre strategy to beat team-mate Sergio Perez, who started from pole position. Verstappen ran

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc combined forces to give Sergio Perez a massive present heading into Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Perez, six points behind Red Bull team-mate Verstappen after his top-drawer victory in Azerbaijan a week ago, finds himself on pole position. Verstappen is down in ninth and Leclerc seventh after both made critical errors

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took pole position for the Miami Grand Prix while team-mate and title rival Max Verstappen will start only ninth. Verstappen made a mistake on his first run in the final session and when Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed there was no time to resume the session. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso will join

Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes team “desperately” need car upgrades after a difficult Friday practice at the Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was 0.928 seconds slower than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, which set an imposing pace. Hamilton said: “It’s a kick in the guts and it’s a little bit difficult to take sometimes.” Mercedes