Formula 1

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a controlled victory in the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix to edge further ahead in the championship. The Dutchman beat Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, extending his lead over Leclerc to 44 points. Leclerc fought off an early challenge from Sainz but was safe in second

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc to pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix with his final lap of qualifying. The world champion’s earlier fastest time had been beaten by Leclerc and his team-mate Carlos Sainz with their final laps but Verstappen snatched pole back. The Dutchman was just 0.029 seconds

F1’s budget cap has been increased as a result of the inflation crisis affecting the global financial system. Teams will be permitted to spend 3.1% more than previously – this year’s cost cap figure had been set at $140m. And the figure will be compounded for subsequent years. In addition, the introduction of a technical

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set an impressive pace in first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix before qualifying at this ‘sprint’ event. The world championship leader was 0.255 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell was third, a further 0.145secs adrift. Lewis Hamilton was fourth, 0.207secs behind his team-mate. Qualifying sets the grid

Lewis Hamilton says recent progress by Mercedes has reassured him that he will be able to win a race this year. The seven-time champion is the only driver in history to have won a grand prix every year of his F1 career. Hamilton said consecutive podium finishes have “encouraged us that we are moving in

Charles Leclerc says he is hopeful Ferrari can learn from the mistakes made during the British Grand Prix. His team-mate Carlos Sainz did stop for fresh tyres and went on to win, while Leclerc dropped to fourth on his old rubber. “There are things we could have done better,” said Leclerc. “But we know where

Getty Images Tom Cruise was at the British Grand Prix this weekend and the action on the track looked like something from one of his films. F1 driver Zhou Guanyu’s car flipped several times at almost 200mph and smashed into a grandstand barrier during the first lap at Silverstone. Incredibly, the Alfa Romeo driver survived

George Russell says Formula 1 needs to learn lessons from the crash in which Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo vaulted a barrier at Silverstone. Zhou was stuck in the car for some time after the accident as rescue crews struggled to reach him in such an unusual position. Russell called the crash “an incredibly scary incident”

Protesters invaded the circuit during the start of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Around five people, wearing T-shirts protesting against global oil usage, walked on to the Wellington straight as cars passed at low speeds, before being removed by police. The race had been red flagged following a large crash on the opening lap.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took his first Formula 1 victory at the end of an extraordinary British Grand Prix packed full of incident and drama. The Spaniard benefited from questionable strategy calls from Ferrari, which cost his team-mate Charles Leclerc the win and a chance to revive his title hopes. Lewis Hamilton was in the battle

MurWalls A mural at Silverstone depicting Sir Frank Williams has provoked an “emotional” reaction at this weekend’s Grand Prix meeting. The founder of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team died in November, aged 79. The 56ft (17m) long art work features a 7ft (2.1m) high portrait of Sir Frank and thousands of tribute messages from

Lewis Hamilton says he disagrees with fans at the British Grand Prix booing his rival Max Verstappen, saying: “We’re better than that.” The Dutchman received jeers from a section of the crowd while he did his interview after qualifying second to Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz at Silverstone. Hamilton, who was booed by Verstappen fans during their

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz snatched pole position for the British Grand Prix from Max Verstappen with the last lap of a thrilling wet qualifying session. Verstappen looked favourite for pole in treacherous conditions at Silverstone after topping the first two sessions. But Sainz snuck ahead by just 0.072 seconds at the end of the top-10 shootout,

Reigning champion Jamie Chadwick won her third consecutive race this season in the W Series at Silverstone. The 24-year-old Briton beat Finn Emma Kimilainen to the chequered flag, extending her lead in the all-female series with Jenner Racing. Kimilainen and Britain’s Abbi Pulling clashed on the final lap in the battle for second, with Kimilainen

Lewis Hamilton set the second-fastest time in practice at the British Grand Prix to encourage his struggling Mercedes team at his home race. He was 0.176 seconds slower than pace-setter Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, and ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Mercedes introduced several aerodynamic upgrades at Silverstone that they hope will

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas headed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in an inconclusive wet first practice session at the British Grand Prix. They were the only two drivers to set a lap time on dry-weather tyres at the before it was curtailed by a red flag caused by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll. The Canadian lost control on

British McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris sits seventh in the F1 world title standings having scored one podium so far this season. Here he talks about why he loves the British Grand Prix, strange fan requests, golf and Monaco. British fans are just much cooler and much better than other fans… I grew up

Formula 1’s governing body has acted to limit the amount cars can “bounce” on safety grounds. The moves comes after the drivers collectively asked the FIA to intervene on the topic, which has arisen as a result of new rules this year. The FIA has determined a metric that defines the maximum amount of bouncing