Formula 1

Getty Images Toto Wolff said wife Susie “has always followed through on her convictions and values” after she began legal action against motorsport’s governing body. Susie Wolff, the F1 Academy series director, has lodged a case against the FIA following its conflict of interest inquiry into her last year. The inquiry was launched in December

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull’s Verstappen, who won in Melbourne

Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is set to return at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne after recovering from surgery for appendicitis. The Spaniard missed the Saudi Arabian GP this month, where 18-year-old Briton Oliver Bearman was a late replacement. Bearman finished seventh on debut in Jeddah but is likely to return to Formula

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz came third behind the two Red Bulls in Bahrain GP.© AFP Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is set to be back in the cockpit at the Australian Grand Prix this week after recovering from surgery for appendicitis, the team said Wednesday. The Spaniard missed the last Formula One race in Saudi Arabia, with 18-year-old

Max Verstappen will be heavy favourite to make it three wins from three this season as his Red Bull team attempt to put weeks of paddock intrigue behind them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed

Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman in the Christian Horner controversy has lodged an official complaint about his behaviour with Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA. BBC Sport has learned the complainant, who accused Red Bull’s team principal of inappropriate behaviour, has registered a grievance with the FIA’s ethics committee. Horner,

Reuters By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent The woman who made accusations about Christian Horner’s behaviour is to appeal against Red Bull’s decision to dismiss her complaint. The woman, who Red Bull last week suspended from her position, accused the team principal of inappropriate and controlling behaviour. She will ask Red Bull to reconsider their

Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Oliver Bearman says it was “really fulfilling” to have Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso praise him after his Formula 1 debut. The 18-year-old Briton finished seventh at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after replacing Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Bearman told BBC Sport: “It was a proud

The 2024 Formula 1 season continued at the weekend, which saw Red Bull’s Max Verstappen take a comfortable victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The race was also significant for 18-year-old Briton Oliver Bearman, who stood in for Carlos Sainz and became the youngest British driver in F1 history, finishing seventh. As the race

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Max Verstappen cruised to the latest in a long line of composed and imperious victories at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday. Behind the scenes at Red Bull, though, things are anything but serene. Verstappen’s run of wins looks to have no obvious end – this

Ferrari driver Oliver Bearman© X (formerly Twitter) Oliver Bearman, one of the biggest prospects in the world of Formula One, is all set to make his debut for Ferrari at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. Bearman, who was supposed to take part in F2 for Prema Racing, will replace Carlos Sainz after the Spaniard was

File photo of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz© AFP Spain’s Carlos Sainz will miss the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix this weekend with appendicitis and will be replaced by 18-year-old British reserve driver Oliver Bearman, the Ferrari team said Friday. “Carlos Sainz has been diagnosed with appendicitis and will require surgery,” the Italian team said in a statement. “Oliver will therefore take

The Mercedes drivers were struggling with rear-end grip on their short runs. Fernando Alonso appeared to be running a higher engine power mode than his immediate rivals. Max Verstappen might not have been fastest over one lap, but the Red Bull’s pace on a long run was as strong as ever. The three-time champion was

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen shut out the noise surrounding his Red Bull team on Thursday to clock the fastest lap  in opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen topped the times in one minute and 29.659 seconds to finish ahead of two-time former champion Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin by 0.186 seconds. 

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Championship-winning engineer Bob Bell has left his advisory role with the struggling Alpine team. Bell was technical director when Alpine won their last world titles, as Renault with Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006. He had been in an advisory role since 2018, but is the latest

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer The controversy surrounding Red Bull boss Christian Horner is “driving people apart”, says the father of the team’s F1 champion Max Verstappen. An anonymous email including messages purporting to involve Horner were leaked on Thursday, a day after Red Bull dismissed a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against

Jos Verstappen, the father of three-time reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, has claimed that the Red Bull team will “explode” if team boss Christian Horner, recently cleared of charges of “inappropriate behaviour” towards a female employee, remains in his job. “There is tension here while he (Horner) remains in position,” the former Dutch

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen began his title defence in flawless fashion on Saturday when he guided his Red Bull team to a crushing one-two triumph, ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, at the Bahrain Grand Prix. In a statement of emphatic superiority, the 26-year-old Dutchman came home 22.5 seconds clear of Perez, who started from