Formula 1

Charles Leclerc secured pole position for his home Monaco Grand Prix with a sigh of relief and a smile on Saturday after a crash-hit finale to a dramatic qualifying session. The 24-year-old Monegasque driver topped the times ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz in a commanding Ferrari front row lock-out to claim his fifth pole of

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in a close first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc, who lost the championship lead to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Spain, was 0.039 seconds ahead. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third, 0.07secs behind Leclerc, with Verstappen fourth after damaging his tyres on his final run with

Charles Leclerc completed a convincing ‘double top’ at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, finishing second practice fastest ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz. The 24-year-old Monegasque driver, who was also quickest in the opening session, clocked a best lap in one minute and 12.656 seconds to outpace the Spaniard by just 0.044

Formula 1 teams will be forced to miss races this season unless the sport’s budget cap is increased, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. The current budget limit is $140m (£111m). “Seven of the teams would probably need to miss the last four races to come within the cap this year,” he said. “It’s

It was the sort of race on which championships often turn. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was running away with the Spanish Grand Prix, and looking at extending his lead in the title race back to the margin of a clear race victory. But then his engine failed and the race fell into rival Max Verstappen’s lap.

World champion Max Verstappen overcame a sequence of problems to lead his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez home and claim the lead in this year’s title race on a bad day for Ferrari in Sunday’s sizzling Spanish Grand Prix. His victory in a crushing Red Bull one-two was the 24th of his career and third

Lewis Hamilton has said he is finding it difficult to get the best out of this year’s Mercedes. Car upgrades helped Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell to Mercedes’ best qualifying position of the season with fourth at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hamilton, 0.119 seconds slower than Russell in sixth, said he was “really struggling with the

Formula One’s early season pacesetter Charles Leclerc survived intense pressure on Saturday to beat world champion Max Verstappen, who suffered a late loss of power, to pole position for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver had spun his car on his opening run in the third part of qualifying, but responded with a fast,

World championship leader Charles Leclerc topped the times for Ferrari ahead of the two Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in Friday’s second free practice ahead of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Monegasque driver was quickest in one minute and 19.670 to outpace Russell by a tenth of a second and seven-time

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso on Friday made a blistering criticism of Formula One’s current stewarding standards and accused those running the sport of incompetence. The 40-year-old Spaniard claimed that officials, notably in Miami, lacked knowledge of motor racing and had made “unfair” decisions and suggested that Niels Wittich, one of two Race Directors appointed

Championship leader Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz as Ferrari produced a strong one-two finish in Friday’s opening practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Monegasque clocked a best lap in one minute and 19.828 seconds to outpace local hero Sainz by 0.079 seconds with world champion Max Verstappen third

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wants a broader debate on the long-term health impact of Formula 1’s new generation of cars. Asked how the cars might handle next week’s Monaco Grand Prix, the Spaniard said: “It’s more than Monaco. “How much toll should a driver pay for his back and his health in an F1 career with

The FIA was right to enforce jewellery rules but could have taken a “different approach” to get its message across, says Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alex Wurz. Race director Niels Wittich reiterated before the Miami Grand Prix that it is prohibited to wear body piercings or neck chains in competition. Lewis Hamilton responded by

Sebastian Vettel says the global climate crisis has made him question whether racing in Formula 1 is the right thing to do. The four-time world champion, speaking on BBC Question Time, has become a campaigner on environmental issues in recent times. He wore a T-shirt in Miami last weekend to highlight the threat of rising

A frustrated Lewis Hamilton questioned his Mercedes team’s strategy on Sunday after he finished sixth behind team-mate George Russell at the Miami Grand Prix. After the fifth race of the year, Hamilton is sixth in the drivers’ standings on 36 points, with fellow Briton fourth on 59. The seven-time world champion said he was surprised

World champion Max Verstappen resisted a late attack from series leader Charles Leclerc of Ferrari to claim an accomplished victory for Red Bull in sweltering conditions at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. In a physically exhausting race for the drivers and teams at the Miami International Autodrome, the 24-year-old Dutchman produced a mature

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a late-race assault from title rival Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was cruising to an easy win after passing Leclerc early on but a late safety car brought them together for a re-start with 10 laps to go. Leclerc strained everything for five laps

World championship leader Charles Leclerc praised the enthusiasm of Ferrari’s many American fans Saturday, but warned of a tense battle ahead after leading the Italian team to a front-row lockout at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Monegasque claimed pole position ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz after world champion Max Verstappen made