Formula 1

Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has begun High Court action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to get British sanctions against him lifted. Mazepin and his father Dmitry were sanctioned by the UK, Canada and European Union in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin was deemed a close associate of Russian

Toto Wolff says Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “boring” and Formula 1 needs look at what to do about it. “It was not a thriller,” the Mercedes team principal said. “No overtaking, even with a big pace difference, made it not great entertainment. “Even if you are within 0.2secs, it is nearly impossible to overtake

A defiant George Russell rejected Max Verstappen’s criticisms after the pair collided at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race. The world champion hurled an insult at the Mercedes driver after a post-race discussion of the incident. “I was very surprised by how angry he was,” Russell said. “I am not just going

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc insists he has not held talks with Mercedes – but fuelled claims of a potential move by adding “not yet” to his denial. The 25-year-old is under contract to Ferrari until the end of 2024. Asked whether he had had any conversations with Mercedes, he said: “No, there have not been any

The FIA says “due process was followed” in the departure of a former employee after sexism allegations emerged against its president. Shaila-Ann Rao wrote a letter accusing president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of sexist behaviour before her departure last December, the Telegraph reported. Rao was the FIA’s former interim secretary general for motorsport, who left after

The editor of a German magazine that published an artificial intelligence-generated ‘interview’ with Michael Schumacher has been sacked. The magazine’s publisher has apologised to the Formula 1 legend’s family. Schumacher, a seven-time world champion, suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013 and has not been seen in public since. Die Aktuelle

James Allison has returned as Mercedes technical director in a major reorganisation following the team’s disappointing start to the season. The 55-year-old swaps roles with Mike Elliott. Elliott assumes the position of chief technical officer, to which Allison was appointed in a 2021 reshuffle. The changes come a month after Mercedes started a season in

Ferrari’s attempt to overturn Carlos Sainz’s penalty at the Australian Grand Prix has been rejected. The race stewards reconvened on Tuesday to hear Ferrari’s petition for a right of review of the penalty, which dropped Sainz from fourth place to 12th. They decided that “no significant and relevant new element” had been presented by Ferrari,

Ferrari’s request for a review of the penalty imposed on Carlos Sainz at the end of the Australian Grand Prix will be heard on 18 April. The Spaniard’s five-second penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin dropped him from fourth to 12th. The hearing will first assess whether there is significant, new and relevant

Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privacy and stop turning up outside his Monaco apartment. The 25-year-old said his address has recently become public, leading to fans gathering outside and ringing the bell. The Ferrari driver said he would still greet fans in public places or at the track, but gathering at his

Ferrari say Red Bull’s strong start to the season is partly due to their being given a “very light” punishment for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap. Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says that Red Bull have done a “very good job” but the penalty they were given last October was “very low”. Red Bull were

Fernando Alonso’s contribution to Aston Martin’s leap to the podium in Formula 1 this season is “something we must not underestimate”, says team principal Mike Krack. Alonso has taken three podiums in three races at the start of 2023 to put Aston Martin, who finished seventh last year, second in the constructors’ championship behind Red

Australian Grand Prix organisers have promised to investigate after fans invaded the track before Sunday’s race had officially finished. Footage showed a “large group” of the 131,000-strong crowd squeezing through barriers and climbing fences just metres from speeding cars. Some reached the stranded Haas of Nico Hulkenberg on the exit of turn two. The sport’s

Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his

Max Verstappen won a chaotic and controversial Australian Grand Prix that finished under a safety car after a controversial crash-affected restart. The Red Bull driver led Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso home to set the podium. That was despite Alonso being tagged into a spin at a restart with two laps to

George Russell was torn between realism and ambition after securing Mercedes’ first front-row qualifying result of the season at the Australian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton admitted it would be “very difficult to fight” for victory with Max Verstappen, who took pole position for the Red Bull team who have swept all before them so

George Russell said his Mercedes car was the “best” he had raced and the team took “huge” confidence from qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix regardless of what happens in the race. The Briton will start from the front row in Melbourne on Sunday alongside dominant Red Bull champion Max Verstappen, with his teammate Lewis

Double world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, but his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a torrid time and will start last. In overcast and cool conditions, Lewis Hamilton in the other Mercedes was third ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in a