Formula 1

Max Verstappen secured his eighth consecutive pole position in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday to equal the record of Ayrton Senna. The Red Bull three-time world champion’s dominance in qualifying drew him level with Senna’s run of eight poles, poignantly three decades after the late great Brazilian’s tragic death

Max Verstappen secured his eighth consecutive pole position in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday to equal the record of Ayrton Senna. The Red Bull three-time world champion’s dominance in qualifying drew him level with Senna’s run of eight poles, poignantly three decades after the late great Brazilian’s tragic death

PA Media Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 13 minutes ago Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the pace in both Friday practice sessions at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Leclerc, using Ferrari’s first big upgrade of the season, was 0.192 seconds quicker than McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with the RB of Yuki Tsunoda a surprise third. Lando Norris was

Max Verstappen will aim to recover and put his friend Lando Norris back in his place among the chasing pack this weekend as Formula One returns to Europe for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The three-time world champion, who leads this year’s title race for Red Bull, knows however that after suffering two defeats in

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 56 minutes ago Alex Albon has signed a new contract with Williams at least until the end of 2026. The 28-year-old British-born Thai driver has been with the team since 2022, and previously had a contract that expired at the end of next season. Williams have not confirmed the

Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 59 minutes ago Ferrari have made two high-profile recruitments from Mercedes. Ex-Formula 1 driver Jerome d’Ambrosio has become Ferrari’s deputy team principal, while engineer Loic Serra becomes head of chassis performance engineering. D’Ambrosio had been an adviser for Mercedes last year working under team principal Toto Wolff, who was grooming

Marc Marquez approaches the French MotoGP emboldened by his impressive display in Spain where he finished second after a thrilling duel with two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia. However, the 31-year-old is not talking up his chances of a seventh world crown — yet. Plagued by injuries and then vision issues in the past few years

FIA/DPPI Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago Natalie Robyn has left her position as chief executive officer of motorsport’s governing body the FIA after just 18 months in the role. The FIA said in a statement that Robyn had left “by mutual agreement to pursue opportunities outside of the FIA”. Robyn, who will leave

21 minutes ago Do you think Lando Norris will be able to build the McLaren team around him with guidance from Zak Brown, to bring McLaren back to the top? – Eoin Lando Norris is already fully embedded within McLaren. He has been driving for them since 2019, and last winter signed a new contract

Getty Images 2 hours ago McLaren boss Zak Brown called Lando Norris “everyone’s favourite driver” after the Briton won his first grand prix in Miami on Sunday. It took six seasons and a 110 starts before Norris, 24, finally topped the podium at a grand prix, with second his previous best finish. “I think that

McLaren’s Lando Norris won the first Formula One race of his career with a shock victory over world champion Max Verstappen in the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Breathing life into an F1 season that risked becoming a one-man story again, Norris, in his 110th race for McLaren, beat Verstappen by over seven seconds with

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Miami 15 minutes ago Lando Norris had not even taken his helmet off after securing his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix before the great and good of the sport began taking turns to congratulate him. Max Verstappen, the man who Norris has become the

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his domination of Formula One, taking pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix after clinching the sprint race earlier Saturday. The reigning world champion and championship leader, who has won four out of five Grand Prix races this season, secured his seventh straight pole position with another dominant drive. Ferrari’s

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Miami 4 May 2024, 22:12 BST Updated 32 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.141 seconds quicker than Leclerc as the two men finished first and second in qualifying, just as they have in all

World champion Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix but was far from happy with the performance of his tyres. Verstappen finished 0.108 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez third. “To be honest with you, it felt pretty terrible. Maybe that

The internet is a crazy place which often throws up surprises. One such interesting clip resurfaced on the internet on Friday, which showed ‘invisible fire’ sparking panic among racing crew during the Indianapolis 500 in 1981. The video is an old one but the term ‘invisible fire’ intrigued all and the video has received close

Getty Images Andrew Benson in Miami F1 Correspondent 28 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton says it would be a “privilege to work with” Adrian Newey if the designer joins Ferrari following his departure from Red Bull. Newey can start work for another team as soon as he leaves Red Bull in early 2025. Ferrari, who Hamilton

15 minutes ago Red Bull have confirmed their design chief Adrian Newey will leave the team in 2025. Newey, regarded as the greatest designer in the history of Formula 1, told Red Bull last week he wanted to leave in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner. Newey’s next team