Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton has called for “older voices” with offensive views to be refused a platform on which to make comments. Mercedes driver Hamilton said: “Discrimination is not something we should be giving a platform. “We need people to be bringing people together.” He added: “We are all the same and the comments we are seeing

Formula 1 says comments by the sport’s former boss Bernie Ecclestone on Vladimir Putin and racism are in “stark contrast” to “modern values”. On Thursday, Ecclestone said he would “take a bullet” for Russia’s president. The 91-year-old, who was removed as chief executive when US group Liberty Media bought F1 in 2017, added that the

The Alpine team have launched a programme aimed at discovering a competitive female Formula 1 driver within eight years. The French car manufacturer wants to “debunk the myths” around women in F1 as part of a wider diversity programme across the F1 team and company. Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi said F1 was “exacting” and required

Juri Vips has kept his seat in Formula 2 despite being sacked by backers Red Bull for using a racist slur. Vips was dropped from Red Bull’s driver programme and as their Formula 1 test and reserve driver after using offensive language during an online game. The Estonian’s Hitech team have decided to retain him

Nelson Piquet says his racially abusive remark about Lewis Hamilton was “ill thought out”. The 69-year-old said he “strongly condemned any suggestion the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin colour”. “I apologise wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis,” three-time world champion Piquet said.

Red Bull have terminated the contract of their test and reserve driver Juri Vips after he used offensive language in an online gaming stream. Red Bull suspended the 21-year-old Estonian last week after used a racist slur in a live-streamed game he was playing with fellow junior Liam Lawson. And on Tuesday they announced that

Formula 1 has condemned three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for using racially abusive language about Lewis Hamilton. The 69-year-old Brazilian, who won the world title in 1981, 83 and 87, used a racially offensive term in referring to Hamilton on a Brazilian podcast. An F1 statement said: “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any

Formula 1 has developed a synthetic sustainable fuel to be introduced in 2026 as part of its programme to be net-zero carbon by 2030. Synthetic fuels are manufactured by an industrial process and emit in their burning only the carbon that was taken out of the atmosphere to make them. The fuel can be used

French driver Pierre Gasly will continue to race for the Alpha Tauri team in the 2023 season. The 26-year-old has 16 points from nine races this season, with his highest finish coming when he finished fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I have been with this team for five years now,” said Gasly, who won

Red Bull have suspended their test and reserve driver Juri Vips after he used offensive language in an online gaming stream. Red Bull said the 21-year-old Estonian would not conduct any team duties “with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident”. He used a racist slur in a live-streamed game he was playing

Lewis Hamilton says his podium at the Canadian Grand Prix has given him hope that Mercedes can return to competitiveness this year. The seven-time champion had not scored a podium since the first race of the season and his result in Montreal ended a run of difficult races. “It has given me a lot of

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen held off a late challenge from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix. The two started the final 15 laps nose to tail after a late safety car but, despite heavy pressure from Sainz, Verstappen held on with older tyres. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has accused rivals of “pitiful” and “disingenuous” behaviour in the row over cars bouncing in Formula 1. Wolff had a bust-up with Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto in a team principals’ meeting on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix. And afterwards he said they were guilty of

Fernando Alonso said his aim was to lead Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix after taking his first front-row start for 10 years. The 40-year-old qualified second behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in the wet in Montreal for his best qualifying result since taking pole in Germany in 2012. He said: “The goal is to lead the

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a wet qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix with Alpine’s Fernando Alonso a surprise second. Verstappen was in control throughout the session as the track started wet and progressively dried and ended up 0.645 seconds clear of the field. Alonso took his first front-row grid slot since

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start the Canadian Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of a penalty for excessive engine usage. The move follows two engine failures in the last three races that have dealt a big blow to Leclerc’s title chances. Leclerc had already incurred a 10-place penalty on Friday

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has suffered the latest of a series of blows to his title hopes with a grid penalty for excessive engine usage. Ferrari have fitted a third electronics control unit at the Canadian Grand Prix, triggering an automatic 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race. Teams may use only two electronics units per driver

Charles Leclerc has avoided a grid penalty on the first day of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend despite his engine failure at the last race. Leclerc is flirting with the limits on the maximum permitted number of components for a season after two engine-related retirements in the past three races. Ferrari fitted a series of