Formula 1

Getty Images Chris Peddy BBC Sport Cameron Anderson-Jones BBC Local Radio 50 minutes ago With two podium finishes in a lightning start to the Formula 3 season, British teenager Arvid Lindblad’s full-throttle racing is propelling him towards fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver. Since first stepping into a go-kart aged five,
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Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 29 minutes ago Nico Hulkenberg will join the Sauber team for the 2025 season before their transformation into the factory Audi team in 2026. The 36-year-old German is the first driver to sign for Audi as they build up to their debut season in Formula 1. Their other prime
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Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 17 minutes ago Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner. Newey, regarded as the greatest Formula 1 designer in history, has told Red Bull he wants to move on, BBC Sport has learned. The
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Toto Wolff has again discussed the prospect of signing Max Verstappen for next season, saying “everyone is waiting to see what he is going to do”. But Red Bull team principal Christian Horner criticised Wolff, asking why the Dutch driver would leave his team to drive for
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Max Verstappen annihilated the competition to win the Chinese Grand Prix. The Dutchman was in a league of his own again – even over his team-mate Sergio Perez – in a race punctuated by two mid-race safety cars in quick succession. Safety cars broke up Red Bull’s
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he intends to “have some fun” in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after qualifying down in 18th place. The seven-time champion’s worst qualifying since crashing at the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix was caused by a mistake at the Turn 14 hairpin. Hamilton said:
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Getty Images By Andrew Benson BBC F1 correspondent Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll topped the times at the end of a practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix that offered few clues as to the weekend ahead. He was 0.327 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third from team-mate Sergio Perez
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