Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton snatched pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday, boosting his hopes of staying on course for a record eighth Formula One world title. Championship leader Max Verstappen was third fastest in the Red Bull after hitting a wall on his final flying lap on the tight Jeddah street circuit just

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc emerged unscathed from a 150mph crash as Lewis Hamilton ended practice fastest at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc lost control at Turn 22, a corner identified by drivers as one of the biggest challenges on the new Jeddah street circuit. The crash, which badly damaged the Ferrari, brought the session to

The most intense Formula 1 championship fight for years will be decided over the next two weekends in the Middle East. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by eight points. Races in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi bring the season to a close, both on tracks that contain unknowns for the teams and

Sir Frank Williams, who has died aged 79, was one of the greatest Formula 1 team owners in history and a man who became an icon through his determination to compete at the highest level despite a severe disability. Sir Frank, who first ran a team in F1 in 1969 and set up Williams Grand

Williams Racing announced the death of founder Frank Williams on Sunday.© Twitter Frank Williams, the founder of Formula One outfit Williams Racing, has died at the age of 79, the team announced on Sunday. Williams built his team into a dominant Formula One force in the 1980s and 1990s, winning win nine constructors’ world championships

The Spanish Grand Prix has signed a new contract to remain on the Formula 1 calendar at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya until 2026. The organisers have agreed to upgrade the race track and facilities in time for next year’s grand prix on 22 May. It will be the sixth race on a record 23-grand prix

Aston Martin have signed Mercedes’ chief aerodynamicist Eric Blandin. The move is the latest in a series of high-profile recruitments by Aston Martin as they seek to restructure their team and move further up the grid. The Frenchman will join at some point next year in a role yet to be confirmed publicly. “The transition

Lewis Hamilton took a comfortable win in the Qatar Grand Prix to close the gap to Max Verstappen in their fight for the world championship. Verstappen fought his way to second after a five-place grid penalty and took the point for fastest lap. The win cuts the deficit to Verstappen to eight points with two

Lewis Hamilton won Sunday’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a commanding performance from pole to cut Max Verstappen‘s world championship lead to eight points. The Mercedes seven-time champion comfortably held off his arch Dutch rival’s Red Bull under the Losail circuit’s lights to leave the battle for the F1 drivers’ crown delicately poised with only two

Max Verstappen has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Qatar GP.© AFP Max Verstappen has been handed a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix and will start the race from seventh, with his Formula One world title rival Lewis Hamilton on pole position. The Dutchman, who leads Hamilton by 14 points in

Lewis Hamilton maintained the momentum from last week’s stunning win in Brazil to claim pole for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix after a “really sweet” qualifying lap on Saturday. Max Verstappen, who leads his Mercedes rival by 14 points with three races to go, will start alongside Hamilton on the front row on Sunday. But the gap will

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas set the pace in Friday practice at the Qatar Grand Prix as the Formula 1 title battle heads into its final three races. The Finn was 0.209 seconds quicker than Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly, with championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton third and fourth. Just 0.072secs separated Verstappen’s Red Bull and

The FIA on Friday dismissed Mercedes’ request to re-examine the call not to penalise Red Bull’s Max Verstappen over his controversial defence of Lewis Hamilton, on Lap 48 of last week’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen and Hamilton both ran wide at Turn 4 at Interlagos as the Dutchman stayed ahead. The move was noted

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday distanced himself from his Mercedes team’s request for a stewards’ review of a flashpoint incident in last Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix when Max Verstappen forced him off the track. Speaking to reporters ahead of this weekend’s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, the defending seven-time world champion revealed he had not been part

Mercedes will make their case for a review of the decision not to penalise Max Verstappen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to officials on Thursday. The Red Bull driver was not punished for forcing Lewis Hamilton off the track as the seven-time champion tried to overtake. The hearing is to establish whether the criteria

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says the new grands prix in Qatar and Saudi Arabia can help drive progress on human rights in the countries. The Gulf states have been criticised for their human rights records but Domenicali argued that “shutting countries off” would have a negative effect. Domenicali said: “Such an important change cannot

Formula 1: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton© AFP Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff said “diplomacy” had ended as he demanded on Tuesday a review of an incident from last weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen appeared to force Lewis Hamilton off the track. Mercedes are convinced that Verstappen,

Guanyu Zhou will become China’s first ever Formula One driver after Alfa Romeo announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old would drive for the team next season. Zhou has been making waves in Formula Two and replaces Antonio Giovinazzi alongside Valtteri Bottas, who is moving from Mercedes to replace the retiring Kimi Raikkonen. “To be the first