Formula 1

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of this season. The 35-year-old said the decision had been “difficult” and that he had “spent a lot of time thinking about it”. The German said he would “take more time to reflect on what I will focus on next” at

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the 2022 season, he announced on Thursday. The 35-year-old German won four successive titles from 2010 to 2013. His 53 Grand Prix victories place him third on the all-time list behind Lewis Hamilton (103) and Michael Schumacher (91).  Vettel joined Aston Martin

The future of the French Grand Prix and several other classic European races was declared uncertain on Monday as the dust settled following Max Verstappen’s crushing victory in front of a sell-out crowd at the Paul Ricard Circuit. Widespread misgivings about F1’s plans to scrap established traditional races, or rotate them, and instead to hold

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said his performance was “just not good enough” after crashing out while leading the French Grand Prix. Max Verstappen seized on the error to seal a seventh win of the season and extend his lead over Leclerc in the drivers’ championship to 63 points. It is the latest in a series of

Charles Leclerc accepted the blame on Sunday after he crashed while leading the French Grand Prix for Ferrari, gifting another triumph to title rival and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull. The Monegasque driver, who led for 18 laps, lost control of his car at the high-speed Le Beausset corner where he spun and

Charles Leclerc beat title rival Max Verstappen to pole position at the French Grand Prix with help from his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz. Leclerc beat Verstappen by 0.304 seconds after Sainz, who has a grid penalty, gave him a slipstream on both laps in the final session. Ferrari nailed the slipstream tactics on the second

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start the French Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of penalties for excessive engine usage. The Spaniard’s demotion was confirmed on Saturday when Ferrari officially took a complete new engine, his fourth of the season, one more than allowed. That was added to the new electronics

World champion Max Verstappen admitted on Thursday that his Red Bull team had learned from “a few wrong calls” at the recent Austrian Grand Prix and would face another fierce scrap for victory in Sunday’s French race. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix, the 24-year-old Dutchman added that he hoped Mercedes, revived by

Max Verstappen made it three wins in a row by taking victory in the Spanish Grand Prix – and with it the lead in the World Championship – and will hope to pile more misery on title rival Charles Leclerc at this weekend’s race in Monaco. Ferrari’s Leclerc was leading comfortably in Spain before an

After making a successful Formula 1 test debut, India’s Jehan Daruvala will now take part in a second two-day test with former champions McLaren at the Portimao circuit in Portugal next week. The test, during which Jehan will once again drive the 2021 race-winning MCL35M, will take place on July 18 and 19. The 23-year-old

Formula 1’s governing body has resisted pressure from teams to back down on its moves to limit the ‘bouncing’ of cars. Title contenders Red Bull and Ferrari were among those to object to the FIA’s attempts to control the amount cars can demonstrate the phenomenon. But an FIA statement said: “It is the responsibility and

Daniel Ricciardo says he is committed to Formula 1 and determined to stay with McLaren to the end of his contract next year. The Australian, 33, is contracted to McLaren until the end of 2023 but has been struggling to match the pace of team-mate Lando Norris this season. “I’m committed to McLaren until the

IndyCar driver Colton Herta says it remains his ambition to move to Formula 1 after completing a test for McLaren. The 22-year-old American drove the team’s 2021 car at Portimao in Portugal on Monday and Tuesday. Herta said: “It’s a goal of mine and has been for a while. There have been instances when I

Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has formally left motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Masi has “decided to leave the FIA and relocate to Australia to be closer to his family and take on new challenges”. There was no mention of the Abu Dhabi controversy in the FIA statement. Masi’s failure to follow the

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is facing a claim of fraud over an alleged failure to declare £400 million ($477 million, 473 million euros) of overseas assets to the British government, prosecutors said on Monday. Andrew Penhale, Chief Crown Prosecutor, said: “The CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) has reviewed a file of evidence from HMRC

IndyCar driver Colton Herta is to test for McLaren this week. The American, one of the most highly regarded drivers in the US-based single-seater series, is a potential candidate for a future McLaren seat. Herta, 22, will drive a 2021 McLaren at Portimao in Portugal – where grand prix were held in 2020 and 2021

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off world champion Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday and reboot his world championship challenge. Lewis Hamilton took third ahead of his Mercedes teammate George Russell in cars that had both needed hefty repairs after crashes in Friday qualifying. This was Leclerc’s third win of the year

Posts on social media complained of sexist, racist and homophobic slurs at fans.© AFP Formula One says it is investigating reports of “unacceptable” harassment reported by some fans attending the Austrian Grand Prix weekend. Posts on social media complained of sexist, racist and homophobic slurs at the sold out event at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring.