Formula 1

File image of Zhou Guanyu© Twitter Zhou Guanyu, China’s only Formula One driver, said on Thursday that he has extended his contract with Alfa Romeo into the 2024 season. Zhou will now get the chance to race on home soil for the first time in Formula One, with the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai returning

Former Formula One championship-winning driver Nigel Mansell is auctioning more than 300 items previously housed in his Jersey museum. The online auction is made up of a whole range of “hugely personal” items relating to his racing career. It includes 32 racing helmets, 78 baseball caps, 50 race suits and more than 200 trophies and

Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has apologised for blaming Sergio Perez’s inconsistent form this season on his ethnicity. The 80-year-old is an influential figure, who effectively chooses the drivers for both the drinks company’s teams. Marko said in a statement: “I would like to apologise for my offensive remark. “I want to make it

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to “improve the pipeline” for children from diverse backgrounds to work in industries around science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The project builds upon his efforts to boost the number of black teachers in STEM subjects. “We want these kids to know they are the future,” said Hamilton. The Hamilton

All Formula 1 teams complied with the sport’s cost cap in 2022, governing body the FIA has said. The FIA added the 10 teams had all been issued certificates of compliance with the $140m (£112m) cap after “an intensive and thorough process”. It said there had been an “extensive check of any non-F1 related activities”.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s all-time record of 10 consecutive wins is “completely irrelevant”. Verstappen’s victory at Monza on Sunday means he surpassed his Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel’s run of nine straight victories in 2013, and accomplished something Mercedes did not during their period of domination between 2014

Max Verstappen celebrates with his trophy on the podium after the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix race.© AFP Max Verstappen won a record-breaking 10th straight Formula One race on Sunday after coming out on top at the Italian Grand Prix in a show of force from Red Bull at Monza. Reigning world champion Verstappen dominated

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen broke Ferrari’s valiant challenge to set an all-time record for consecutive wins with victory in the Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was held back by pole-winner Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari for 14 laps but his pressure paid off when an error from the Spaniard gave him his chance. Sainz locked his brakes

Carlos Sainz is gunning to end dominant Max Verstappen’s record run of Formula One wins after delighting Ferrari’s passionate army of home fans on Saturday by claiming pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. Spaniard Sainz will start at the front of the grid for the first time this season after pipping by 0.013 seconds reigning world champion Verstappen

Sergio Perez crashed his Red Bull at the famous Parabolica corner in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix. It was the latest in a series of errors by the Mexican, whose hopes of a title challenge to team-mate Max Verstappen faded earlier this year. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest, by 0.019 seconds from McLaren’s

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell renewed their contracts with Mercedes until 2025, the Formula One team announced on Thursday. The Silver Arrows confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix that the pair would continue driving together in the next two seasons. Seven-time world champion Hamilton currently sits fourth in the drivers’ standings, 183 points

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived losing the lead in early rain and a red flag for a late torrential downpour to win a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen equalled the all-time record of nine victories in a row and took his 11th win of the season to extend his championship lead to 138 points. A

Daniel Ricciardo will miss the Italian Grand Prix as a result of the broken hand he sustained in an accident at Zandvoort on Friday. Australian Ricciardo crashed his Alpha Tauri at the banked Hugenholz corner during the second practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Ricciardo had an

Max Verstappen won a chaotic, deluge-hit and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to match Sebastian Vettel’s record run of nine consecutive victories. Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin took second with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly completing the podium at Zandvoort. “Fantastic job, the weather didn’t make it easy for us,” said Red Bull’s double world champion.

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday to the delight of his orange army of fans packing the stands at Zandvoort. McLaren’s Lando Norris will start alongside the Red Bull double world champion on the front row of Sunday’s race. A runaway leader by 125 points in the championship Verstappen has a perfect

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position in a crash-strewn qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen headed Norris by 0.537 seconds in a one-lap shoot-out at the end of a dramatic session in drying conditions. Mercedes driver George Russell was third, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage only 13th.

Max Verstappen shrugged off a storm to top an action-packed third practice at his home Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday. Red Bull’s double world champion coped best with a Zandvoort circuit hit by heavy rain forcing his thousands of fans to don their plastic ponchos. Verstappen, 25, seeking to match Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine

Daniel Ricciardo says he hopes to “recover as quickly as I can” after breaking his hand in Friday practice ruling the Australian out of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. His Alpha Tauri team’s reserve driver, Liam Lawson, is a last minute super-sub and it promises to be a baptism of fire for the 21-year-old New