Formula 1

Mick Schumacher will not be taking part in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after a horror crash in qualifying at Jeddah’s high-speed street circuit on Saturday night. The great Michael Schumacher’s son crashed his Haas car at 240kmh during the Saudi Arabian GP qualifying. With Mick Schumacher ruled out of Sunday’s race, Haas have said

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday.© AFP Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will eye just his third Formula 1 Grand Prix win when he starts on pole position during the Saudi Arabian GP at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday. Perez, who has won just two GP’s

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take his first Formula 1 pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to third. Haas driver Mick Schumacher was taken to hospital after a high-speed accident, although initial indications were that the German was

Formula 1: There was a huge fire near the Jeddah F1 track.© AFP Yemeni rebels attacked a Saudi Aramco oil facility setting off a huge fire visible from Jeddah’s Formula One track as part of a wave of attacks on Friday. “We did several attacks with drones and ballistic missiles,” the Iran-backed Huthi rebels said

George Russell said he and Lewis Hamilton receive equal treatment at Mercedes and is adamant there will be no team orders should he outqualify the seven-time world champion. Russell, 23, is in his first season as team-mate to his fellow Englishman. Hamilton is Formula 1’s most successful driver but Russell is confident his status does

Pierre Gasly jumps off his car after it caught fire at the Bahrain Grand Prix.© Twitter Pierre Gasly, driving a Scuderia AlphaTauri, was left stranded with just over 10 laps of the race left as his car caught fire during the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The unfortunate incident took place in the 46th lap of

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari won a dramatic Formula One season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after reigning champion Max Verstappen was forced out with an electrical issue two laps before the end. Carlos Sainz made it a Ferrari one-two while Lewis Hamilton snatched third place for Mercedes after Sergio Perez added to Red Bull’s disastrous

Charles Leclerc won a close battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before taking a classy victory as Ferrari took a one-two in a dramatic season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc and Verstappen staged a thrilling wheel-to-wheel dice after their first pit stops, swapping places five times in two laps before Leclerc moved ahead. The closing laps

Formula 1 drivers have been given new driving standards guidelines before the 2022 season. The move is part of the series of changes governing body the FIA has made to try to learn the lessons from the mistakes made last year. The new guidelines outline the ways in which drivers overtaking and being overtaken must

The Bahrain Grand Prix is scheduled for March 20.© AFP The season-opening Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix will be taking place on Sunday, at the Bahrain International Circuit. Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap in the third and final practice session to top the practice session on Saturday and Lewis Hamilton was in sixth place.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen edged Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third with Mercedes driver George Russell fourth, but 0.5 seconds off the pace. Lewis Hamilton could manage only ninth fastest time in his Mercedes. Verstappen was 0.084secs quicker than Leclerc as Red Bull and

File photo of Vettel© AFP Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be replaced by Nico Huelkenberg for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, the Aston Martin team said on Thursday. German veteran Vettel, 34, is the second driver after Daniel Ricciardo to test positive for coronavirus since pre-season testing began but

The Formula 1 cars that start the new season in Bahrain this weekend represent the biggest year-on-year change for 40 years – and possibly ever. Aerodynamicists in the F1 teams – such as myself – have been working on their designs on and off since 2019, and this weekend represents a time of extreme anxiousness

Formula 1 has been accused of ignoring the abuse of human rights in Bahrain on the eve of the new season starting in the country this weekend. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird) says F1 has “abandoned those who have been tortured and imprisoned” partly as a result of criticism of the race.

File photo of Lewis Hamilton© AFP Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton will change his name to honour his mother Carmen Larbalestier, he revealed on Monday as he prepares to challenge for a record eighth world title. The 37-year-old said he would add his mother’s surname to his — most likely racing as Lewis Hamilton-Larbalestier —

Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes are not in a position to compete for wins, as pre-season testing ended in Bahrain. Hamilton said the car had “potential” but was “not at the top” and insisted he was not deliberately understating his prospects. “Next week we will get a much better showing of our pace,” said Hamilton. Max

Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19.© Twitter Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19 but his McLaren team expect him to be fit for the Formula One season opener in Bahrain on March 20. “McLaren Racing can confirm that after feeling unwell from Wednesday onwards in Bahrain, Daniel Ricciardo has now returned a

Mercedes are at the centre of a row over the legality of their car after introducing a radical new design at the second pre-season test. Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn said the car’s aerodynamics around its sidepods was a “very extreme interpretation of the regulations”. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Germany’s Auto