Formula 1

Formula 1 veteran Steve Nielsen has taken a new role with governing body the FIA with the aim of fixing the sport’s race-management problems. Nielsen has left a senior F1 position to become FIA sporting director. The 58-year-old Briton will oversee race-control operations, which have been at the centre of a series of controversies in

The cancelled Chinese Grand Prix will not be replaced this year. F1 has rejected a request from the Chinese organisers for the race to be reinstated and will not replace its 23 April date with another event. “Formula 1 can confirm the 2023 season will consist of 23 races,” a statement said. “All existing race

Sergio Perez needs a “software update” to match Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and will have one eye on the returning Daniel Ricciardo this year, says former F1 driver David Coulthard. Verstappen won his second F1 title in 2022 as Perez finished third and the season saw friction between them. Eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo

The BBC sports broadcaster Jennie Gow has said she is recovering from a serious stroke. The 45-year-old, who covers Formula 1 for Radio 5 Live, wrote on social media that she had been treated at hospitals in London and Surrey, and her recovery “might take some time”. Ms Gow said the stroke two weeks ago

Williams have appointed former Mercedes head of strategy James Vowles as their new team principal. The 43-year-old was a central figure at Mercedes during their domination of Formula 1 from 2014 to 2021. As motorsport strategy director, Vowles was one of a small set of influential senior people who ran Mercedes under team principal Toto

Last updated on 7 hours ago7 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 Watch We Are England- Born to Race on BBC iPlayer. Episode two airs on Mon 9 January, 20:00 GMT. Ruben Stanislaus and Lewis Appiagyei are both young, black British drivers with ambitions of reaching Formula 1. A new two-part series on BBC iPlayer,

There is a storm brewing in Formula 1. But this is just the medium through which it is being played out. In reality, it’s about the usual – power, money and influence. And while the debate could have been handled behind closed doors, the governing body’s president Mohammed Ben Sulaymen has gone public. In doing

Lewis Hamilton has highlighted that “the difference in race” was one of the biggest obstacles he faced while trying to break into professional motor racing. In the BBC One documentary series, We Are England, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion spoke about the barriers that can stand in the way of new drivers. In 2021

The American Andretti Global team have joined forces with US car giant General Motors with the intention of entering Formula 1. A joint statement said that GM would be represented by its luxury Cadillac brand should their bid be successful. Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: “We are well suited to be a new team for

In the second part of BBC Sport Africa’s special series examining the history of the South African Grand Prix, Ben Sutherland looks back at a unique New Year’s Day race when Britain’s best drivers set an unprecedented record. As a new year begins, race fans often can’t wait for the start of the fresh F1

Last updated on 3 hours ago3 hours ago.From the section Sport Africa The final F1 race of 2022 was back in November at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but 59 years ago, the South Africa Grand Prix ended not just the F1 season but the sporting calendar as a whole, taking place on 28

Last updated on 3 hours ago3 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 Mercedes driver George Russell expects the team to be “in a much stronger position from race one” in the 2023 Formula 1 world championship. Russell finished fourth in the drivers’ standings, two places and 35 points above team-mate Lewis Hamilton. “They haven’t forgotten

George Russell has said he is not particularly proud about his career-best fourth-place finish in this year’s Formula 1 World Championship. The driver, from King’s Lynn, Norfolk, took his first Grand Prix victory, and also outscored his Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. However, he told BBC Radio Norfolk’s motorsport podcast Racing Torque he was only

Mick Schumacher is to be the Mercedes reserve driver in 2023. The German, son of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, lost his race seat for 2023 when the Haas team dropped him in favour of veteran Nico Hulkenberg. Schumacher’s Mercedes role will see him work in the team’s simulator and be ready to stand in should

Saudi Arabia looks set to host the opening race of the 2024 Formula 1 season, in a change from previous plans for it to be held in Australia. The news emerged in a statement from the Victorian state government announcing a two-year contract extension for the Australian Grand Prix until 2037. The statement said Melbourne’s

Ferrari have named Frederic Vasseur as their team principal. The Frenchman, 54, the current boss of the Alfa Romeo/Sauber team, will replace Mattia Binotto on 9 January. Ferrari said last month that 53-year-old Binotto, who has been with the team since 1995, had resigned. Andreas Seidl, 46, has left his role as McLaren team principal

Andreas Seidl is to leave his position as McLaren team principal to head up Audi’s nascent Formula 1 programme at the Alfa Romeo/Sauber team. The 46-year-old German will be replaced at McLaren by Italian Andrea Stella, executive racing director since 2019. McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown described Stella as “highly talented, experienced and

Chief executive officer and team principal Jost Capito is to leave Williams after two years in charge. The 64-year-old former car industry executive joined the team in December 2020, months after it was bought by investment group Dorilton Capital. Frenchman Francois-Xavier Demaison, who was brought in as Williams’ technical director by Capito in early 2021,