Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless drive in his Mercedes to win the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday from his arch title rival Max Verstappen. Seven-time world champion Hamilton’s 97th Grand Prix triumph extended his early season lead over Red Bull’s Verstappen in the Formula One drivers’ standings to eight points. In third place in Portimao

Formula 1 has announced the Japanese Grand Prix will remain at Suzuka until the end of the 2024 season. The figure-of-eight track first staged an F1 race in 1987 and has decided the drivers’ championship on 11 occasions. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the three-year extension shows a “long-term commitment to growing the sport

Sir Lewis Hamilton says the conviction of a former police officer for the killing of George Floyd “marks a new dawn in the fight for racial justice”. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. “This is the first time that a white officer

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was involved in a high-speed crash© AFP Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was involved in a high-speed crash with George Russell in Williams during the main race of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy on Sunday. Both the drivers were racing at almost 300 kmph when their cars collided, leading to

Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team expect Max Verstappen and Red Bull to bounce back and give them a torrid test of speed at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the second round of this year’s world championship. Three weeks on from the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, where Hamilton dug deep into his reserves to