Formula 1

Getty Images Alan Jewell BBC Sport 1 hour ago 243 Comments Max Verstappen produced a superb drive to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, coming through the field from 17th on the grid in treacherous conditions. The Dutchman described it as “definitely the best” of his 62 Formula 1 grand prix wins, but

Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix© AFP Max Verstappen won a chaotic, rain-lashed Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, roaring back from 17th on the grid to reignite his push for a fourth successive world title. The Red Bull driver came home ahead of Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, who benefitted when the race

Lando Norris in action at the Brazil GP.© AFP Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday after a truncated qualifying session in wet conditions which saw five red flags. Championship leader Max Verstappen, who is 44 points clear of Norris at the top of the standings, was running

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 November 2024, 20:16 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday as a result of heavy rain. Qualifying has been scheduled for 07:30 local time (10:30 UK) and the race moved forward by an hour and a half to

Lando Norris trimmed two points off Max Verstappen’s lead in Formula One’s drivers’ world championship on Saturday after claiming victory ahead of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The title-chasing Briton took the lead on lap 22 of the 24-lap race, when Piastri swapped positions with

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position on Friday for the sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix and said he will race to win but conceded that team-mate Lando Norris has a greater need of points. The McLaren duo, boosted by an updated rear wing, locked out the front row of the grid to raise the

File image of Max Verstappen.© AFP Max Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty on Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix as his world title defence suffered another bump in the road. The Red Bull star was penalised for opting to take a new engine in his car.  It is his sixth of the

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago 826 Comments McLaren’s Lando Norris says title rival Max Verstappen “knows he did wrong” in their battle in last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was given two 10-second penalties for his actions in a battle with his McLaren rival. Norris said: “Max

1 hour ago The gap between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris has been reduced to 47 points after a thrilling Mexico City Grand Prix, which was won by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Verstappen was given two 10-second penalties following incidents involving Norris, but he managed to finish sixth overall. Norris was trailing in third for the

Carlos Sainz cruised to an emotional victory for Ferrari ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris in Sunday’s incident-filled Mexico City Grand Prix as Red Bull’s series leader Max Verstappen was handed two 10-second penalties on his way to sixth. The stewards took a dim view of Verstappen’s aggressive driving, the Red Bull driver twice forcing his

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 27 October 2024, 22:09 GMT 308 Comments Updated 7 minutes ago Lando Norris cut Max Verstappen’s lead to 47 points and labelled his rival “dangerous” as the championship battle reached boiling point at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Verstappen was given two 10-second penalties for his driving against Norris

Max Verstappen in action© AFP Championship rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris set up the prospect of another spectacular duel in Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix when they qualified second and third on Saturday. Both drivers declared themselves satisfied with their starting positions — and both know they will be on their own as their

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 10 minutes ago Mercedes’ George Russell set the pace in a first practice session at the Mexico City Grand Prix punctuated by a heavy crash for Williams’ Alex Albon. Russell was 0.317 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda third from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, whose

A defiant Lando Norris said he will “do what I think is right” as his battle with Max Verstappen for the Formula One world title intensifies. Speaking to reporters ahead of this Sunday’s Mexico Grand Prix, the McLaren driver remained adamant that he felt harshly treated at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix where he

2 hours ago Max Verstappen extended his championship lead over Lando Norris by winning the sprint race before finishing ahead of the Briton in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix. It was a controversial end at the Circuit of the Americas as Norris was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Verstappen off the track. The

Lewis Hamilton in action© AFP A frustrated Toto Wolff admitted his Mercedes team are struggling with “issues” on Sunday after seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the fifth lap of the United States Grand Prix. He referred to car problems and said Hamilton’s exit was “one hundred percent the car” as he was

McLaren team chief Andrea Stella blasted as “inappropriate” a controversial penalty handed to Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix which could shatter his world title dream. Race stewards penalised Norris and relegated him to fourth behind three-time world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull after the pair clashed and ran off-track in the

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 30 minutes ago Comments Lando Norris said the decision to penalise him for a passing move on title rival Max Verstappen in the United States Grand Prix was a “momentum killer” for his championship hopes. The penalty, which the McLaren driver described as “rash”, demoted Norris from