Formula 1

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 1 hour ago Comments Williams team boss James Vowles says he rates new signing Carlos Sainz as “one of the top four drivers – if not at times the number two driver on the grid”. The team announced on Monday that the Spaniard, who Ferrari chose to drop after

Carlos Sainz announced Monday that he had signed a two-year deal to race for Williams starting from the 2025 season amid what he said was an “exceptionally complex” market for Formula One drivers. The 29-year-old Spaniard will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2024 campaign after seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was announced as

George Russell during the Belgian Grand Prix© AFP George Russell was disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after his Mercedes was found to be underweight following the race, handing victory to teammate Lewis Hamilton. A technical report released after the race said Russell’s car was found to be 1.5kg below the minimum weight limit for car

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Spa-Francorchamps 17 minutes ago Formula 1 heads into its summer break after another engrossing race that wrapped up many of the year’s storylines into one afternoon. George Russell lost what would have been one of the most extraordinary victories of the season when his car was disqualified for being

George Russell claimed a memorable if unexpected victory ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling finish to Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, having started sixth on the grid. The 26-year-old Briton came home 0.526 seconds ahead of the seven-time world champion, who controlled most of the race before being called in for a second stop, with

F1 Belgian GP Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch© AFP Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Live Streaming: Max Verstappen will have a 10-place grid penalty to fight back from in the final Formula 1 race before the summer break, in the Belgian Grand Prix. Having taken pole position in qualifying, Verstappen will start from

Max Verstappen, facing a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new engine, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a qualifying session run in mixed wet-and-dry conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc will start Sunday’s race from pole position as he did in 2023 with Sergio Perez

Max Verstappen, who faces a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Friday’s opening free practice at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Five days after his sweary outbursts on team radio at the Hungaroring, the series leader and three-time world champion did his talking on

Getty Images Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Journalist 1 hour ago Title leader Max Verstappen topped first practice at the Belgian Grand Prix but the Red Bull driver will drop 10 places for Sunday’s race after receiving an engine penalty. The Dutchman has taken his fifth internal combustion engine (ICE) at Spa-Francorchamps – exceeding his allocated

Getty Images 1 hour ago The US-based Haas team have signed Alpine driver Esteban Ocon on a multi-year contract for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Ocon, 27, made his debut in F1 in 2016 and picked up his first and only race win at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. Last week Haas announced their decision

Audi have announced former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto as the new boss of their Formula 1 project on Tuesday. Earlier this year German car maker Audi took full ownership of the Sauber team, which will be run under the Audi banner from 2026, with an all-new power unit currently being developed in-house in Germany.

BBC Sport 47 minutes ago Team orders were the main talking point of the Hungarian Grand Prix after Lando Norris handed back the race lead to team-mate Oscar Piastri, setting up the Australian’s maiden Formula 1 victory. BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the eventful race at the Hungaroring. At one

Max Verstappen was handed a public rebuke by his own engineer on Sunday when he blamed Red Bull’s strategy for finishing a frustrated fifth after surviving a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The drivers’ championship leader and three-time world champion crashed into Hamilton on lap 63 of the 70-lap race. Verstappen,

Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden Formula One victory on Sunday when he finished ahead of his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, after a vexed radio argument produced an extraordinary finish to an incident-filled Hungarian Grand Prix. In a race of fluctuating fortunes and many quarrels on and off the track, the McLaren duo secured a comprehensive

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 52 minutes ago Comments Pole-sitter Lando Norris says he has nothing to prove in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, despite not having won since his maiden victory in Miami in May. Norris said a one-two on the grid with team-mate Oscar Piastri alongside him and ahead of championship

McLaren’s Lando Norris outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull to top the times in Friday’s second free practice session, run in hot conditions, ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Briton, who trails the three-time champion by 84 points in the drivers’ title race, clocked a best time of one minute

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 39 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton says Ralf Schumacher’s decision to come out as gay “sends such a positive message” but that Formula 1 needs to make more progress on inclusivity. Schumacher, who raced in F1 from 1997 to 2007 and won six grands prix, said in a social media post

A buoyant Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix on the crest of a wave, seeking a record-increasing ninth Hungaroring victory and Mercedes’ third consecutive win of the season. After two years of struggles, Hamilton ended his long winless run at the British Grand Prix with a record ninth home triumph at Silverstone