Formula 1

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 43 minutes ago Frenchman Isack Hadjar has been promoted to Red Bull’s second team to race alongside Japanese Yuki Tsunoda during the 2025 Formula 1 season. The announcement fills the final seat on the 20-car F1 grid. Hadjar is a replacement at the team that will now be known

Mercedes Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 6 hours ago Valtteri Bottas is returning to Mercedes as their reserve driver for 2025. The 35-year-old Finn was a free agent after being released by Audi-owned Sauber at the end of this season following three years with the Swiss team. Bottas drove for Mercedes from 2017-21, winning 10 races

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 19 December 2024, 09:07 GMT 237 Comments Updated 54 minutes ago New Zealander Liam Lawson will race for Red Bull alongside world champion Max Verstappen in 2025 following the team’s decision to ditch Sergio Perez. The announcement that Lawson was moving up from second team Racing Bulls came a

Ferrari Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago 130 Comments Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says he is “not worried” about Lewis Hamilton’s struggles in his final season with Mercedes. Hamilton officially joins Ferrari in the new year after a season in which George Russell comprehensively outperformed the seven-time champion in qualifying. Russell finished 22

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 18 December 2024, 17:22 GMT 257 Comments Updated 24 minutes ago Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull two years before the end of his contract after reaching a termination agreement with the team. The move comes after a weak season for the Mexican, who failed to win a

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 35 minutes ago Controversial changes to the statutes of Formula 1’s governing body approved on Friday constitute a “worrisome concentration of power”, according to the head of one of its member clubs. Changes to the statutes concerning the ethics and audit committees each passed with about 75% approval at

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown and Williams team principal James Vowles talk to BBC Sport in the last episode of F1 in 10 Years. With years of motorsport experience behind them, Brown and Vowles look ahead to the themes that could define the next decade in the sport. Watch ‘F1 in 10 Years’ on BBC

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Rwanda is bidding to host a Formula 1 grand prix, the country’s President Paul Kagame says. F1 is keen to hold a race in Africa and talks with Rwanda have been known about for some months. The FIA, F1’s governing body, is hosting its general assembly and

Getty Images 1 hour ago Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan says he was diagnosed with a “quite aggressive” form of cancer earlier this year. The 76-year-old revealed he suffered with bladder and prostate cancer which spread to his spine and pelvis. Jordan, whose team competed between 1991 and 2005, is the current manager of

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago The head of Austria’s motorsport federation says he is “saddened” by proposed changes that will reduce accountability at motorsport’s governing body the FIA. Oliver Schmerold, the chief executive officer of the OAMTC, says the new statutes would be “not good governance” and “not good in terms

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago Fernando Alonso is considering his past, present and future in Formula 1 – and most of all his thoughts on his prospects of winning a third world drivers’ title, even though he is 43 and it’s 18 years since his last. “I still dream,” Alonso says. “Why

Cadillac Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Ferrari will supply engines to the new Cadillac team if its entry is approved for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The US brand has an agreement in principle with F1 to join the championship from 2026 and to build its own engine “at a later time”. Cadillac,

23 minutes ago The 2024 Formula 1 season ended with Lando Norris’ win in Abu Dhabi securing McLaren’s constructors’ championship in 26 years. Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finished in second and third, with Lewis Hamilton just pipping team-mate George Russell to fourth in his final race for Mercedes. BBC F1 correspondent Andrew

Getty Images Aisha Sembhi BBC Sport 9 December 2024 There are two world titles up for grabs in Formula 1 – for drivers and constructors. The drivers’ championship is undoubtedly the more high-profile prize, but it’s the one for constructors that has a bigger impact on a team’s development and results. That race is determined

Reuters and Getty Images 13 minutes ago 2 Comments Max Verstappen may have won a fourth consecutive drivers’ title but it has been far from a predictable Formula 1 season. McLaren secured the constructors’ championship and they, Ferrari and Mercedes won 15 of the 24 races between them – a contrast to 2023 when Red

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Abu Dhabi 8 December 2024 Updated 9 December 2024 Max Verstappen will do an activity with junior competitors in Rwanda after swearing in a news conference at the Singapore Grand Prix. The world champion was ordered to complete some “work of public interest” for the transgression, a punishment

Getty Images Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Journalist 8 December 2024 The record-breaking 2024 season has come to a close with Max Verstappen a four-time title winner and McLaren the constructors’ champions for the first time since 1998. Attention now turns to the 2025 campaign, the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Championship, where big

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Abu Dhabi 1 hour ago 59 Comments Through six years at McLaren, through all the highs and lows sport can deliver, Lando Norris has always said he had the confidence that the team would get back to the top. On Sunday, Norris’ victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,