Formula 1

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says the team are “going in the right direction” after the Canadian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz drove strong races on a different strategy to rivals, climbing from 10th and 11th on the grid to finish fourth and fifth. Leclerc said: “The feeling with the car was better than

Max Verstappen was more comfortable talking about taking Red Bull’s 100th grand prix victory in Canada on Sunday than he was discussing the meaning of winning his own 41st; in reality, they are both achievements of great historical consequence. Red Bull have moved into a select group of Formula 1 centurions, with only Ferrari, McLaren,

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna’s career total of 41 victories with a dominant win at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s sixth triumph in eight races this season gave him a 69-point lead in the championship and was the 100th victory for his Red Bull team. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso passed Lewis Hamilton’s

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Charles Leclerc will wear a helmet in tribute to

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Bridgestone has lodged a bid to become Formula 1’s

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text commentary and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 on Sunday. Full details Canadian Grand Prix first practice was abandoned because of

Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June Coverage: Live text updates and radio commentary of all sessions on the BBC Sport website & app, with live commentary of the race on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds app from 19:00 BST on Sunday. Full details Max Verstappen says that if he cannot win

The all-female W Series has entered administration after the single-seater championship failed to secure funding. Alice Powell, who raced in the series from its start in 2019, said it had “inspired” many young female fans and “created” opportunities for drivers. “W Series DID NOT fail,” said the 30-year-old Briton.external-link “At the end of the day,

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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

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

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

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