Formula 1

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

Lewis Hamilton says he can “only beat the drum so much” to his Mercedes team about fixing the problems with their car for next season. Hamilton qualified seventh for the Japanese Grand Prix, a second slower than Max Verstappen’s pole lap. Hamilton said: “I know what the problem is; it’s just getting the guys to

Runaway championship leader Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix as he looks to take a giant stride towards a third-straight title this weekend. The Red Bull driver topped the timesheets in dry conditions in Suzuka with a fastest time of 1min 28.877sec — 0.581sec ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

Daniel Ricciardo to drive AlphaTauri next season© AFP Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will drive for AlphaTauri in next season’s Formula One championship, the team announced Saturday, with stand-in Liam Lawson dropping back to reserve. New Zealander Lawson has driven the last three races for AlphaTauri as a replacement for Ricciardo, who broke his hand

Lewis Hamilton will be convinced “something’s up” if Red Bull are not back at their normal level at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull failed to win for the first time all year last weekend in Singapore, where Carlos Sainz triumphed for Ferrari. Hamilton said: “I would think if they are not 30 seconds

Carlos Sainz led from start to finish to win a thrilling Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday after a charging George Russell crashed his Mercedes from third place on the final lap. Lando Norris was second in a McLaren with Lewis Hamilton crossing the line in third. Championship leader Max Verstappen was fifth as Red Bull

Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix with a controlled drive for Ferrari that ended Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s winning run. Sainz managed the race expertly from the front while Verstappen fought back to fifth place after starting in 11th on a difficult weekend for Red Bull. Sainz led McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’

Lance Stroll has withdrawn from the Singapore Grand Prix after a heavy crash in Saturday’s qualifying session. The Canadian smashed into the barriers at the final corner, causing extensive damage to his Aston Martin car. Stroll was declared uninjured at the medical centre but his team say they and the driver have agreed he will

Carlos Sainz took pole position for Ferrari on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, but championship leader Max Verstappen will start from the back half of the grid after a “shocking” qualifying session Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 after finishing 11th fastest in an “undriveable” Red Bull and then escaped penalties that could have demoted

Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc to a Ferrari one-two in Friday practice at the Singapore Grand Prix with Max Verstappen down in eighth place. Sainz was just 0.018 seconds up on his team-mate, who was on course to go top but lost time in the final sector. Mercedes driver George Russell was third, 0.235secs off

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz set the fastest times in first practice for the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday as they look to end Red Bull’s season-long winning streak. Leclerc’s best lap of 1min 33.350sec was 0.078sec quicker than Sainz with championship leader Max Verstappen third fastest, 0.126sec adrift of the Monegasque in