Formula 1

Getty Images 1 hour ago The US-based Haas team have signed Alpine driver Esteban Ocon on a multi-year contract for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Ocon, 27, made his debut in F1 in 2016 and picked up his first and only race win at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. Last week Haas announced their decision

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 5 hours ago Andreas Seidl has been removed as head of Audi’s Formula 1 project and replaced by former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto. The decision to replace Seidl, after 19 months in the role of chief executive officer, comes amid concerns about the progress of the Sauber team

BBC Sport 47 minutes ago Team orders were the main talking point of the Hungarian Grand Prix after Lando Norris handed back the race lead to team-mate Oscar Piastri, setting up the Australian’s maiden Formula 1 victory. BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions following the eventful race at the Hungaroring. At one

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 41 minutes ago Lando Norris agonised over whether to hand victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix back to team-mate Oscar Piastri but said it was the “fair” and “honest” thing to do. The Briton spent 20 laps debating the move with his team, as the drivers raced

Getty Images 21 July 2024 Round 14 of the 2024 Formula 1 season heads to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix from 27-28 July – the final race before the summer break. Last time out in Hungary, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri secured his maiden grand prix victory after Lando Norris handed back the race lead following

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 1 hour ago Max Verstappen says Red Bull “need to do a better job” and he sees no need to apologise for a series of bad-tempered radio messages during the Hungarian Grand Prix. The world champion repeatedly criticised his team over the radio, often using swear words,

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 2 hours ago Oscar Piastri took his maiden grand prix victory in a McLaren one-two ahead of Lando Norris in a dramatic race in Hungary, amid a heated row over team orders. Behind them, in a race full of see-sawing action, old rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 52 minutes ago Comments Pole-sitter Lando Norris says he has nothing to prove in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, despite not having won since his maiden victory in Miami in May. Norris said a one-two on the grid with team-mate Oscar Piastri alongside him and ahead of championship

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Hungaroring 2 hours ago Comments Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two ahead of Max Verstappen in an action-packed qualifying session at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Norris edged out his team-mate by 0.022 seconds and Verstappen by just 0.046secs in a session which featured changing conditions

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Hungaroring 47 minutes ago Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz led Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in first practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ferrari were using an upgraded floor aimed at resolving aerodynamic problems the team have experienced in recent races, and Sainz was 0.276 seconds clear of the world

Reuters Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 39 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton says Ralf Schumacher’s decision to come out as gay “sends such a positive message” but that Formula 1 needs to make more progress on inclusivity. Schumacher, who raced in F1 from 1997 to 2007 and won six grands prix, said in a social media post

Getty Images 18 July 2024 Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent The US-based Haas team have decided to drop Kevin Magnussen for the 2025 Formula 1 season. The team’s announcement of Magnussen’s departure does not reveal who will replace him as the team-mate of Briton Oliver Bearman next season. However, BBC Sport has been told that Esteban

PA Media Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Charles Leclerc says when Ferrari told him Lewis Hamilton would be joining the team next year, his first thought was: ‘What an opportunity.’ Seven-time champion Hamilton will be Leclerc’s third team-mate in what will be his seventh season at Ferrari, following four-time champion Sebastian Vettel and

BBC Sport 1 hour ago After a two-week break, we move into the second half of the Formula 1 season with the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Mercedes have won the past two races, through George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has a commanding lead in the drivers’ championship. BBC Sport

Reuters 3 hours ago It’s the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend as round 13 of the 2024 Formula 1 season takes place at the Hungaroring near Budapest. Last time out, Lewis Hamilton won his first grand prix since 2021, holding off championship leader Max Verstappen in a thrilling wet-dry British Grand Prix. Hamilton’s victory –

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago Formula 1 has announced the six grands prix which will host events in the sprint format in 2025. The races, which feature a shorter race on the Saturday before the main event on the Sunday, start with the second grand prix of the season in China

44 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton won a race-long fight with Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at a gripping, wet-dry British Grand Prix to claim his first victory since December 2021. His success broke the record of the most race victories at a single track, claiming nine wins at Silverstone. There is a week-long break before

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 6 minutes ago Enrico Cardile is leaving his role as Ferrari’s chassis technical director, the Italian team have announced. A Ferrari statement said the move came as a result of Cardile “leaving the company”. BBC Sport reported last week that Cardile has signed to join Aston Martin, where he