Formula 1

Haas Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 4 July 2024, 09:00 BST Comments Updated 53 minutes ago Oliver Bearman will become the fourth British driver on the Formula 1 grid next season after signing to race for the US-based Haas team. The 19-year-old, who impressed in finishing seventh on his F1 debut for Ferrari at this year’s

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 24 minutes ago Lando Norris says he will try to work out a way to prevent another on-track clash with Max Verstappen following their collision while battling for victory at the Austrian Grand Prix. “We want to race hard and we both know that,” the McLaren driver said in

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Alpine have signed senior engineers from Red Bull and Ferrari as part of a restructure aimed at moving the team towards the front of the grid. The three engineers started work for Alpine this week in the roles of chief aerodynamicist, head of vehicle performance and

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 48 minutes ago Former Mercedes Formula 1 engine chief Andy Cowell is to join Aston Martin as their new group chief executive officer. The 55-year-old Briton masterminded the production of the engine with which Mercedes became the most successful team in Formula 1 history from 2014-21. The role puts

2 hours ago Comments George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided in a fight for the lead. It was a controversial climax to a battle over several laps as each complained about the other’s driving. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished second and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third. Next up

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 1 hour ago Lando Norris accused Max Verstappen, his friend and now closest rival, of unfair driving that was “just a bit reckless” and “a little bit desperate”, after a no-holds-barred battle for victory at the Austrian Grand Prix ended in a collision that

Getty Images 30 June 2024 Round 12 of the 2024 Formula 1 season heads to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix from 5-7 July. At the Red Bull Ring, George Russell delivered Mercedes’ first win since 2022 after a collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris while they were fighting for the lead of the

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 54 minutes ago George Russell won the Austrian Grand Prix after a collision between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris while they were fighting for the lead. Verstappen was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Norris after he moved over on the

EPA 4 hours ago Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda has been fined 40,000 euros (£33,900) for using an offensive comment about a rival in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old RB driver used an expletive and a slur against disabled people towards Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu over the team radio, which meant he was hauled

Getty Images 4 hours ago Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in an imperious performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris. Fresh from winning a fight with Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race earlier on Saturday,

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 32 minutes ago Max Verstappen says the latest dispute between his father and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is “not nice” and “could have been avoided”. Jos pulled out of a parade of historic Formula 1 cars planned at the Austrian Grand Prix

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 23 minutes ago Max Verstappen fought off an early onslaught from the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Norris challenged Verstappen hard in the early laps before losing second place to Piastri as

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 3 hours ago Max Verstappen edged out Lando Norris by just 0.093 seconds to take pole position for the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen, the last of the front-runners to cross the line, despite being unhappy with his tyres as a

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 36 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in practice at the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. McLaren’s Lando Norris, who has been Verstappen’s most consistent challenger over the past five races, was on a quick lap but ran

Getty Images Andrew Benson Formula 1 correspondent 3 hours ago McLaren’s Lando Norris says he is searching for perfection in his quest to consistently beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Formula 1. Norris has been a close second behind Verstappen in the last two races in Canada and Spain and feels he and McLaren need

Getty Images 27 June 2024, 11:22 BST Updated 1 minute ago Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension with Alpine and Lance Stroll has agreed a deal to stay at Aston Martin. Both drivers will remain until “2025 and beyond”, said their teams, who have not revealed the exact length of the contracts. Frenchman Gasly,

Getty Images 55 minutes ago Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent Police have advised the Mercedes Formula 1 team that no criminal offences were committed by the sender of an email that claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car had been “sabotaged”. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff referred the anonymous email to the police after it was sent to him,

2 hours ago Max Verstappen prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium finish of the year for Mercedes in third, ahead of George Russell, as Britons finished second, third and fourth. Charles Leclerc was fifth, leading home Ferrari team-mate