Formula 1

Women struggle to progress to the higher echelons of motorsport partly because of problems raising funding based on prejudice, a study has found. More Than Equal, an organisation co-founded by ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, said this was a key barrier to women making it to F1. Other obstacles included the lack of female-specific training,

China is set to return to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time since the pandemic in a major revision of the schedule for 2024. The season starts with races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to be held on Saturdays, because of the impact of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. In the quest

Williams team principal James Vowles says the increasing use of artificial intelligence in Formula 1 is “exciting for sure”. However, Vowles believes that the human factor in the sport is still vital. The 44-year-old is in his first season as Williams boss, having joined the team in January following more than a decade as the

Lewis Hamilton has been “very inspiring” as Lando Norris has made his way in Formula 1 in recent years, the McLaren driver has said. Norris says his relationship with his fellow Briton and seven-time world champion is “growing” and that “over the last couple of months we have been getting to know each other a

The story of Silverstone and some of Formula 1’s most famous bends is being told in a new podcast series focusing on the home of British motorsport. The Total Sports Podcast, Corner by Corner: Silverstone looks back at 75 years of history through the experiences of the people who have witnessed some of its most

Follow live text and radio commentary of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, 7-9 July. BBC Sport has live coverage of the full grand prix weekend with live digital coverage on the website and app – including audience interaction, expert analysis, debate, voting, features, interviews and audio content. You can follow all the action and

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his imperious march towards a third world title with a dominant victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s fifth win in a row moves him 81 points clear of team-mate Sergio Perez in the championship. Behind him, excitement was provided by a battle for the podium positions between Perez

McLaren’s request for a right to review Lando Norris’ five-second penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix has been rejected. Austrian Grand Prix stewards decided there was “no significant, relevant and new element” that was not available at the time of the original decision. Stewards have to accept that there is a new element that was

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has called for changes to the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit after a fatal accident there on Saturday. Dilano van ‘t Hoff, 18, died after being hit by another car on Spa’s Kemmel straight in a Formula Regional Europe race. Stroll drew parallels with the fatal accident involving Frenchman Anthoine Hubert in

Max Verstappen took a dominant win in the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after a first-lap squabble with team-mate Sergio Perez. In wet conditions, Perez took the lead from Verstappen at the first corner and then edged the world champion onto the grass after the corner. But Verstappen made a pass stick out

Dutch racing driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff has died after a crash at a race in the Formula Regional European Championship. The 18-year-old MP Motorsport driver was competing in the second race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, organisers announced. French driver Anthoine Hubert lost his life at the same circuit during a Formula 2

Lewis Hamilton qualified only 18th for Saturday’s sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after what he called “bad time usage” by Mercedes. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole, just as he did on Friday for the main grand prix, ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris. Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg was fourth

Former Force India deputy team boss Bob Fernley has died aged 70. The Briton had a long history in motorsport management in both Formula 1 and the US-based IndyCar series. He was well known for running Force India for its owner, the controversial businessman Vijay Mallya, for a decade after his acquisition of the team.

Max Verstappen took a comfortable pole position from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at his Red Bull team’s home grand prix in Austria. Verstappen was just 0.048 seconds clear of Leclerc as Carlos Sainz made it a Ferrari two-three with Lando Norris fourth in the upgraded McLaren. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was fifth from the Aston Martins, Lance

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 should consider further restrictions on car development to stop teams building long periods of domination. He said teams with superior cars can start work on their next design earlier than rivals as they need to spend less resources on the current season. “If everyone had a time [to start on

Formula 1 has introduced a new format for ‘sprint’ races for the 2023 season. The ‘sprint’ – a shorter race held on Saturday – has been made independent of the grand prix and will have its own qualifying session, known as the ‘sprint shootout’. Qualifying to set the grid for the main grand prix will

Alpine boss Laurent Rossi says Aston Martin’s leap up the grid this year has been a “reality check” for his team. But he admitted Aston Martin’s leap from seventh last year to second in 2023 has changed perceptions of what is possible. “It was a reality check for Mercedes, Ferrari, us,” Rossi said. “We were

Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are part of an investor group taking a 24% equity stake in Formula 1 team Alpine. Alpine’s parent company, Renault, announced on Monday the two Hollywood actors are investing alongside Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners. The 200m euros (£171m) deal values Alpine Racing, which is