Formula 1

French driver Pierre Gasly will continue to race for the Alpha Tauri team in the 2023 season. The 26-year-old has 16 points from nine races this season, with his highest finish coming when he finished fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I have been with this team for five years now,” said Gasly, who won

Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala made a successful Formula 1 test debut this week with eight-time constructors’ winner McLaren and is now eligible for a Super Lience. The 23-year-old, who is aiming to become the third racer from India to race in Formula 1, drove the Woking-based team’s 2021 race-winning challenger – the MCL35M –

Red Bull have suspended their test and reserve driver Juri Vips after he used offensive language in an online gaming stream. Red Bull said the 21-year-old Estonian would not conduct any team duties “with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident”. He used a racist slur in a live-streamed game he was playing

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton pushes team member Angela in the river after winning a bet Lewis Hamilton was a happy man on Sunday as he helped his side Mercedes finish on the podium, courtesy his third place finish in the Canadian Grand Prix. Notably, it was only the second podium finish of the year for

Charles Leclerc left the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in defiant mood after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix and insisted that he can overhaul Max Verstappen to win this year’s world championship. The 24-year-old Monegasque Ferrari driver is 49 points adrift of Red Bull’s world champion, who on Sunday reeled off his sixth win of the season, but

Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala on Monday took a substantial step towards realising his Formula 1 dream by securing a two-day test with eight-time constructors’ winner McLaren. The 23-year-old, who is currently in his third season in Formula 2, will be clocking valuable miles in a Formula 1 car for the very first time. He

World champion Max Verstappen increased his lead in this year’s Formula One title race on Sunday when he drove his Red Bull to a thrilling victory in a closely-fought Canadian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Dutchman controlled a tactical race from pole position through three safety car interventions and resisted intense late pressure from Ferrari’s Carlos

Lewis Hamilton says his podium at the Canadian Grand Prix has given him hope that Mercedes can return to competitiveness this year. The seven-time champion had not scored a podium since the first race of the season and his result in Montreal ended a run of difficult races. “It has given me a lot of

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a wet qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix with Alpine’s Fernando Alonso a surprise second. Verstappen was in control throughout the session as the track started wet and progressively dried and ended up 0.645 seconds clear of the field. Alonso took his first front-row grid slot since

Charles Leclerc’s hopes of victory at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix were dented on Friday when it was confirmed he will face a substantial grid penalty for Sunday’s race. Soon after finishing second behind series leader and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull in second practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari said they

Formula 1’s governing body the FIA says it is taking steps on safety grounds to reduce the high-speed bouncing that has affected drivers this season. The FIA has now issued a technical directiveexternal-link to teams setting out how it plans to tackle ‘porpoising’. The ninth round of the 2022 season takes place in Canada this

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has warned ‘porpoising’ in Formula 1 is “getting quite serious” and believes it could cause injuries to drivers. New designs to the cars for 2022 cause bouncing as they travel down straights. Lewis Hamilton said after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix he was “worried” about the Canadian Grand Prix because of

Lewis Hamilton said he was “worried” about the Canadian Grand Prix after saying Sunday’s race in Baku was “the most painful I’ve experienced”. Hamilton said the high-speed bouncing of his car meant the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, in which he finished fourth, was “the toughest race” of his career. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said Hamilton

World champion Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a potentially key moment of the title race after pole-sitter Charles Leclerc and Ferrari endured another dose of misery with a double retirement. Sergio Perez had jumped Leclerc to the first turn before Verstappen took control as the Ferraris of

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix© AFP Charles Leclerc lived up to his status as the master of poles this season when pulling a flying lap out of the bag in qualifying Saturday for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver, registering his fourth consecutive pole and sixth

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc headed the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and title rival Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc, nine points behind Verstappen in championship, was 0.248 seconds quicker than Perez, with Verstappen a further 0.108secs adrift. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was fourth, pipping Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. George Russell was the

It’s taken half a decade and a pandemic for it to happen, but Ferrari are finally back at the top of Formula 1. The ride along the way has been bumpy – with the jettisoning of a four-time champion, a brush with the regulations, the team sinking to a 40-year low, and a rule change.

Fle image of Sergio Perez.© AFP Red Bull on Tuesday announced they have rewarded Sergio Perez with a fresh two-year deal until 2024, with the Mexican signing in Monaco last weekend. The new contract gave Max Verstappen’s teammate double cause for celebration after he emerged from all the chaos caused by a pre-race deluge to