Formula 1

These films are sure to get you revved up for Sunday’s battle of the ages between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to be an absolute blockbuster. For only the second time in Formula 1 history, the two top drivers – Hamilton and Verstappen – go into the final

Mercedes’ sponsorship deal with Kingspan, a firm that made insulation material involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster, has ended a week after it was announced. The Formula 1 team were heavily criticised over the deal, with survivors of the June 2017 tragedy describing it as “truly shocking”. “Both parties have subsequently concluded that it is

Chaos, crashes and controversy – the 2021 Formula 1 season has had it all – and sets up a thrilling winner-takes-all finale between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. It has been a roller-coaster year with the championship lead changing hands a number of times over the course of the 21 races, but Hamilton’s win in

Formula 1’s dramatic final-race title deciders – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Formula 1 It has been a battle for the ages and after a dramatic and incident-packed season, the duel between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for the world championship comes down

Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in a chaotic and controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to set up a winner-takes-all title finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend. In one of the most dramatic grands prix in years, the race was stopped twice, featured three starts and had an extraordinary series of events between the title contenders.

Getty Images Lewis Hamilton has said a partnership deal between his Formula 1 team Mercedes and Kingspan – an insulation firm linked to Grenfell Tower – is “nothing to do” with him. The F1 world champion is racing with the team at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend. Kingspan’s logo appeared on Hamilton’s car

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as title rival Max Verstappen crashed trying to beat the Mercedes driver’s time. In a gripping, see-saw qualifying session, Verstappen hit the wall on the exit of the final corner when he looked set to displace Hamilton from the front of the grid. Verstappen

Praga The world’s greatest racing drivers going head to head. 200mph miracles of engineering. More drama off the track than any episode of your favourite Netflix show. There’s so much to love about Formula 1. In fact, there’s so much drama F1 was actually made into a Netflix series. But this weekend’s race in Saudi

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc emerged unscathed from a 150mph crash as Lewis Hamilton ended practice fastest at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc lost control at Turn 22, a corner identified by drivers as one of the biggest challenges on the new Jeddah street circuit. The crash, which badly damaged the Ferrari, brought the session to

PA Media Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire and government minister Michael Gove have criticised Formula 1 team Mercedes for signing a deal with a firm linked to the tower. The F1 team signed a deal with Kingspan, which made some of the insulation used in the cladding. Grenfell survivors called the sponsorship “truly shocking”,

Lewis Hamilton led title rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull by a tiny margin in first practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver ended up just 0.056 seconds clear of Verstappen after the first running on the spectacularly fast new Jeddah Corniche street circuit. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas was 0.223secs off the

Lewis Hamilton says he is not comfortable racing in Saudi Arabia this weekend as a result of the country’s human rights record. Saudi Arabia is hosting its inaugural race on a new street track in the coastal city of Jeddah, the first in a long-term contract. Hamilton said: “Do I feel comfortable here? I wouldn’t

The most intense Formula 1 championship fight for years will be decided over the next two weekends in the Middle East. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by eight points. Races in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi bring the season to a close, both on tracks that contain unknowns for the teams and

As Lando Norris heads into the final two races of the 2021 season, he has answered many of the questions he had in his own head about himself before the year started. For someone who is very much in the top echelon of the emerging generation of new Formula 1 stars, the 22-year-old is a

Williams Racing / Alamy “Sir Frank Williams is one of, if not the, biggest names in British motorsport. He’ll forever be a legend.” That’s what 23-year-old George Russell says about founder of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, Sir Frank Williams, who died on Sunday aged 79. “It’s been an honour to drive for Williams,”

Sir Frank Williams, founder and former team principal of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, has died aged 79. He built the team named after him into one of the most successful in the sport. During his time with Williams, the team won nine constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles, and dominated much of the

Sir Frank Williams, who has died aged 79, was one of the greatest Formula 1 team owners in history and a man who became an icon through his determination to compete at the highest level despite a severe disability. Sir Frank, who first ran a team in F1 in 1969 and set up Williams Grand

The Spanish Grand Prix has signed a new contract to remain on the Formula 1 calendar at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya until 2026. The organisers have agreed to upgrade the race track and facilities in time for next year’s grand prix on 22 May. It will be the sixth race on a record 23-grand prix