Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton says he is “much prouder” of the work he has done to promote equality this year than the prospect of winning a seventh title. The Briton will win the championship at Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix if team-mate Valtteri Bottas does not outscore him by more than seven points. Hamilton said: “The drivers’ title

Formula 1 plans to introduce engines powered by sustainable fuels by 2026 as part of a wider environmental plan over the coming years. A working group including specialists from car manufacturers and energy suppliers is to investigate how best to combine hybrid engines with carbon-neutral fuels. The sport wants a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030

The W Series will link up with Formula 1 next season and beyond with eight support races at grand prix weekends. The female-only series started in 2019 but the 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The last two races of the season had been scheduled to feature on the F1 support-race bill

Williams acting team principal Simon Roberts has tested positive for coronavirus in the build-up to this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. The team said the 57-year-old was tested in the UK on Wednesday after displaying “minor symptoms”. He will isolate for the statutory 10-day period and support the team’s operations at Istanbul Park remotely. Team manager

The Vietnamese Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2021 Formula 1 calendar, BBC Sport has learned. It raises doubts that the race, due to make its debut in April before it was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic, will ever take place. The date of the Vietnam race, 25 April, has been left

Bahrain’s two Grands Prix this season will be held “predominantly without spectators” as a result of coronavirus. The Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) said there would be “a limited number” of seats for “families of frontline health workers and first responders”. The decision was made by Bahrain’s Crown Prince “to recognise their incredible contribution and commitment

British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has announced the launch of his own esports team called Quadrant. The 20-year-old gained a big following online earlier this year as he took part in virtual races while F1 was suspended because of Covid-19. Norris’ new venture will see him team up with some of the top streamers

Saudi Arabia has rejected criticism over its hosting of Formula 1, insisting confirmation of its first race in 2021 “perfectly reflects the transformational journey the country is on”. The Arab kingdom will make its debut on the Grand Prix calendar next year with a night-time street race in Jeddah as part of a “long-term partnership”

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, is part of the BBC team and offers insight and analysis from the point of view of the competitors. Life looks to be getting tougher for Red Bull’s Alex Albon with every passing race. There have been questions about his seat at the

Lewis Hamilton moved to the brink of a seventh world title with victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. A one-two for Mercedes with Valtteri Bottas second sealed a record seventh consecutive constructors’ championship. In the drivers’ title chase, Hamilton is 85 points clear of Bottas, who was promoted to second when Red Bull’s Max

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for only the fourth time in 13 attempts this year on Saturday on Formula 1’s return to Italy’s magnificent Imola circuit. In theory, on a track on which most of the drivers expect overtaking to be particularly difficult, that should give the Finn a good chance of

Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position with his last lap of qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Finn was 0.097 seconds quicker than Hamilton, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third nearly 0.5secs behind. Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly was a surprise fourth, ahead of Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull’s

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has apologised for using offensive language over the team radio at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Dutchman directed words regarded as offensive about disabled people at Racing Point’s Lance Stroll after the two crashed. Verstappen shrugged it off, but has now issued a public apology before this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand

Racing Point have had seven people test positive for Covid-19 during the 2020 Formula 1 season, team principal Otmar Szafnauer has confirmed. Sergio Perez missed two races at Silverstone and team-mate Lance Stroll was absent through illness in Germany, with him later testing positive for coronavirus, while co-owner Lawrence Stroll has done likewise. Perez said

Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will remain at the Alfa Romeo team for the third consecutive year in 2021. Raikkonen, who at 41 this year broke the record for number of Grand Prix starts, will be going into his 19th season in F1. Giovinazzi did enough this season to convince Ferrari, who control one of

The Alfa Romeo name will remain in Formula 1 next season after the Italian car company extended its deal with the Sauber team by one year. Alfa has had a commercial arrangement with the Swiss team since 2018, when the famous brand returned to F1 for the first time since 1987. The team have not

The Italian government has banned spectators from attending this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the historic Imola track. Imola had hoped to allow 13,000 spectators into the track on Saturday and Sunday but the rise of coronavirus cases across Italy has forced a U-turn. The government has banned crowds at events among a raft

Pierre Gasly will stay with the Alpha Tauri team in Formula 1 next year. The Frenchman, 24, will be entering his third full year with Red Bull’s second team after an impressive 2020, in which he took his maiden grand prix win. Gasly has excelled for the team that used to be called Toro Rosso