Formula 1

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Abu Dhabi 1 hour ago 59 Comments Through six years at McLaren, through all the highs and lows sport can deliver, Lando Norris has always said he had the confidence that the team would get back to the top. On Sunday, Norris’ victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,

Lewis Hamilton ended his glorious 12-year spell at Mercedes with cheers and tears on Sunday after finishing a rousing fourth from starting 16th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion, who will turn 40 before he races with Ferrari next season, stirred emotions with his driving and his words after a classic recovery drive

File photo of Max Verstappen© AFP Newly-crowned four-time world champion Max Verstappen faces a ban next year if he collects four more penalty points on his super licence following his crash in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Dutchman attempted to pass McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on Turn One on the opening lap of the race

Lando Norris coolly claimed victory in a tense, emotional and incident-filled Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver McLaren’s first constructors’ championship in 26 years as Lewis Hamilton finished a remarkable fourth in his final race for Mercedes. The 25-year-old Norris came home 5.832 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc

Lando Norris hailed “a perfect day” after securing pole ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri to move McLaren within reach of a first constructors’ title since 1998 at Sunday’s decisive season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In an eventful Saturday qualifying session where seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was unluckily eliminated in Q1 in his final weekend with

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Abu Dhabi 6 December 2024, 10:53 GMT 28 Comments Updated 41 minutes ago McLaren made a perfect start in their bid to secure their first constructors’ title since 1998 at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren head Ferrari by 21 points with 44 remaining and ended Friday

Charles Leclerc says having Lewis Hamilton in the other half of the Ferrari garage next season “is going to be crazy”. Seven-time world champion Hamilton is preparing to end his glittering 12-year spell with Mercedes at this weekend’s season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, before joining Leclerc at the ‘Prancing horse’ stable. “With Lewis it’s going

Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago Lewis Hamilton says his final race with Mercedes in Abu Dhabi this weekend is unlikely to be the positive send-off he and the team would have wanted. “I don’t think it will end on a high,” said Hamilton, who is moving to Ferrari for 2025. “It’ll end. What’s

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago McLaren have called for an inquiry into the penalty Lando Norris was given for ignoring yellow flags during the Qatar Grand Prix. Team principal Andrea Stella said the decision to give Norris a 10-second stop-and-go penalty – the severest that can be handed out other than

Max Verstappen made clear his feelings about George Russell’s actions leading to him being stripped of pole position when he spoke out after winning Sunday’s chaotic Qatar Grand Prix. The newly-crowned four-time world champion said he felt “surprised and disappointed” by the Mercedes driver’s attempt to see him penalised after an incident during qualifying at

Max Verstappen avenged his overnight demotion from pole position by clinching his ninth win of the season and 63rd of his career with a dominant triumph for Red Bull in Sunday’s crash-hit and controversial Qatar Grand Prix. In a race shaped by a litany of stewards’ decisions and penalties, including a harsh late 10-second ‘stop-go’ for Lando Norris

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago 51 Comments Lewis Hamilton says he has “still got it” after a disappointing qualifying performance at the Qatar Grand Prix. Hamilton starts Sunday’s race sixth after setting a lap 0.436 seconds slower than team-mate George Russell, who starts from pole. Russell qualified second to Red Bull’s

Lando Norris lifted the spirits of his title-chasing McLaren team on Friday when he powered to pole position ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell in qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix. After a disappointing outing in Las Vegas, where his drivers’ title hopes ended as Max Verstappen clinched his fourth championship with

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 5 hours ago 402 Comments Lando Norris says Max Verstappen “should start doing comedy” after the Dutchman suggested he could have won the world title in Norris’ McLaren. The Red Bull driver’s remarks are based on his belief that the McLaren was the faster car for much of the

1 hour ago Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive drivers’ championship as George Russell won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton finished second to make it a Mercedes one-two, with McLaren’s Lando Norris sixth – a result which ended his title hopes. There are two races to go, in Qatar and Abu

BBC Sport Andrew Benson in Las Vegas F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago The plaudits poured in for Max Verstappen after he clinched his fourth world title in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as his rivals queued up to pay tribute to a towering achievement from a driver recognised as one of the all-time greats of

Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive Formula One world title under the lights of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday. The 27-year-old Dutchman came home in fifth place in a race won by George Russell of Mercedes as he became just the sixth man after Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebastian Vettel

George Russell of Mercedes took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday while title-chasing Max Verstappen was fifth as the Dutchman closes in on a fourth successive world championship. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was second ahead of Pierre Gasly of Alpine with Red Bull’s Verstappen finishing one spot ahead of title rival Lando