Formula 1

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s all-time record of 10 consecutive wins is “completely irrelevant”. Verstappen’s victory at Monza on Sunday means he surpassed his Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel’s run of nine straight victories in 2013, and accomplished something Mercedes did not during their period of domination between 2014

Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to return to the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix in two weeks’ time, says Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Reserve driver Liam Lawson has stepped in for Ricciardo at Alpha Tauri. “Singapore, I don’t think there’s any chance he’ll be ready for then. It would be optimistic for Japan,”

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen broke Ferrari’s valiant challenge to set an all-time record for consecutive wins with victory in the Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was held back by pole-winner Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari for 14 laps but his pressure paid off when an error from the Spaniard gave him his chance. Sainz locked his brakes

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix. Pole changed hands three times in the dying seconds of qualifying. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole from Sainz, who was fastest on the first runs, before Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went to the top

Sergio Perez crashed his Red Bull at the famous Parabolica corner in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix. It was the latest in a series of errors by the Mexican, whose hopes of a title challenge to team-mate Max Verstappen faded earlier this year. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest, by 0.019 seconds from McLaren’s

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen got his quest for a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory off to a good start at the Italian Grand Prix. The championship leader set the pace in first practice at the Monza circuit by 0.046 seconds from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Their team-mates Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were third and fourth. Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton says his decision to sign a new contract with Mercedes was motivated by the fact he and the team have “unfinished business” in Formula 1. Hamilton has been stuck on seven championships since then, and been forced to watch as Verstappen and his Red Bull team have swept all before them, having grasped

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will continue as Mercedes’ driver line-up for at least the next two years. Hamilton has signed a new contract that will extend his period with the team to 13 years and keep him in F1 well past his 40th birthday. And Russell, who joined Mercedes in 2022, has also signed

Ferrari have put Charles Leclerc through the mill in the past few years – and at times vice versa, too, it has to be said – but the driver some in Formula 1 believe to be the fastest of all over one lap says his commitment to a future with the Italian team is absolute.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived losing the lead in early rain and a red flag for a late torrential downpour to win a chaotic Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen equalled the all-time record of nine victories in a row and took his 11th win of the season to extend his championship lead to 138 points. A

Daniel Ricciardo will miss the Italian Grand Prix as a result of the broken hand he sustained in an accident at Zandvoort on Friday. Australian Ricciardo crashed his Alpha Tauri at the banked Hugenholz corner during the second practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Ricciardo had an

A wet-dry qualifying session on one of the most demanding circuits on the calendar tested all the Formula 1 drivers to their limits, but arguably the standout performance of Saturday at the Dutch Grand Prix was from the driver in fourth place on the grid. Behind a predictably stunning pole position by Max Verstappen, the

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position in a crash-strewn qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen headed Norris by 0.537 seconds in a one-lap shoot-out at the end of a dramatic session in drying conditions. Mercedes driver George Russell was third, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage only 13th.

Getty Images By Anna Holligan BBC News, Zandvoort The Dutch Grand Prix is a petrolhead event minus the petrol – but with plenty of bicycles. The Formula One (F1) event is taking place in a tiny coastal town which is locked down to visitors’ cars for the entire weekend, with many fans arriving by bicycle.

McLaren’s Lando Norris headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix. Norris was 0.023 seconds faster than the championship leader, who had a messy session with traffic on one fast lap and a mistake on another. Williams driver Alex Albon impressed with the third-fastest time, ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s upgraded

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in first practice at his home Dutch Grand Prix, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. The two-time world champion was 0.278 seconds ahead of Alonso, whose Aston Martin has an upgrade. But it was not all plain sailing for the Dutchman – he went off into the

BBC Sport presenter Jennie Gow says the “supportive” Formula 1 atmosphere will help her as she returns to the paddock at the Dutch Grand Prix. Gow, 46, suffered a serious stroke in December and has been raising awareness for stroke sufferers as part of her recovery. She has not featured in the BBC’s F1 radio

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says it will be “very, very difficult” to catch Red Bull before the end of the 2025 season, when the current set of Formula 1 regulations will change. Leclerc is one of only two non-Red Bull drivers to set a pole position this year, and Red Bull have won every race. Two-time