Formula 1

Fellow multiple world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after he announced his retirement. The four-time champion said on Thursday that he would step away from F1 at the end of this season. Hamilton and Alonso, whose careers have paralleled Vettel’s, both described him as “a legend of our

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is to retire from Formula 1 at the end of this season. The 35-year-old said the decision had been “difficult” and that he had “spent a lot of time thinking about it”. The German said he would “take more time to reflect on what I will focus on next” at

George Russell would be forgiven for feeling pretty pleased with himself. Twelve races into his Mercedes career, he has finished ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton seven times, and leads the most successful driver in history by 16 points. Russell, though, has high standards. He wants more. “Going up against the greatest driver of all time,

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said his performance was “just not good enough” after crashing out while leading the French Grand Prix. Max Verstappen seized on the error to seal a seventh win of the season and extend his lead over Leclerc in the drivers’ championship to 63 points. It is the latest in a series of

Charles Leclerc gifted Max Verstappen victory and a huge advantage in the World Championship by crashing out of the lead of the French Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver, in need of a good result to keep his title hopes alive, lost control at the Beausset right-hander two laps after the Red Bull had made its

Charles Leclerc beat title rival Max Verstappen to pole position at the French Grand Prix with help from his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz. Leclerc beat Verstappen by 0.304 seconds after Sainz, who has a grid penalty, gave him a slipstream on both laps in the final session. Ferrari nailed the slipstream tactics on the second

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start the French Grand Prix from the back of the grid as a result of penalties for excessive engine usage. The Spaniard’s demotion was confirmed on Saturday when Ferrari officially took a complete new engine, his fourth of the season, one more than allowed. That was added to the new electronics

Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari one-two in Friday practice at the French Grand Prix. The Ferrari drivers, separated by just 0.101 seconds, had a surprisingly large advantage over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who was 0.550secs back in third at Circuit Paul Ricard. But on race pace, the tables turned, with championship leader

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will have a grid penalty at the French Grand Prix for using too many engine parts. For now, he has only a 10-place penalty after using a third electronics control unit, one more than permitted. But following his engine fire in the Austrian Grand Prix, Ferrari are expected to take further parts

Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has called for spectators involved in offences of discriminatory abuse to be banned for life from Formula 1 events. His comments, and similar ones from colleagues, follow fans being subjected to racist, sexist and homophobic abuse at the last race in Austria. Perez said: “They are not welcome here. We

Sebastian Vettel says he wants to continue in Formula 1 next season. The four-time world champion, 35, is out of contract with Aston Martin at the end of the year and there has been speculation about his future. Speaking before this weekend’s French Grand Prix, Vettel said: “I am talking to the team. There is

Formula 1’s governing body has resisted pressure from teams to back down on its moves to limit the ‘bouncing’ of cars. Title contenders Red Bull and Ferrari were among those to object to the FIA’s attempts to control the amount cars can demonstrate the phenomenon. But an FIA statement said: “It is the responsibility and

Daniel Ricciardo says he is committed to Formula 1 and determined to stay with McLaren to the end of his contract next year. The Australian, 33, is contracted to McLaren until the end of 2023 but has been struggling to match the pace of team-mate Lando Norris this season. “I’m committed to McLaren until the

IndyCar driver Colton Herta says it remains his ambition to move to Formula 1 after completing a test for McLaren. The 22-year-old American drove the team’s 2021 car at Portimao in Portugal on Monday and Tuesday. Herta said: “It’s a goal of mine and has been for a while. There have been instances when I

Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has formally left motorsport’s governing body, the FIA. Masi has “decided to leave the FIA and relocate to Australia to be closer to his family and take on new challenges”. There was no mention of the Abu Dhabi controversy in the FIA statement. Masi’s failure to follow the

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following an investigation into overseas assets believed to be worth more than £400m. The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge follows an investigation by HMRC. “The CPS has authorised a charge against Bernard Ecclestone,” it said. The CPS said the charge

IndyCar driver Colton Herta is to test for McLaren this week. The American, one of the most highly regarded drivers in the US-based single-seater series, is a potential candidate for a future McLaren seat. Herta, 22, will drive a 2021 McLaren at Portimao in Portugal – where grand prix were held in 2020 and 2021

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc passed title rival Max Verstappen three times on his way to a commanding victory in the Austrian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz was on course to make it a Ferrari one-two before he suffered an engine failure with 14 laps to go – the latest in a series for Ferrari. Leclerc faced a