Formula 1

Getty Images 14 November 2024, 10:11 GMT Updated 53 minutes ago Monaco will continue to host Formula 1 races until at least 2031 after a new six-year deal was agreed. One of the sport’s most iconic and prestigious races, the Monaco Grand Prix has been an ever-present in the F1 calendar since 1955. There have

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 8 hours ago Formula 1 is to introduce a device to cool drivers when conditions become too extreme in hot weather. The move, which from next season will mandate a “driver cooling kit” when a heat hazard is declared, is a response to last year’s Qatar Grand Prix. Drivers

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 1 hour ago Greg Maffei is to step down from his role as president and chief executive officer of Formula 1 owner Liberty Media at the end of the year. The 64-year-old American has been pivotal in the development of F1 since US company Liberty bought its commercial rights

Getty Images Daniel Austin BBC Sport Senior journalist 13 November 2024 The Formula 1 race director is in charge of race operations at every grand prix during the season. They are responsible for a range of vital factors during the race weekend, including: sending out the safety car managing the marshals stationed around the circuit

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 12 November 2024, 14:17 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Niels Wittich has left his role as Formula 1’s race director with immediate effect. The German, a replacement for Michael Masi in 2022, “has stepped down from his position to pursue new opportunities,” the FIA said in a statement. He

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 31 minutes ago Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows has left his role with the Formula 1 team. The 50-year-old, who joined the team in 2022, will “remain with the group”, Aston Martin said. Executive director Bob Bell, a highly regarded and experienced design engineer who joined the team

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 12 November 2024 167 Comments The Renault-owned Alpine team will use Mercedes engines in Formula 1 from the 2026 season. The deal, which follows the decision in September to end Renault’s own engine programme in 2025, runs until at least the end of 2030. Alpine will also use Mercedes-supplied

BBC Sport 3 hours ago There are three rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 season remaining, with Max Verstappen on the verge of clinching a fourth successive drivers’ championship. Dutchman Verstappen leads Lando Norris by 62 points and the Briton needs to win at least three more points than him in Las Vegas next week

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 26 minutes ago Formula 1 drivers have urged the sport’s governing body to treat them like adults after Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were punished for swearing. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) has also criticised FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem for his “tone and language” when addressing the

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto has been signed to drive for the Audi-owned Sauber team next year. The 20-year-old, who is leading this year’s Formula 2 championship, will partner German veteran Nico Hulkenberg. The decision means that Sauber’s current drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, will not be

32 minutes ago Max Verstappen climbed up from 17th to claim a stunning victory at a heavily rain-affected Sao Paulo Grand Prix, as he took what seems to be a decisive grip on the drivers’ championship. Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Galsy joined him on the podium, while it was a difficult race for

Getty Images Alan Jewell BBC Sport 1 hour ago 243 Comments Max Verstappen produced a superb drive to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, coming through the field from 17th on the grid in treacherous conditions. The Dutchman described it as “definitely the best” of his 62 Formula 1 grand prix wins, but

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 38 minutes ago Lando Norris’ already slim world title hopes were crushed at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by a performance for the ages from Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver won from 17th on the grid. It was a masterclass, a day when he was head and shoulders

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 November 2024 2456 Comments Max Verstappen climbed up from 17th on the grid to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, one of his greatest victories taking him to the brink of a fourth world title. Rival Lando Norris of McLaren had a difficult race, finishing sixth after a

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 correspondent 3 November 2024, 12:32 GMT Updated 1 hour ago McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a chaotic, crash-strewn qualifying session in which Max Verstappen was 12th. The Red Bull driver has a five-place grid penalty for the grand prix later on Sunday so

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 November 2024, 20:16 GMT Updated 1 hour ago Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday as a result of heavy rain. Qualifying has been scheduled for 07:30 local time (10:30 UK) and the race moved forward by an hour and a half to

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 8 minutes ago Lando Norris took two points out of Max Verstappen’s championship lead with victory in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris was allowed through by team-mate Oscar Piastri two laps before the end of the race on team orders, after a tense four-way

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 November 2024 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been fined for swearing in a news conference after last weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix. The 27-year-old has been given a fine of 10,000 euros (£7,700), half of which is suspended on the condition he does not commit the same offence