Formula 1

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position in a tight qualifying session in the United States Grand Prix with Max Verstappen down in sixth. Leclerc beat McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.130 seconds with Lewis Hamilton just 0.009secs further back in third. Verstappen went fastest with his final run, despite a mistake at the first corner, but

Max Verstappen will be racing for pride, points and records this weekend at the United States Grand Prix as his rivals compete for positional prize money behind the newly-crowned champion. But in the first of four weekends’ racing in the Americas before the season-closer in Abu Dhabi, much attention will be taken by politicking and

Daniel Ricciardo will make his return from injury at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. A spokesperson for his Alpha Tauri team confirmed to BBC Sport that Ricciardo would be back in the car in Austin. Neither Alpha Tauri nor owners Red Bull had previously officially said he would definitely be racing

Formula 1’s all-female junior category will hold all its rounds next year as support races for grands prix. The F1 Academy will feature seven rounds, starting in Saudi Arabia on 7 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 8 December. The other races will be at the Miami, Spanish, Dutch, Singapore and Qatar Grands Prix.

Formula 1’s governing body is reassessing a penalty Lewis Hamilton received at the Qatar Grand Prix for crossing the track without permission. Hamilton was fined 50,000 euros (£34,700), with half of it suspended, and given a formal reprimand. A spokesperson said: “In view of his role-model status, the FIA is concerned about the impression his

The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps will remain on the Formula 1 calendar at least until 2025 after a new contract was signed. The deal amounts to a one-year extension on the circuit’s previous deal, which ran until next season. Spa is popular with drivers and fans because of its reputation as one of the

The head of Formula 1’s drivers’ organisation says the Qatar Grand Prix proved that there is a heat-related limit for the human body in the sport. Several drivers needed medical attention after the race for either dehydration or heat exhaustion. Meanwhile, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon vomited in his helmet. Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alex Wurz

Lewis Hamilton accepted responsibility on Sunday for his opening corner collision with Mercedes team-mate George Russell that saw him crash out of the Qatar Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion lost his rear right wheel when he hit the front wing of Russell’s car as he attempted to pass him on the outside. Russell also

Max Verstappen clinched his third consecutive world title on Saturday when he finished second behind rookie Oscar Piastri in an incident-filled sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix, describing his success as “fantastic”. It was a fine maiden Formula One victory for Australian 22-year-old Piastri, but his feat was overshadowed by Verstappen’s achievement, the Dutchman

Max Verstappen entered the rarefied realm of triple Formula 1 world champions with a hard-fought second place in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday. It is a momentous achievement, that puts him alongside great names of the sport such as Ayrton Senna and Niki Lauda, achieved in what some might consider

Runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen dominated an intriguing floodlit qualifying session on Friday to claim pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix, which he could start as a triple world champion. It was the 26-year-old Dutchman’s 10th pole position of a commanding season for Red Bull. He wound up four-tenths of a second ahead

Lewis Hamilton has praised Max Verstappen for doing “an exceptional job” as the Red Bull driver stands on the brink of a third consecutive title. Verstappen will win the Formula 1 drivers’ championship in Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar as long as team-mate Sergio Perez does not score at least six more points than him.

The US-based Andretti team’s bid to enter Formula 1 with General Motors’ Cadillac brand has been approved by motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Andretti Formula Racing were the only team approved by the FIA out of four candidates who made it to the second phase of the new teams process. All others were deemed not

New Zealand-based Rodin Cars says its application to enter Formula 1 has been rejected by the sport’s governing body. The company proposed building its cars in New Zealand and planned to reserve one of its two race seats for a female driver. Andretti Global is expected to be the only bid that will be put

Britain’s Jessica Hawkins has become the first woman in almost five years to test a Formula 1 car. Aston Martin announced on Tuesday that Hawkins completed 26 laps in their 2021 car at the Hungaroring near Budapest last Thursday. The former W Series racer, 28, alternated in the car with test and reserve driver Felipe

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ decision to use team work to fend off Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari at the Japanese Grand Prix was “not a good idea at all”. The team responded to George Russell’s suggestion to ask Hamilton to slow down to give his team-mate the DRS overtaking aid in the closing laps. Hamilton did so,

Max Verstappen helped Red Bull clinch the Formula One constructors’ championship and took a giant step towards his third straight drivers’ title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. Runaway championship leader Verstappen finished ahead of McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and can lift the title at next month’s Qatar Grand Prix.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dominated the Japanese Grand Prix to take his 13th victory of the year and help his team clinch the constructors’ title. The Dutchman fended off the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the first two corners and then motored away into a race of his own. Norris passed Piastri