Formula 1

Romain Grosjean’s one-off return to Formula 1 following his fiery crash at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix has been postponed. The Frenchman, 35, had been scheduled to test for Mercedes at France’s Paul Ricard circuit next week. Mercedes said on Wednesday that the test had been “postponed because of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements”. The

Esteban Ocon has signed a new three-year deal to stay with the Alpine Formula 1 team until 2024. The 24-year-old Frenchman joined what was then called Renault for 2020. He was second in last year’s Sakhir GP and has been the team’s leading driver so far this year despite the return of two-time champion Fernando

Pirelli says the two high-speed tyre failures at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix were caused by the way in which they were being run. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen lost the race victory and Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin crashed out of fourth when their left rear tyres failed at close to 200mph. Pirelli said an investigation found

McLaren will race in the climate-aware off-road series Extreme E next year. The illustrious Formula 1 team, who have eight constructors’ titles, join seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, whose own X44 team is currently competing in the inaugural season. “Our attention was immediately drawn by the innovative format of this motorsport platform,” said McLaren chief

Williams team principal Simon Roberts has left the company following an internal restructure. Chief executive officer Jost Capito, who joined in February, will take over the responsibilities of team principal. Technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison will oversee all engineering – Roberts had previously been in charge of trackside engineering. Roberts joined Williams as managing director in

Stefano Domenicali has some good news he wants to share. For four Grands Prix in a row now, the president of Formula 1 says, not a single person within the sport’s travelling community has tested positive for coronavirus. The testing results, he says, are a vindication of F1’s carefully constructed Covid protocols, and a measure

Saudi billionaire Mansour Ojjeh, a major force behind the McLaren team’s success in Formula One, has died aged 68, the British team announced on Sunday. Born in Paris, Ojjeh bought into McLaren in 1984 and with former partner Ron Dennis established it as one of the major forces in F1. “It is with deep sadness

Sergio Perez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on June 6.© AFP Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won a chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday with both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton failing to finish. Sebastian Vettel for Aston Martin and Pierre Gasly for Alpha Tauri completed the unexpected podium. Verstappen crashed with five laps to go

Max Verstappen lost victory to a late puncture in a dramatic finish to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that also saw Lewis Hamilton throw away a chance to reclaim the championship lead. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez won the race from Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly in a two-lap sprint to the finish

Mansour Ojjeh, a major shareholder in McLaren and key figure in the history of the team for nearly 40 years, has died aged 68. The Paris-born Saudi billionaire bought into McLaren in 1984 and was a driving force in the huge success of the team alongside his former partner Ron Dennis. A statement from McLaren

In the end, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes got it together, and the world champion will start a mouth-watering Azerbaijan Grand Prix from the front row, alongside Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and with his title rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull right behind him. But it could easily have been very different for the six-time champion, and he

After taking the pole in Monaco, Charles Leclerc will again start on pole in Baku.© AFP Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a crash-laden, red-flagged qualifying session in Baku on Saturday. Mercedes’ world champion Lewis Hamilton will start alongside Leclerc, who is looking for quick redemption after taking pole in

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position from Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen in a thrilling qualifying session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Leclerc set his fastest time with the help of a slipstream from Hamilton and a red flag on the final runs secured his second successive pole. Hamilton recovered superbly after a difficult weekend

The Singapore Grand Prix, scheduled for October 3, has been cancelled “due to ongoing safety and logistic concerns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic,” the race promoter announced on Friday. “To cancel the event for the second year in a row is an incredibly difficult decision but a necessary one in light of the prevailing

Lewis Hamilton was only 11th fastest as Mercedes struggled in second practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton was a second off the pace-setting time of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez as both he and team-mate Valtteri Bottas struggled on the softest tyre. Mercedes were unable to generate any lap time on the soft tyre, which

The Singapore Grand Prix has been called off this year and Formula 1 is assessing its options to replace the race, BBC Sport can reveal. F1 and the Singapore authorities agreed it will not be possible to hold the event in the context of immigration restrictions in the city state. Other races later in 2021

Getty Images An army of passionate fans, the hopes of Formula 1 giant Red Bull on his shoulders, and the task of bringing an end to the dominance of Sir Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team. It’s a lot to deal with for a young driver. But is Max Verstappen feeling the pressure? Not likely.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Naomi Osaka’s “bravery” for pulling out of the French Open following her media engagement stand-off and criticised the way Roland Garros handled the issue. The 23-year-old four-time Grand Slam winner quit the tournament on Monday after being fined and threatened with disqualification for refusing to honour mandatory media