Formula 1

Max Verstappen fought back from a five-second penalty and dropping to fifth to win a gripping Las Vegas Grand Prix. He complained on Wednesday it was “99% show” but the show was all on track in one of the best races of the season. Verstappen, his team-mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc swapped and

World champion Max Verstappen and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc encapsulated the contradictions of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, which has so far been both farcical and spectacular at different turns. Leclerc beat team-mate Carlos Sainz by a tiny margin in qualifying to take pole position, but will start alongside Verstappen’s Red Bull on the

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position in Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in Friday qualifying. Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz but with the Spaniard having a ten-place grid penalty imposed after Thursday’s practice, world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start second. Mercedes’ George Russell

The Las Vegas Grand Prix suffered an embarrassing start when the first practice session on the new circut was abandoned after just nine minutes of racing on Thursday due to a loose drain cover. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had his vehicle stop after hitting the cover, resulting in a red flag and damage to the front

First practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was called off after just nine minutes of running because of a problem with a manhole cover. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz stopped out on track on the Strip and the session was stopped shortly afterwards. Ferrari said they did not initially know what had happened. The chassis of

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has defended the organisation of the Las Vegas Grand Prix after criticism from current world champion Max Verstappen. Red Bull’s Verstappen had said the event was “99 percent show and one percent sporting event” and said the street track was “not every interesting”. Other drivers including McLaren’s Lando

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix is “99% show and 1% sporting event”. The triple world champion said he is “not looking forward” to the razzmatazz around the race, the first time Formula 1 cars have raced down the city’s famous Strip. Other leading drivers were more equivocal about the

American car giant General Motors has registered as a Formula 1 power-unit supplier from the 2028 season. GM’s Cadillac brand is part of an ongoing bid by the Andretti team to enter the sport which has yet to be formally approved. A statement said GM had already started work on preparing its engine for F1’s

Formula 1’s governing body has rejected a request by Haas to change the results of the United States Grand Prix. It was ruled there was “no significant and relevant new element that was unavailable to Haas” after the race. However, the stewards did determine that current policing of track limits is “completely unsatisfactory” and demanded

Formula 1’s governing body has postponed a hearing into the Haas team’s attempt to change the results of the United States Grand Prix. The hearing was due to take place on Wednesday, but has been delayed to give the stewards time to “independently consider the submissions made”. It will reconvene on 9 November at 14:00

Haas have launched a petition for a right of review of the results of the United States Grand Prix. The US team’s case relates to potential track limits transgressions by Williams driver Alex Albon, who finished ninth in the race on 22 October. A hearing will be held at 14:00 UK time on 8 November

Max Verstappen secured his 17th win in a record-breaking season on Sunday, resisting early pressure from Lando Norris to triumph in an accident and incident-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Red Bull’s three-time world champion came home 8.277 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Norris on a sunlit afternoon at a packed Interlagos circuit. Behind them, Fernando Alonso

Mercedes’ Sao Paulo Grand Prix performance was their “worst weekend in 13 years”, says team principal Toto Wolff. Lewis Hamilton finished eighth after an uncompetitive race while team-mate George Russell retired from 11th because his engine was about to fail. Wolff said Mercedes’ lack of pace was “baffling” and “unacceptable”. “We will have a fundamentally

Max Verstappen continued his winning habit with another well-measured victory for Red Bull on Saturday when he triumphed in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The three-time world champion finished comfortably clear of McLaren’s Lando Norris. Verstappen snatched the lead at the start and came home 4.287 seconds clear of pole-sitter Norris

File image of Lewis Hamilton© AFP Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes said poor set-up decisions were to blame on Saturday as their hopes melted in the sun as Max Verstappen dashed to victory in the sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion and his team boss Toto Wolff expressed bitter disappointment after

Lando Norris of McLaren secured pole position for the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday when he outpaced world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.061 seconds. It was the Briton’s first Formula One pole position since he took the prime starting position for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix at Sochi. 

McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris’ took his first Formula 1 pole by 0.061 seconds but was ruing not achieving his potential in qualifying for the grand prix on Friday. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez came third, despite having only

Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix in a rain-curtailed qualifying session that ended in wild thunderstorms on Friday. The newly-crowned three-time world champion clocked a best lap in one minute and 10.727 seconds to outpace Leclerc by