Formula 1

Formula 1 has banned military air displays at Grands Prix on sustainability and environmental grounds. Fly-bys and other demonstrations by military aircraft have become commonplace as part of events building up to the start of races. F1 aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. There is also a concern the displays can be used to

The winter break is almost over and the 2022 Formula 1 season is edging closer. But first we get to see what the cars for the year ahead will look like for a season with some significant car design changes. Several teams having confirmed their launch dates, but others are still to be announced. Then

Formula 1 is in danger of not having any sprint events this year as a result of a stand-off over money, says McLaren boss Zak Brown. F1 had an agreement in principle from the teams to increase the number of sprints from three to six in 2022. But eight out of 10 teams need to

Aston Martin have reached a deal with Red Bull for Dan Fallows to start his new role as technical director at the beginning of April. Fallows signed for Aston Martin last June. At the time, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said he would not be moving “within the next couple of years”. But the

Mercedes will reveal their W13 Formula 1 car on February 18 in an online event.© Instagram Mercedes have announced February 18 as the reveal date for their 2022 Formula 1 car – the W13 – that is set to see Lewis Hamilton and George Russell compete as team mates for the first time. The eight-time

Alain Prost has blamed Alpine boss Laurent Rossi for his decision to leave his position as non-executive director of the Renault-owned team. Four-time Formula 1 world champion Prost said he was cut out of decision-making last year and accused Rossi of “jealousy”. “Laurent Rossi’s desire is to be alone, not to be polluted by anyone,”

Ferrari’s 2022 car launch to take place on February 17.© Twitter Ferrari will unveil the car that Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will be driving in this season’s 2022 F1 World Championship on February 17. The Italian team bounced back from their worst season in 40 years in 2020 to finish three places higher in

The inquiry into the biggest crisis to hit Formula 1’s governing body for years began in earnest this week. New FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem held talks with Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff on Friday, the first of a series of meetings between the Emirati and F1 team bosses to dig into the

Aston Martin have appointed former BMW motorsport boss Mike Krack as team principal. The move is part of the restructuring of Aston Martin as they seek to become one of the leading player in F1. Krack joins Aston Martin after gaining extensive experience in motorsport management at BMW and Porsche. He has also been an

Lewis Hamilton will not decide whether to return to Formula 1 this season until he sees the results of an inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton is “disillusioned” with F1, his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said, as a result of last year’s title-deciding race. Hamilton lost the championship to Red Bull’s

Team principal and chief executive officer Otmar Szafnauer has left the Aston Martin Formula One team. The 57-year-old had been with the Silverstone-based team since 2009. An Aston Martin statement said the current leadership team would take over until his replacement is announced. Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh joined the team in September 2021 following

Lewis Hamilton may have missed out on a historic eighth world title, but his record still marks him out arguably the greatest of all time. Who would have thought anyone would have come close to Michael Schumacher’s record of seven Formula 1 World Championships when Hamilton equalled it last year? Lewis Hamilton’s win at the

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi revealed on Tuesday that he had received death threats over his role in the controversial finish to this year’s Formula One season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sped past Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the final lap on December 12 to clinch his first title and

Mick Schumacher will combine his race seat at Haas in 2022 with a role as Ferrari’s reserve driver. The 22-year-old German will share the Ferrari reserve position with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi will assume the role at 12 races while Schumacher will fill in at the other 11 when the Italian is

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi says he received “extreme” death threats after his crash at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to Max Verstappen controversially winning the Formula 1 world title. Latifi, 26, crashed with five laps remaining, resulting in the safety car being deployed. The race was then resumed with one lap to go, in

Mohammed ben Sulayem, who became the first non-European to be elected president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Friday, has committed “to develop motorsport” in China and India. The 60-year-old Emirati gained 61.62 per cent of the votes cast compared to 36.62 per cent for his sole rival Britain’s Graham Stoker. The former rally

New FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has refused to rule out punishing Lewis Hamilton for boycotting its awards ceremony on Thursday. Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff did not attend in protest at the handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last Sunday. Formula 1 rules dictate that the top three drivers in the

Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton has every reason to return to Formula 1 next year despite his unhappiness over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said on Thursday that Hamilton was “disillusioned” and he could not guarantee he would return next year. Verstappen said: “I can understand the first few days