Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton has announced plans to set up a commission in his name to increase diversity in motorsport. The world champion said he wants the Hamilton Commission to make “real, tangible and measurable change”. “Despite my success in the sport, the institutional barriers that have kept F1 highly exclusive persist,” he said in a column

Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi has been taken to hospital after an accident during a handbike relay in his native Italy. The 53-year-old was involved in a crash with a lorry in Pienza in Tuscany on Friday. He was taken by helicopter to Siena’s Le Scotte, where he is in a serious condition. Zanardi

Daniel Ricciardo says leaving Renault to join McLaren next season was “by no means an easy decision”. Ricciardo told the F1 podcast that his move was “not as clear” as his decision to leave Red Bull for Renault in 2018. “Without any races, you have to believe. It’s what pitch excites you more than the

Lewis Hamilton will have a faster car for the first race of the delayed Formula 1 season as a result of a number of upgraded parts. Hamilton has not driven the 2020 car since the end of testing in February. Mercedes technical director James Allison said they worked on getting developments designed in January, February

Charles Leclerc drove his Ferrari F1 car through the streets of Maranello as the Italian team fired up for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic halted track activity in March. Ferrari said the 22-year-old Monegasque was the first driver of the modern era to have driven an F1 car through their home town in

Formula E will conclude its delayed 2019-2020 season with six races across nine days. The three double-header races will take place on 5-6, 8-9 and 12-13 August at the Berlin Tempelhof circuit in Germany. Formula E suspended its regular season in March following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The races will be live across

Jamie Chadwick says she hopes the “stars will align” after a securing substantial backing to reach Formula 1. Chadwick signed for the Italian Prema team following support from Rodin Cars’ multi-millionaire boss David Dicker. The 22-year-old will compete in regional Formula 3 from this August, with the aim of rising up to International F3 and

Mercedes Formula 1 engine boss Andy Cowell is to leave the company. Cowell led Mercedes High Performance Powertrains through the development of the turbo hybrid engine with which the team have dominated F1 for seven years. The 51-year-old is leaving Mercedes to “seek a new engineering challenge”. Cowell will leave his role at the end

We’ve had drama, crashes, celebrities, real-life sackings – and now a ghost in the machine. It took until the final round of one of lockdown’s most high-profile racing series, but glitches hit Formula 1’s virtual esports grand prix on Sunday – leading to one racer vanishing completely. Williams’ George Russell won by a country mile

By Gary RoseBBC Sport Last updated on 14 June 202014 June 2020.From the section Formula 1 The return of Formula 1 is edging ever closer with the season finally due to get under way next month, but where does that leave the world of esports? When lockdowns were put in place throughout the world and

The Japanese, Singapore and Azerbaijan Grands Prix have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula 1 has tried to find a way to hold the races in 2020 but announced on Friday that was not possible in the uncertain global situation. The historic event at Suzuka is off as a result of Japan’s ban

By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 14 minutes ago14 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton has saluted the “positive steps” taken in the fight against racism as a result of the global protests of the past two weeks. The six-time F1 world champion said the death of George Floyd in police

By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Formula 1 Mercedes are conducting a two-day test at Silverstone this week in preparation for the resumption of the Formula 1 season next month. The world champions are running a two-year-old car, permitted by F1’s testing restrictions, so drivers can

By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 1 minute ago1 minute ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton has urged countries around the world to remove “racist symbols” after the toppling of the statue of a slave trader in Bristol. The world champion saluted anti-racism protesters for tearing down a monument to the 17th-century

Watch highlights as Mahindra’s Pascal Wehrlein takes a lights-to-flag victory in New York to win round seven of the Formula E Race At Home Challenge to take the lead of the championship with one race to go. WATCH MORE: Vandoorne dominates as Wehrlein fights back in Formula E Race At Home Challenge You can watch

Can you name every F1 driver to achieve pole position from 2000-2019? If the answer is yes – but you’d like their names to be in a tricky anagram form instead, then this is the quiz for you. Below is a list of the 23 drivers who have sat at the front of the grid

F1: Drivers could miss races if mechanics test positive, says Ross Brawn – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 6 minutes ago6 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 A driver could have to miss part of a race weekend if one of his mechanics tested positive

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton for speaking out on racism and diversity following the civil unrest in the USA. Hamilton said on Tuesday that he was “completely overcome with rage” at events following George Floyd’s death. Wolff said: “Lewis is a supporter of minorities. I learned a lot from him.