Formula 1

Charles Leclerc says he and Max Verstappen “hated” each other at one point when they were younger because of their fierce rivalry. Ferrari’s Leclerc and Red Bull’s Verstappen have contested the win in all three races so far this season. Leclerc said: “It is going to be very close. It has always been very close.

Carlos Sainz has extended his Ferrari contract till 2024.© AFP Carlos Sainz has extended his contract with Ferrari by two years until the end of 2024, the Italian Formula One team announced on Thursday ahead of the fourth Grand Prix of the season in Imola. The 27-year-old Spaniard started at Ferrari in 2021 after two

After last season’s controversial end to the Formula 1 season it all starts again at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. Both Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went into the final race of an epic 2021 season locked together on 369.5 points – only the second time this has happened since F1’s

Lewis Hamilton shared a picture with teammate George Russell.© Twitter Mercedes may have started off behind Ferrari in this year’s Formula One season, but it hasn’t stopped their star driver Lewis Hamilton from having some fun with teammate George Russell. Hamilton on Wednesday took to Twitter to share a picture with Russell, where both are

Nikita Mazepin was recently sacked by Haas.© AFP Italian authorities said Monday they have frozen a 100-million-euro (109 million dollars) Sardinia villa linked to Russian motor racing driver Nikita Mazepin and his oligarch father Dmitry. The financial police imposed a freezing order on the Rocky Ram villa in Porto Cervo, on the spectacular Costa Smeralda

Charles Leclerc looked like a future world champion from very early in his Formula 1 career and that potential is becoming very real after his dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Ferrari driver’s second win in three races has moved him into a 46-point lead over the only man who at this

Britain’s George Russell described his position in the drivers’ championship standings as “crazy” after moving into second place with his podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix. This year’s Mercedes has lacked the outright pace of the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull over the first three races of the season as the team battles

A flawless Charles Leclerc led from start to finish to steer his Ferrari to an action-packed win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday with world champion Max Verstappen failing to finish. The world championship leader from Monaco started from pole, held his position at the first corner and never looked back, scorching round the

Charles Leclerc took a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix to move into a commanding position in the World Championship. The Ferrari driver was in total control of the race when his main rival Max Verstappen retired with a technical failure on his Red Bull at two-thirds distance. Verstappen is 46 points – almost

F1 world champion Max Verstappen complained that his weekend had been “terrible”.© AFP World champion Max Verstappen complained that his weekend had been “terrible” despite qualifying second for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, saying he did not feel comfortable in his Red Bull. The Dutchman looked like taking pole for the race at Albert Park before

Lewis Hamilton says the problems with his Mercedes car are so bad that he is not enjoying driving it this season. The seven-time world champion qualified fifth for the Australian Grand Prix and would have been seventh had it not been for problems affecting Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso. Hamilton was a second

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen — and in the process broke Lewis Hamilton’s stranglehold on the grid in Melbourne. Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez is on the second row after coming in third ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Mercedes’ Hamilton, who

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc grabbed pole from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the end of a dramatic qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. The final session was interrupted by a red flag following a crash for Fernando Alonso’s Alpine after an apparent hydraulic failure robbed him of a strong showing. Leclerc had just set the

Australian GP: Sebastian Vettel took a moped ride around Albert Park.© Twitter Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel finds himself facing a potential punishment after taking a moped for a spin around the Australian Grand Prix track following ‘Free Practice 1’ on Friday. Vettel, who had missed the opening two races of the F1 2022 season

Carlos Sainz ruthlessly outpaced Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc and world champion Max Verstappen to clock the fastest time in opening practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday. The Spaniard powered round a revamped Albert Park circuit under clear skies with a best time of one minute 19.806 seconds among his 24 laps, largely on

World Championship leader Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari team will be at a disadvantage compared with rivals Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix. Melbourne’s Albert Park track has been modified for Formula 1’s return to Australia for the first time in two years and is now much faster than it used to be. “Overall

Lewis Hamilton is currently producing a documentary about his life and career.© AFP Lewis Hamilton says he is open to a biopic being made about him in a similar vein to ‘King Richard’, the critically acclaimed film based on Venus and Serena Williams and their father. Britain’s seven-time world motor racing champion is currently producing

Lewis Hamilton went for skydiving in Dubai.© Instagram After enduring a rare tough start to the Formula 1 season this year, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton spent some time away from the sport and went skydiving. Hamilton, who thinks that the “ideal way to spend a Sunday” is to skydive from thousands of feet above the ground,