Formula 1

Getty Images 4 hours ago Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in an imperious performance to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lando Norris. Fresh from winning a fight with Norris and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race earlier on Saturday,

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 32 minutes ago Max Verstappen says the latest dispute between his father and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is “not nice” and “could have been avoided”. Jos pulled out of a parade of historic Formula 1 cars planned at the Austrian Grand Prix

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 23 minutes ago Max Verstappen fought off an early onslaught from the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Norris challenged Verstappen hard in the early laps before losing second place to Piastri as

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 3 hours ago Max Verstappen edged out Lando Norris by just 0.093 seconds to take pole position for the sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen, the last of the front-runners to cross the line, despite being unhappy with his tyres as a

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at the Red Bull Ring 36 minutes ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in practice at the Austrian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. McLaren’s Lando Norris, who has been Verstappen’s most consistent challenger over the past five races, was on a quick lap but ran

Getty Images Andrew Benson Formula 1 correspondent 3 hours ago McLaren’s Lando Norris says he is searching for perfection in his quest to consistently beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Formula 1. Norris has been a close second behind Verstappen in the last two races in Canada and Spain and feels he and McLaren need

Getty Images 27 June 2024, 11:22 BST Updated 1 minute ago Pierre Gasly has signed a contract extension with Alpine and Lance Stroll has agreed a deal to stay at Aston Martin. Both drivers will remain until “2025 and beyond”, said their teams, who have not revealed the exact length of the contracts. Frenchman Gasly,

Getty Images 55 minutes ago Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent Police have advised the Mercedes Formula 1 team that no criminal offences were committed by the sender of an email that claimed Lewis Hamilton’s car had been “sabotaged”. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff referred the anonymous email to the police after it was sent to him,

2 hours ago Max Verstappen prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium finish of the year for Mercedes in third, ahead of George Russell, as Britons finished second, third and fourth. Charles Leclerc was fifth, leading home Ferrari team-mate

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Lando Norris still has hopes of challenging Max Verstappen for the Formula 1 title this year despite losing out to the Red Bull driver in a grand prix he felt he should have won for a second consecutive time. The McLaren driver crossed the line at

Getty Images 23 June 2024 Round 11 of the Formula 1 season heads to the Red Bull Ring for the Austrian Grand Prix from 28-30 June. In Barcelona, Max Verstappen secured his third consecutive Spanish Grand Prix victory as he prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with Lando Norris. McLaren’s Norris, who started on pole,

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 23 June 2024, 15:41 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago Red Bull’s Max Verstappen prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Verstappen’s seventh victory in 10 races this year hinged on a decisive opening phase of the race from the

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 14 minutes ago Lando Norris said it took “an amazing lap, my best lap by a long way” to finally take a pole position for McLaren this year. Norris has a victory already this year, and could possibly have one or two more. But a grand prix pole had

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 22 June 2024, 16:14 BST Comments Updated 21 minutes ago McLaren’s Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix in a gripping qualifying session. Verstappen had appeared out of reach when he improved his own time, which was already fastest, by more

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 21 June 2024, 13:39 BST Comments Updated 18 minutes ago Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull looked closely matched. The seven-time champion was just 0.022 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with McLaren’s Lando Norris

PA Media Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 21 June 2024 Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has rejected claims in an anonymous email that Lewis Hamilton’s car has been “sabotaged” by the team this year. The letter, which claims to be written by a Mercedes team member, was sent to senior figures in Formula 1 including Wolff

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 38 minutes ago Former Renault Formula 1 team boss Flavio Briatore has been appointed executive adviser to the Alpine team. The move marks the return of the 74-year-old to the team from which he was forced to resign in 2009 in the wake of the controversy over the fixing

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 6 minutes ago McLaren’s Lando Norris says the hopes of catching Max Verstappen in the World Championship this year have grown in recent races. Norris acknowledged that beating the Red Bull driver would be “tough” because Verstappen “doesn’t have a weakness”. But he added: “There is more chance and