Formula 1

Alpine boss Laurent Rossi says Aston Martin’s leap up the grid this year has been a “reality check” for his team. But he admitted Aston Martin’s leap from seventh last year to second in 2023 has changed perceptions of what is possible. “It was a reality check for Mercedes, Ferrari, us,” Rossi said. “We were

Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of an investor group taking a 24% equity stake in Formula 1 team Alpine. Alpine’s parent company, Renault, announced on Monday the two Hollywood actors are investing alongside Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. The 200m euros (£171m) deal values Alpine Racing, which is

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says the team are “going in the right direction” after the Canadian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz drove strong races on a different strategy to rivals, climbing from 10th and 11th on the grid to finish fourth and fifth. Leclerc said: “The feeling with the car was better than

World champion Max Verstappen drew alongside Ayrton Senna in the Formula One record books with his 41st victory on Sunday when he drove his Red Bull to a flawless triumph at the Canadian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old defending double champion and series leader led from lights to flag as he came home 9.570 seconds ahead

Max Verstappen was more comfortable talking about taking Red Bull’s 100th grand prix victory in Canada on Sunday than he was discussing the meaning of winning his own 41st; in reality, they are both achievements of great historical consequence. Red Bull have moved into a select group of Formula 1 centurions, with only Ferrari, McLaren,

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna’s career total of 41 victories with a dominant win at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s sixth triumph in eight races this season gave him a 69-point lead in the championship and was the 100th victory for his Red Bull team. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso passed Lewis Hamilton’s

File image of Marc Marquez© AFP Marc Marquez broke a finger crashing heavily on Sunday morning during the warm-up session for the MotoGP German Grand Prix, but underwent a check-up and will be able to race, the organisers announced. The Spaniard, who went over the handlebars of his Honda at full speed, appeared to be

Max Verstappen drove with extreme poise and skill on Saturday as he claimed pole position for Red Bull ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg in a rainswept qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix. The defending double world champion and series leader outpaced the German driver by 1.244 seconds in a very wet top-ten shootout

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a

An upbeat Lewis Hamilton demonstrated his undimmed vim and speed on Friday when he led George Russell in a Mercedes one-two in a truncated and interrupted day’s practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion topped the times in a best lap of one minute and 13.718 seconds to beat his team-mate by

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two

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Engine overrun – a sound created when droplets of fuel escape on to red-hot exhaust pipes. Sometimes it sounds like thunder. Sometimes a robot exploding. Sometimes like a huge tree snapping in half. Occasionally, if you’re close enough, it rattles your rib cage. Curiously, it doesn’t register on television coverage, but it is loud. Very

The helmet worn by Charles Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix has sold for a record 306,000 euros (£262,700) to help raise funds for flood victims in Italy. Auctioneers RM Sotheby’s said the amount made it the highest-priced racing helmet ever auctioned. It beats the previous record of 162,000 euros (£139,100) set in 2019 for

The Canadian Grand Prix is “not at risk” despite wildfires causing air-quality issues across much of North America, Formula 1 has said. Quebec, the province in which the Montreal race will be held next weekend, is the origin of much of the smoke. F1 said it had been “assured the situation in Montreal is different

Defending double world champion Max Verstappen extended his lead in this year’s title race to 53  points on Sunday when he completed a hat-trick by driving his Red Bull to a masterful victory in the Spanish Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Dutchman led from lights to flag to come home 24 seconds ahead of revitalised seven-time

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to a third consecutive victory, his fifth in seven races, to win the Spanish Grand Prix and take control of the season. The Dutchman’s 40th career victory extended his championship lead over team-mate Sergio Perez to 53 points. Verstappen was followed home by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on an

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso both said they felt errors prevented them from joining Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the front row for the Spanish Grand Prix. Both drivers made errors in Turn 10 on their final qualifying laps that they said prevented them beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to second. Hamilton, who said he was