Formula 1

Google Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 15 September 2024, 13:46 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago Lando Norris drove an extraordinary race to catch and pass title rival Max Verstappen as his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri won an engrossing Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The race ended under a virtual safety car after a crash between Red Bull’s

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri held off pole-sitter Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari for an epic win.© AFP McLaren’s Oscar Piastri held off pole-sitter Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari for an epic Azerbaijan Grand Prix win on Sunday with Mercedes’ George Russell in third. Piastri’s teammate Lando Norris finished fourth to reduce championship leader Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (fifth) lead to

Title-chasing McLaren driver Lando Norris remained hopeful of success on Saturday despite qualifying in a lowly 17th place for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Briton, knocked out of the first qualifying session for the first time since the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, lost his best lap when he eased off due to a yellow

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 20 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time at the end of a first practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix punctuated by three red flags. Verstappen replaced Hamilton at the top of the timesheets with his final lap of the session,

Max Verstappen will look for an improved personal and team performance this weekend when Red Bull seek to stop the rot and stay on top in the Formula One title race at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After a run of six races without a win that has coincided with the revival of his rivals,

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 11 September 2024, 10:34 BST Updated 14 minutes ago Engine manufacturers Honda and Alpine have both committed a “procedural breach” of the Formula 1 cost-cap regulations, says governing body the FIA. Honda is the partner of world champions Red Bull while Alpine is the supplier for the Renault-owned team

Adrian Newey signs for Aston Martin F1 Team.© X (Twitter) Formula One design guru Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin from Red Bull, the British-based team confirmed on Tuesday. The widely expected appointment of the 65-year-old Briton was announced at Aston Martin’s Silverstone base by team owner Lawrence Stroll. Newey, who will start his new

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 7 hours ago Adrian Newey’s salary at Red Bull is in the region of £18m, according to sources in the know. That’s a lot of money for an engineer. But then Newey is very much not just any engineer. Many would argue that the 65-year-old, who has rocked Formula

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 50 minutes ago Leading Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin next year. An Aston Martin source told BBC Sport that Newey has made a long-term commitment to the team, said to be a five-year contract worth up to a possible £30m a year, including bonuses and

Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Frenchman Loic Serra is to become Ferrari’s chassis technical director. The 52-year-old, formerly performance director at Mercedes, will replace Enrico Cardile, who left in July to join Aston Martin as chief technical officer. Ferrari said in a statement that Serra would start his role on 1 October.

BBC Sport 2 hours ago Charles Leclerc pulled off an extraordinary home win for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, ahead of both the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the race at Monza. Why are McLaren choosing not to make Lando Norris

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Monza 1 September 2024, 15:38 BST Comments Updated 5 minutes ago Charles Leclerc pulled off an extraordinary home win for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Ferrari chose a daring one-stop strategy for Leclerc, improvising mid-race, to vault

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was a Mercedes junior driver.© X (Twitter) Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will step up to Formula One next season and replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, the team announced on Saturday. Antonelli, who turned 18 on August 25, will partner George Russell, another product of the team’s junior programme, after Hamilton moves

Championship leader Max Verstappen clocked one minute, 21.676 seconds.© AFP Max Verstappen was fastest in Friday’s first practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, pipping Charles Leclerc to the top time as he tries to get his Formula One title defence back on track. Championship leader Verstappen clocked one minute, 21.676 seconds, 0.228sec ahead of

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Monza 1 hour ago Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed at high speed on his Formula 1 weekend debut in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix. The 18-year-old, expected to be confirmed as a Mercedes driver for 2025 in the coming days, lost control on his second flying lap of

File image of Lionel Messi (left) and Franco Colapinto (right)© X (Twitter) Rookie Franco Colapinto on Thursday brushed off talk of him being Formula One’s Lionel Messi as he prepares for his debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Colapinto will become the first Argentine driver to compete in F1 in over two decades this weekend

Kush Maini, India’s sole representative in the highly competitive Formula 2 series, has successfully completed his second Formula 1 test with the Alpine F1 Team here at the Imola circuit. The two-day test at Imola, a track renowned for its challenging layout and rich motorsport history, saw Maini behind the wheel of the Alpine A522.

Getty Images 27 August 2024, 18:40 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago Williams have replaced Logan Sargeant with academy driver Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the 2024 season. Sargeant, 23, has been under pressure this year and in July it was announced Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join the team for the 2025 campaign to