Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton headed title rival Max Verstappen in a bizarrely truncated first practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix. The hour-long session was interrupted for nearly 40 minutes when Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin stopped on track with a suspected engine failure. The car was still electrically live, delaying its recovery to the pits. Running resumed

Lewis Hamilton has welcomed the idea of George Russell being his team-mate should the British rising star move to Mercedes next season. Russell is expected to replace Valtteri Bottas at the world champions, while the Finn is tipped for a switch to Alfa Romeo. Neither move is confirmed. Russell is “an incredibly talented driver” and

Kimi Raikkonen said that Formula 1 “has never been my life” in his first interview since announcing his retirement from the sport. The 41-year-old Finn, who won the 2007 world title with Ferrari, said he had no plans for his future and “right now I am not interested to think about it”. “F1 takes a

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has announced that he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season. The 41-year-old Finn, who won the 2007 championship with Ferrari, currently races for Alfa Romeo. “This is it. This will be my last season in Formula One. This is a decision I did during last

Formula 1 is to make rule changes to prevent a recurrence of the events surrounding the controversial abandonment of the Belgian Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of a race that lasted two laps behind the safety car. Heavy rain had prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track. Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the aborted Belgian Grand Prix as “a farce” and accused Formula 1 of cynicism in the way it ran the rain-hit race. Hamilton said drivers were sent out for two laps behind the safety car solely to secure an official result. Writing on Instagram, he said: “We should have called it

Catie Munnings has won Greenland’s first ever motorsport event in Extreme E’s Arctic X-Prix alongside her Andretti United team-mate Timmy Hansen. She lined up third for the final heat behind ASXE’s Laia Sainz and X44’s Sebastian Loeb. A lightning start saw her briefly take the lead through the first corner before falling back down to

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of a Belgian Grand Prix that lasted two laps behind the safety car. Heavy rain prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track. The start was delayed by half an hour before two attempts were made to start the race – with a gap of nearly three

Last updated on 4 hours ago4 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 This story was first published on 25 August, 2016. What do a London taxi, a can of CS gas and a promising young Formula 1 driver called Bertrand Gachot have in common? They all played a small, but potentially significant, part in Michael

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a dramatic, wet qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix with an outstanding George Russell second. Verstappen’s lap prevented Russell taking what would have been one of the greatest pole positions in Formula 1 history in the uncompetitive Williams. Even so, it was a remarkable performance from Russell,

Formula 1 has cut its schedule to 22 races this season as a result of complications over the pandemic. A revised calendar has a vacant slot on 21 November that will be filled by the first Qatar Grand Prix. Qatar, which will be confirmed when the deal is finalised, will be the last of three

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended Friday practice at the Belgian Grand Prix with a crash after setting the fastest time ahead of both Mercedes drivers. The Dutchman, eight points behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the championship, lost control at the Malmedy right-hander. Verstappen backed into the wall, bringing out the red flag and causing a

Sergio Perez is to stay at Red Bull for a second season in 2022. The Mexican’s new contract to partner Max Verstappen was announced at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. Team principal Christian Horner said Red Bull had been impressed since he joined this year and his “experience and race-craft are invaluable”. Perez said:

Jamie Chadwick is the 2019 W Series champion and development driver for the Williams Formula 1 team – the 23-year-old talks to BBC Sport about the highs and lows of trying to get on the F1 grid in an exciting year in Extreme E and back in the W Series, which is supporting the F1

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is likely to suffer a grid penalty at some point this season for exceeding his permitted engine allocation. Honda has discovered that the power-unit in Verstappen’s car when he crashed with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix cannot be repaired. Verstappen is already on his third of three allowed engines.

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will make “a step forward” in the second half of the Formula 1 season. Hamilton leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by eight points heading into this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as F1 returns after a three-week break. Hamilton said: “We have definitely upped our game. We have also, during the break,

Fernando Alonso will stay at Alpine for the 2022 Formula 1 season. The double world champion returned to F1 this season with the team after two years away. Alpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi said: “Fernando has impressed us all since he returned to the sport at the beginning of this year. “His dedication, teamwork

Follow live radio and text coverage of the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 27-29 August. Formula 1 is back after a summer break following the dramatic events at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Alpine’s Esteban Ocon capitalised on a first lap multi-car pile-up to claim an unlikely maiden victory. Lewis Hamilton battled