Formula 1

The Canadian Grand Prix is the next stop on the 2023 F1 calendar, but how well do you know it? You have three minutes to answer 10 questions. Good luck! 10 facts about the Canadian Grand Prix How to play Score: 0 / 10 03:00 Disable Timer Start quiz You scored 0/10 Share your score

The four podium trophies and Pirelli pole position award from the cancelled Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix have raised more than £245,000 at auction. Major flooding in the Italian region in May led organisers cto call off the race at Imola over safety concerns. All the proceeds raised are being donated to the region’s Agency for Territorial

Engine overrun – a sound created when droplets of fuel escape on to red-hot exhaust pipes. Sometimes it sounds like thunder. Sometimes a robot exploding. Sometimes like a huge tree snapping in half. Occasionally, if you’re close enough, it rattles your rib cage. Curiously, it doesn’t register on television coverage, but it is loud. Very

The helmet worn by Charles Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix has sold for a record 306,000 euros (£262,700) to help raise funds for flood victims in Italy. Auctioneers RM Sotheby’s said the amount made it the highest-priced racing helmet ever auctioned. It beats the previous record of 162,000 euros (£139,100) set in 2019 for

Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has lost a High Court case against UK government officials to get sanctions against him lifted. Mazepin and his father Dmitry were sanctioned by the UK, Canada and the European Union in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin was deemed a close associate of Russian

The Canadian Grand Prix is “not at risk” despite wildfires causing air-quality issues across much of North America, Formula 1 has said. Quebec, the province in which the Montreal race will be held next weekend, is the origin of much of the smoke. F1 said it had been “assured the situation in Montreal is different

Susie Wolff says a new programme she is spearheading will have “huge impact” in increasing the number of girls and young women entering motorsport – at the same time as being absolutely necessary “because without it we are going to run out of young women entering the sport”. Wolff, who raced in the German touring

James Key, ousted as McLaren technical director in March, is to join the Alfa Romeo Sauber team in the same role in September. Key, 51, will replace Jan Monchaux as head of the design department. Sauber will lose their Alfa Romeo branding next season as they move towards becoming Audi’s factory squad in 2026. Sauber

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to a third consecutive victory, his fifth in seven races, to win the Spanish Grand Prix and take control of the season. The Dutchman’s 40th career victory extended his championship lead over team-mate Sergio Perez to 53 points. Verstappen was followed home by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on an

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso both said they felt errors prevented them from joining Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on the front row for the Spanish Grand Prix. Both drivers made errors in Turn 10 on their final qualifying laps that they said prevented them beating Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to second. Hamilton, who said he was

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a Spanish Grand Prix qualifying full of incident and drama, including a collision between the Mercedes drivers. George Russell is under investigation after moving over on Lewis Hamilton at close to 200mph on the straight in the second session and damaging Hamilton’s front wing. Hamilton made it

McLaren By Alasdair Keane & Andrew Rogers BBC Click and BBC Newsbeat Not many people can say they’ve raced against Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel and won. But it’s a boast Lucas Blakeley can make. He’s also a racing superstar, but you probably haven’t heard of him. That could be because the Scottish esports athlete

Max Verstappen’s Red Bull headed the Aston Martin of home hero Fernando Alonso in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen was 0.170 seconds ahead of his fellow double champion, but behind them the order was unconventional as teams tested car upgrades and tyres. Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas was third from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen set the pace in a first practice session that gave little insight into the true competitive picture at the Spanish Grand Prix. The world champion was a massive 0.768 seconds quicker than team-mate Sergio Perez, who trails the Dutchman by 39 points in the championship. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were third

Fernando Alonso said Formula 1 is “very easy from the sofa” as he responded to claims Aston Martin could have won in Monaco last weekend. Alonso said that fitting intermediate tyres rather than slicks at a pit stop could “maybe” have given him the win. But he added: “What I don’t like in F1 is

Alamy Racing commentator Jack Nicholls has been sacked by Formula E after allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Management for the electric car-racing series conducted an investigation after receiving complaints about him. He has chosen to step back from his commitments at BBC Radio 5 Live and did not work at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend.

Max Verstappen says it “looks like” Red Bull could win every race this season but insists that it is “very unlikely to happen”. Red Bull have won all six races so far in 2023, with four for Verstappen, and look set to dominate this year. Verstappen said: “How it looks at the moment, I think

Formula 1 returns to Barcelona this weekend, so it seems the right time to celebrate Spanish legend Fernando Alonso. The 41-year-old has had a glittering career, and with his mighty comeback in the competitive Aston Martin this season, he leaves many people on the edge of their seats… still! How many of these five questions