Formula 1

Williams said they still have a long way to go to return to the top of Formula 1 as they launched their new car at Silverstone on Tuesday. The multiple champions finished eighth last season, the first time for three years the team has not been last. New rules have been introduced in F1 this

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Monday it had changed a wet-weather rule that helped Max Verstappen snatch last season’s Formula One title and had dialled back plans for six ‘sprint’ qualifiers. The FIA made its announcement after a meeting of its commission and its newly-elected FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem with Formula One

Meet Ellie Pacey. She works on Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 car. And in her spare time, she competes in tractor pulling. The Mercedes apprentice test technician, 21, is a regular at this very different kind of motorsport event – one that is about to get some exposure to a wider audience. In a new BBC

Lando Norris says he “can’t accept doing nothing” to promote diversity after Formula 1’s decision to remove the pre-race anti-racism ceremony. Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday he had been “surprised” by the decision. And Norris said: “I’m sure they haven’t done it for nothing but I support Sebastian – it’s worth doing things.” Norris –

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel believes Michael Masi should remain in his role as Formula One race director despite his controversial call that effectively decided the 2021 world title. Masi’s position is under intense scrutiny after he was accused of bending the rules to allow Max Verstappen the chance to beat Lewis Hamilton to the title

The FIA says it knows about radio messages from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that have raised fresh questions about last year’s title-decider. The messages seem to be further evidence of race director Michael Masi reacting to Red Bull’s suggestions as to how to end a safety-car period. And Masi echoes Red Bull’s language in

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton ended his social media exile on Saturday.© AFP Lewis Hamilton ended his social media exile on Saturday amid ongoing speculation about the Mercedes driver’s Formula One future. Hamilton has been absent from social media since he was controversially denied a record eighth world title in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in

Lewis Hamilton has returned to the public eye for the first time in two months following the controversial end to last year’s world championship. Hamilton has not spoken since losing out on a record eighth world title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in last December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver posted on Twitter

Haas have become the first Formula 1 team to release images of a definitive car designed to this year’s revolutionary new technical rules. The US-based team’s 2022 car illustrates the changes introduced with a view to closing up the field and making the racing more competitive. These include an entirely new way of generating aerodynamic

Formula 1 has put forward a compromise proposal in an attempt to break the impasse over sprint qualifying races for this season. F1 had agreed in principle with the teams to double the number of sprint events to six in 2022, but a stand-off developed over the financial terms. F1 has now proposed to hold

Max Verstappen will defend his Formula 1 title in Red Bull’s new car, The RB18.© AFP Red Bull on Thursday have nailed down the date on which they will reveal the car with which Max Verstappenwill defend his Formula 1 title. The 2022 Red Bull F1 car will be called RB18, and will be launched

Formula 1 is to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all personnel this year. The move will mean no-one will be able to work within the paddock – F1’s inner sanctum where the teams operate – without being fully vaccinated. The policy will apply to all personnel working within F1, including drivers, teams, media, hospitality workers

Formula 1 could have a new race director in 2022 following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA’s head of single-seaters says. The sport’s governing body is conducting a review into 2021’s final race, when the safety car rules were not followed correctly by race director Michael Masi. Peter Bayer, newly appointed as the

Formula 1 is planning a new race-management structure in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the problems at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There is widespread acceptance across the sport that race director Michael Masi failed to follow the rules correctly during a late safety-car period in the title-deciding race. That resulted in

Singapore will host the Formula One night race for another seven years from 2022 to 2028, organisers said Thursday, after the coronavirus pandemic scuppered the event for two years running. The street race around the city’s Marina Bay financial district was held 12 times since its debut in 2008 and saw 268,000 spectators in attendance

The Formula 1 pre-season testing dates have been announced.© AFP Formula 1’s pre-season testing dates have been confirmed for 2022, with three days of track running in Spain, before the brand-new cars head to Bahrain in March for the official pre-season test. Two sessions of three days each will take place ahead of the 23-race

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