Formula 1

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 18 October 2024, 19:48 BST Comments Updated 1 hour ago Title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris ended the only practice session at the United States Grand Prix in third and fourth places. Carlos Sainz set the pace ahead of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Circuit

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 2 hours ago Max Verstappen says he will continue his stance of giving minimal answers in official Formula 1 news conferences at this weekend’s US Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver instigated his policy at the last race in Singapore after he was punished by governing body

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 3 minutes ago Comments Lando Norris says he and McLaren will be able to call 2024 a success even if they do not succeed in beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to the title. Norris heads into this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, the first of the final

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent in Austin 17 October 2024, 19:28 BST Updated 6 minutes ago Red Bull have confirmed that they have made changes to their car as a result of discussions with governing body the FIA. Rivals had alerted the FIA to a device in the Red Bull cockpit that they believed

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 1 hour ago Team principal James Vowles says Williams are “not out of the woods” despite an upturn in form in recent races. Williams, who finished seventh in the constructors’ championship in 2023, had a difficult start to the season, scoring points only twice in the first 15 grands

Lando Norris has been closing the gap to drivers’ championship leader Max Verstappen since the summer break but will he be able to overhaul the Dutchman over the final six races of 2024? BBC Sport analyses the Formula 1 title battle to examine what the McLaren driver needs to do, the factors that may help

BBC Sport 1 hour ago The Formula 1 season is heading towards a potentially thrilling climax with six races to decide the outcome of the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. Before this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions on the key topics in the sport. What would be seen

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 3 hours ago Comments Audi has an “enormous” task on its hands to turn its Sauber team into Formula 1 winners, says boss Mattia Binotto. Audi will enter F1 officially in 2026, but has been in control of Switzerland-based Sauber since earlier this year. Binotto, a former Ferrari team

Getty Images 15 minutes ago Following a four-week break, Formula 1 heads to Austin, Texas, for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas from 18-20 October. Lando Norris dominated the Singapore Grand Prix last month to take a further chunk out of Max Verstappen’s advantage in the drivers’ championship. This weekend

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 2 hours ago The FIA was wrong to “make a big story” out of the Max Verstappen swearing controversy, says former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner. The three-time world champion has been given community service by Formula 1’s governing body for swearing in a news conference at the Singapore

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 36 minutes ago Japanese car company Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after a 15-year absence in a partnership with the US-based Haas team. Toyota, which withdrew its own team from F1 at the end of 2009, has become Haas’ “technical partner”. A statement from Haas and Toyota said

Stefano Domenicali has been president and CEO of Formula 1 since January 2021. Born in the Italian motorsport heartland of Imola, he oversaw huge successes at Scuderia Ferrari as team principal from 2008-14. Leading F1 in to a new era of commercial opportunities, the 59-year-old spoke to BBC Sport’s Matt Warwick as part of the

Getty Images Matt Warwick F1 in 10 Years 40 minutes ago This season is turning out to be something of a classic in Formula 1. Thrilling battles and a prospective title showdown have helped to dissolve early season memories of Red Bull’s domination on track and controversy off it. But it also marks 30 years

Getty Images 55 minutes ago Welsh teenager Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development programme. The 19-year-old will drive in Formula E’s Women’s Test in Valencia, Spain, on 7 November and will then represent McLaren in the 2025 F1 Academy season, in an entry operated by Rodin Motorsport. Lloyd, whose family is from Pontypridd

BBC Sport 1 hour ago It’s just under two weeks before the United States Grand Prix from 18-20 October – the first of six races to decide the destiny of the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions about the key topics in the sport. We saw Max Verstappen take

Facebook As always, the Australian Grand Prix in 2006 was an eclectic buffet of fame and power – with everyone from actress Amanda Bynes to the Dutch Prime Minister, a 70s pop star, and the original Blue Wiggle treading pit lane. Unnoticed in a corner, making small talk with Italian driver Jarno Trulli and former

Getty Images Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent 35 minutes ago Formula 1 bosses have delayed a plan to host an end-of-season race for aspiring drivers until at least 2025. The idea, dubbed the ‘rookie race’, was to host a sprint-type event at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi to give young drivers a better opportunity to

BBC Sport 12 minutes ago Comments I understand drivers swearing in a race when emotions are high, but do Max Verstappen and others not think it’s wrong in a press conference? – Tom Everyone will have their own opinion on this topic. And it would be wrong to presume where the drivers stand on this