Formula 1

Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming after finishing only eighth fastest in damp conditions. Leclerc clocked 1min 49.412sec in his Ferrari to top the timesheets 0.022sec ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari and Mercedes both say it is an “open secret” that two teams broke Formula 1’s budget cap last year. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner described claims they had breached the $145m (£114m) limit as “speculation”. Aston Martin are “in discussion with the FIA and awaiting certification”. Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies said: “It’s

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he feels for the fans with Max Verstappen on the cusp of wrapping up the world championship early at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. Last year’s title chase saw Verstappen pip Hamilton on the very last lap of a controversial final race of 2021 in Abu Dhabi. But

Williams driver Alex Albon will race in Singapore after missing the Italian Grand Prix because of appendicitis. The 26-year-old Thai spent a night in intensive care earlier this month after suffering respiratory failure due to post-operative anaesthetic complications. Reserve driver Nyck de Vries finished ninth on his debut in that race. “My preparation has been

Formula One will stage six sprint races in 2023, double the number of the format that has proved a popular addition to grand prix weekends in the past two seasons. Which circuits will host the 100 kilometre dash held on the Saturday have yet to be determined, F1 said on Tuesday. Silverstone, Monza and Interlagos

Nicholas Latifi has raced 55 Grands Prix with William gaining a grand total of 7 points.© Twitter Canadian Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi is to leave the Williams team at the end of the 2022 season, the British outfit announced on Friday. Williams confirmed the arrival of Thai-British racing driver Alexander Albon for next season

Nicholas Latifi will lose his seat at Williams at the end of the year. The 27-year-old Canadian has raced with the team since the start of 2020, and struggled to compete with team-mates George Russell and Alex Albon. Latifi said: “Although we have not achieved the results we hoped we would, it’s still been a

Japanese Yuki Tsunoda will remain at Red Bull’s Alpha Tauri team for a third season in 2023. The 22-year-old has measured up well enough compared with team-mate Pierre Gasly this season to retain his seat. “Yuki is a very talented driver and has improved a lot this season,” team principal Franz Tost said. “The pace

Formula One provisionally added a first race in Las Vegas to the 2023 schedule announced on Tuesday, taking the total to a record 24. The season will start in Bahrain on March 5 and finish in Abu Dhabi, more than nine months later on November 26. Las Vegas will be the penultimate round as F1

A record 24-race calendar has been confirmed by Formula 1’s governing body for the 2023 season. The new race in Las Vegas and the return of Qatar and China makes next year the longest ever season despite the loss of the French Grand Prix. The season begins in Bahrain on 5 March and ends in

Fernando Alonso will be “challenging” for Aston Martin when he joins them next year, says team boss Mike Krack. The two-time champion is joining Aston Martin from Alpine, who would not offer him the terms he wanted to stay on. Krack said: “He can push us, more than a driver who does not have that

Williams driver Alex Albon says he hopes to race at the Singapore Grand Prix following the respiratory failure that left him in intensive care. The 26-year-old had appendix surgery on Saturday during the Italian GP race weekend but suffered “post-operative anaesthetic complications” and was put on a ventilator in Italy. Thai Albon is now back

File photo of Alex Albon.© AFP Alex Albon has been released from hospital after the Williams driver suffered respiratory failure following complications from appendix surgery. Albon missed the Italian Grand Prix in Monza with appendicitis on Saturday and was transferred to nearby San Gerardo Hospital for treatment. The 26-year-old underwent surgery, but then ended up

Williams driver Alex Albon suffered respiratory failure and was treated in intensive care following appendix surgery at the weekend. The 26-year-old had an operation on Saturday but suffered “post-operative anaesthetic complications” and was put on a ventilator. Thai Albon came off the ventilator on Sunday morning and is now back on a general ward in

Max Verstappen won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to leave himself in touching distance of his second straight Formula One title. Championship leader Verstappen claimed his first win at Monza and his fifth GP in a row after fighting from seventh on the grid to beat Charles Leclerc over the line on

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen inflicted a home defeat on Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in the Italian Grand Prix to continue his cruise to a second world title. The Dutchman beat Leclerc after the Italian team tried a questionable two-stop strategy, surrendering the lead to the reigning champion twice on track. Verstappen’s 11th win this year

Tributes were paid to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as sport resumed on Saturday, following the death of the UK’s longest-serving monarch on Thursday. While all English, Welsh and Northern Irish football, as well as senior football in Scotland, was postponed this weekend, other sports decided to return to action and mark their respects. Cricket

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Italian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Cheered by the enthusiastic tifosi, Leclerc beat world championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.145 seconds. Verstappen, who is one of nine drivers to have a grid penalty, will be demoted to seventh place on the