Formula 1

Reuters Andrew Benson in Monaco F1 Correspondent in Monaco 39 minutes ago Charles Leclerc said after taking pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix that he had dreamt of winning his home race “since being a kid”. The dream is close to becoming reality – they say that taking pole is 90% of the way

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc snatched pole position at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, as championship leader Max Verstappen could only finish sixth fastest. The 26-year-old Monegasque driver, who has never managed a podium finish at his home race, clocked a best lap of one minute and 10.270 seconds to outpace Australian Oscar Piastri of

Home hero Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton declared his Mercedes gave him his best day in two years after the pair dominated Friday’s opening practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The 26-year-old Monegasque driver was fast throughout the day as he clocked a best lap in one minute and

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of Australian Oscar Piastri in an intriguing opening free practice for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton clocked a best lap in his Mercedes of 1minute and 12.169 seconds to outpace McLaren’s Piastri by 0.029sec with his ‘silver arrows’ team-mate George Russell third. Lando Norris was

Lewis Hamilton said he was grateful for a moment of reflection on Thursday morning when he recalled his first visits to Monaco and the realisation of his teenage dreams. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion said he had a striking sense of the history and

Max Verstappen is braced for a difficult Monaco Grand Prix weekend aware that his rivals are beginning to mount a sustained challenge to his bid for a fourth consecutive drivers’ world title. The three-time champion and series leader said on Thursday that he felt both Ferrari and McLaren could threaten his hopes of a third

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Max Verstappen says this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix will be “one of the more difficult races” for his Red Bull team. McLaren’s Lando Norris has emerged as a major threat to the world champion in the past two events, the Briton taking his maiden win in

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 55 minutes ago Veteran engineer Pat Symonds has left his role as Formula 1’s chief technical officer to join the Andretti Cadillac F1 programme. The 70-year-old, a former technical boss of the Renault and Williams teams, will become Andretti’s executive engineering consultant once he has completed his garden leave

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 53 minutes ago McLaren driver Lando Norris says he is “excited” about the rest of the Formula 1 season after challenging Max Verstappen’s Red Bull hard for victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton finished just 0.7 seconds behind Verstappen, two weeks after taking his maiden F1

Three-time world champion and series leader Max Verstappen returned to winning ways on Sunday when he resisted a late charge by Lando Norris to take a dramatic victory for Red Bull at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After being beaten in Miami, where friend and rival Norris claimed his maiden victory for McLaren, the Dutchman

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