Formula 1

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

Veteran drivers Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo both denied on Thursday that they were about to leave their teams to join Red Bull next season. Two-time world champion Alonso, 42, angrily hit out at claims he will depart the Aston Martin team to take Sergio Perez’s seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen. He dismissed the

Fernando Alonso has made it clear he is annoyed with claims that he could switch to Red Bull from Aston Martin. Stories that he could replace Sergio Perez emerged in the wake of last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. Alonso said he was “not enjoying” it, and dismissed the idea as “the normal paddock rumours

Sergio Perez said his first corner crash turned his home Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday into the saddest experience of his career. The Red Bull driver, who enjoyed passionate home support, collided with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari as he challenged for the lead by drawing alongside him and his Red Bull team-mate world champion Max

File image of Lewis Hamilton© AFP Lewis Hamilton said he felt “incredibly proud” of his Mercedes team on Sunday after bouncing back from his disqualification in Texas to finish a strong second in the Mexico Grand Prix. Seven days after that disappointment at the United States Grand Prix, where Hamilton came home 2.2 seconds behind

World champion Max Verstappen drew level with Alain Prost on 51 Formula One victories on Sunday when he claimed his record 16th triumph of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix. Starting from third on the grid, the Red Bull driver stole the lead at the start and then dominated the race, which was punctuated

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a dominant victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix to break his own record for wins in a single Formula 1 season. Set up by passing the front-row Ferraris at the start, Verstappen’s victory was his 16th in 2023 in what is becoming one of the most dominant seasons in

Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz to a surprising Ferrari one-two in qualifying for the Mexico City Grand Prix. The Scuderia’s pace came out of nowhere as Leclerc pipped Sainz by 0.067 seconds while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was 0.097secs off the lead in third. Daniel Ricciardo added to the unexpected feel of the grid with

Lewis Hamilton says more cars should be checked after races following his disqualification from the United States Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion lost second place in Austin, Texas because of excessive wear on his car’s skid blocks. He believes other cars would have been caught if they had been checked. “What’s crazy is they

File image of Lewis Hamilton© AFP Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc were both disqualified from Sunday’s US Grand Prix after their cars failed post-race inspections. Former world champion Hamilton had finished second behind Max Verstappen in Austin while Leclerc came in sixth. Both drivers saw those results scratched, however, after a technical

Max Verstappen climbed up from sixth on the grid to win the US Grand Prix after a close battle with Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris. Verstappen was measured, slowly picking off the cars in front of him and then holding on for his 50th career win. Hamilton passed Norris for second in the final laps

Rory McIlroy says he was offered a chance to become an investor in Leeds United by fellow golfers – but had to turn it down as a fan of Manchester United. However the Northern Irishman said he would welcome the chance to invest in the club he supports. McIlroy, 34, recently joined the backers of

Max Verstappen will be hunting a “fun” 50th career victory from sixth on the grid in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix after cruising to victory for Red Bull in Saturday’s sprint race. The newly crowned three-time world champion led from pole position to the chequered flag to finish 9.465 seconds clear of revitalized seven-time champion

Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position of the season on Friday as Max Verstappen had his best lap deleted and slipped to sixth on the grid in a dramatic qualifying at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver showed commanding pace as he clocked a fastest lap in one minute and 34.723

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position in a tight qualifying session in the United States Grand Prix with Max Verstappen down in sixth. Leclerc beat McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.130 seconds with Lewis Hamilton just 0.009secs further back in third. Verstappen went fastest with his final run, despite a mistake at the first corner, but

Max Verstappen will be racing for pride, points and records this weekend at the United States Grand Prix as his rivals compete for positional prize money behind the newly-crowned champion. But in the first of four weekends’ racing in the Americas before the season-closer in Abu Dhabi, much attention will be taken by politicking and

Daniel Ricciardo will make his return from injury at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. A spokesperson for his Alpha Tauri team confirmed to BBC Sport that Ricciardo would be back in the car in Austin. Neither Alpha Tauri nor owners Red Bull had previously officially said he would definitely be racing

Formula 1’s all-female junior category will hold all its rounds next year as support races for grands prix. The F1 Academy will feature seven rounds, starting in Saudi Arabia on 7 March and ending in Abu Dhabi on 8 December. The other races will be at the Miami, Spanish, Dutch, Singapore and Qatar Grands Prix.