Formula 1

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Max Verstappen has given qualified support to Christian Horner as Red Bull team boss after setting pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Verstappen was asked whether he had

Max Verstappen’s quest for a fourth consecutive Formula One world championship began in style on Friday with the Red Bull ace claiming pole for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari will start alongside Verstappen on the front row for Saturday’s first of a record 24 races this year. Verstappen’s 33rd career pole and

Lewis Hamilton warned his Mercedes team not to “get ahead of ourselves” on Thursday after unexpectedly topping the times ahead of team-mate George Russell in practice for this weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who will leave Mercedes for Ferrari next year, said he felt much happier with the team’s new 2024

Red Bull team chief Christian Horner was cleared Wednesday of wrongdoing following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate behaviour against him made by a female team member. A statement from Austrian energy drinks brand Red Bull, the parent company of the world champion Formula One team, said the “grievance has been dismissed”. Horner, who has been

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images A loose drain cover at Turn 11 caused a fair bit of drama during pre-season testing, disrupting sessions on both Thursday and Friday. On the final day of running, the morning session was red-flagged after only 27 minutes of running. Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images On track, Max Verstappen dazzled his competitors

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are Formula 1’s three biggest characters, and the 2024 season which starts in Bahrain this weekend looks set to be defined by them, on and off track. Verstappen starts the season as a hot favourite for a fourth consecutive world

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer The 2024 Formula 1 season looks poised to start the way the last one finished – with Max Verstappen and Red Bull out of reach at the front of the field. That seems to have been the lesson from three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain this

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One’s winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have “a good head start”. Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell’s Mercedes while China’s Zhou Guanyu was

File photo of Lewis Hamilton© AFP Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says his switch to Ferrari programmed for 2025 will add a brand new chapter to his sparkling career, but insisted he hopes to leave Mercedes on a high. The 39-year-old Briton has been with Mercedes since 2013, but recently activated a break clause

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Drivers taking part in the morning session were curtailed by a red flag brought on by a loose drain cover at Turn 11. Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes was the first to run over the kerb and loosen the cover, before Charles Leclerc did the exact same thing in the Ferrari,

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday. The Red Bull driver was more than a second faster than Lando Norris in a McLaren with Carlos Sainz, about to start his final

The seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has called it “the greatest honour” if he could assist Mercedes return to the top of Formula One in his final season with the Silver Arrows before joining Ferrari. Hamilton stunned the F1 world at the beginning of this month when he announced that he would be leaving Mercedes

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Formula 1 has urged Red Bull to resolve the controversy surrounding Christian Horner as soon as possible. Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, is facing allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Morning Kevin Magnussen – Haas Esteban Ocon – Alpine *Max Verstappen – Red Bull (all day) Oscar Piastri (McLaren) *George Russell – Mercedes (all day) Yuki Tsunoda (RB) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) Alex Albon (Williams) Afternoon Nico Hulkenberg – Haas Pierre Gasly – Alpine Lando

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Andrew Benson and Laura Scott BBC Sport Christian Horner says that allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour against him are “a distraction” for his Red Bull team. The Red Bull team boss is the subject of

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Red Bull team boss Christian Horner will make his first public appearance on Thursday since a complaint of inappropriate behaviour was made against him. The 50-year-old is under investigation by Red Bull, but is expected to be at the launch of the team’s new F1 car. He

Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car on Tuesday, ready for the upcoming Formula One season which will be the last before Lewis Hamilton joins the Italian team from rivals Mercedes. The team head into their 2024 campaign, which has been overshadowed by seven-time F1 champion Hamilton agreeing to join next year, trying to recover ground

Fernando Alonso said he is “attractive” to other Formula One teams but denied any contact with Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton announced he was quitting to drive for Ferrari in 2025. Hamilton’s departure at the end of this season will create a vacancy alongside George Russell, while Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team are also due to