Formula 1

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 53 minutes ago 38 Comments Twenty-four hours of Formula 1 pre-season testing, over three days in Bahrain this week, left the impression that McLaren will start the new season as they ended the last – as the team to beat. The usual caveats apply. It is next to impossible

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 6 hours ago 308 Comments Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari “definitely have some work to do to improve” as his former Mercedes team-mate George Russell set the pace on the final day of pre-season testing. Russell pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.021 seconds with a lap just five minutes

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 6 hours ago 593 Comments Lewis Hamilton said he was “really enjoying” his new Ferrari as he set the second-fastest time on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The seven-time champion, who has moved to the Italian team this year after 12 seasons with Mercedes, was

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 hours ago McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the fastest lap times from Mercedes’ George Russell on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing. Norris was 0.157 seconds quicker than Russell at Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc fourth. The six fastest

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 26 February 2025 Key figures in Formula 1’s governing body the FIA were barred from a meeting of the organisation’s world motorsport council on Wednesday in a dispute with president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Robert Reid, the FIA’s deputy president for sport, and David Richards, the UK’s representative, were among

24 hours ago Bea Swallow BBC News, Bristol A Formula 1 driver has surprised his former primary school with a video message thanking pupils and staff for their support. Lando Norris, 25, who drives for McLaren, told Chew Stoke Church School in Somerset: “This season has been incredible, a lot of this is down to

Getty Images Daniel Austin BBC Sport senior journalist 25 February 2025, 11:40 GMT Formula 1 pre-season testing is a crucial time of the year for teams and fans alike. After spending the winter working hard to develop upgraded cars for the new campaign, this is the first opportunity for each of the 10 F1 teams

Vladimir Rhys, Red Bull Racing Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 3 hours ago Max Verstappen says Red Bull are “confident” they have made the right changes to their car as he seeks a fifth consecutive drivers’ title. Verstappen’s fourth crown last year was founded on a dominant period in the first five races before McLaren, in

Mercedes Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 7 hours ago 185 Comments George Russell says he believes Mercedes have made a “reasonable step” with the new car the team unveiled on Monday. Russell said the W16 E was “going to be a significant change” from last year. Mercedes won four races in 2024, two each for Russell

Aston Martin Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin start the new season “in a much better place” than they ended a difficult 2024 as they launch their new car. New team principal and chief executive officer Andy Cowell said the car’s aerodynamic package is “close to 100% new” in

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 2 hours ago Carlos Sainz has become a director of the Formula 1 drivers’ body the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association. The 30-year-old Spaniard, who has moved from Ferrari to Williams for this season, fills the vacancy left by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who retired from F1 at the

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 1 hour ago Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari have “absolutely every ingredient to win” as the team launched the car he hopes will take him to an eighth world title. Hamilton and team-mate Charles

Getty Images 19 February 2025, 00:32 GMT Formula 1 held its 75th anniversary season launch event at London’s O2 Arena with all 10 teams showcasing their liveries for 2025 alongside the drivers. It was an action-packed event full of glamour, comedy and music – and featured Lewis Hamilton’s first public appearance as a Ferrari driver…

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the O2 Arena 4 hours ago 224 Comments Lewis Hamilton made his first global appearance as a Ferrari driver as Formula 1 launched its 2025 season with a glitzy, ground-breaking show at London’s O2 Arena. Hamilton, whose first laps in a Ferrari were watched at the team’s test

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the 02 Arena 18 February 2025, 16:07 GMT 464 Comments Updated 1 hour ago George Russell says he has “no intention” of speaking to Max Verstappen to clear the air following their

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 18 February 2025 311 Comments Formula 1 is to try to spice up the Monaco Grand Prix by forcing drivers to make at least two pit stops. Criticism has been growing in recent years that the historic race has become pedestrian, because overtaking is close to impossible on the

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Lorraine McKenna BBC Sport Journalist at the 02 Arena 18 February 2025 Andrea Kimi Antonelli says he had a week “like hell” in the build-up to his debut season in Formula 1 – but not because of

Britain’s Oliver Bearman talks to BBC Sport’s Natalie Pirks as he prepares for his first full season in Formula 1. Bearman, who will not be 20 until May, signed a multi-year agreement with the Haas team after making his debut as a replacement for Ferrari last year when Carlos Sainz was ruled out with appendicitis.