Formula 1

McLaren has called for changes to Formula 1’s rules to make it easier for teams to pursue sustainability. McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown says F1’s budget cap forces teams into pitching sustainability against competitiveness. He added any changes would need to be planned to ensure they did not create loopholes that allowed extra spending. “There

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been called off this weekend because of major flooding in the region. Discussions on Wednesday between local authorities and organisers of the race at Imola in Italy concluded that the event could not proceed safely. In addition, there was a desire not to dilute the efforts of emergency services

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari are “struggling like crazy” with a car they do not understand this year. Leclerc finished seventh in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, while team-mate Carlos Sainz dropped from third on the grid to finish fifth. “We have a car that is so incredibly difficult to be on the limit. We are very,

Max Verstappen arrived at the Miami Grand Prix determined to make amends for his defeat in Azerbaijan the previous weekend, and he left having made an emphatic statement of his superiority over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. The Mexican, by contrast, started the weekend in Florida expressing his confidence that he could keep up his

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in a class of his own as he carved through the field to win the Miami Grand Prix from ninth place on the grid. It was a masterful performance from the world champion, using an off-set tyre strategy to beat team-mate Sergio Perez, who started from pole position. Verstappen ran

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc combined forces to give Sergio Perez a massive present heading into Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Perez, six points behind Red Bull team-mate Verstappen after his top-drawer victory in Azerbaijan a week ago, finds himself on pole position. Verstappen is down in ninth and Leclerc seventh after both made critical errors

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took pole position for the Miami Grand Prix while team-mate and title rival Max Verstappen will start only ninth. Verstappen made a mistake on his first run in the final session and when Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed there was no time to resume the session. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso will join

McLaren have brought back former IndyCar champion Gil de Ferran in a consultant advisory role as part of their ongoing restructure. Team boss Andrea Stella worked with the Brazilian during McLaren’s last reconstruction process in 2018-20. Stella told BBC Sport that De Ferran had qualities in “identifying and supporting talents, large experience of racing and

Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes team “desperately” need car upgrades after a difficult Friday practice at the Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time champion was 0.928 seconds slower than Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, which set an imposing pace. Hamilton said: “It’s a kick in the guts and it’s a little bit difficult to take sometimes.” Mercedes

George Russell led Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Miami Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen down in fourth place. The Mercedes drivers benefited from runs late in the session to leap ahead of Verstappen, who was also pipped by Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari. Russell beat Hamilton by 0.212 seconds

Lewis Hamilton has criticised plans to expand a controversial law on sexual education in Florida. “It’s not good. At all,” Hamilton said. “I stand by the LGBTQ community here and hope they continue to push back.” Hamilton said he would race in Miami this weekend with a rainbow flag in support of LGBTQ+ rights on

George Russell says his spat with Max Verstappen after they collided at last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race was “all a little bit pathetic”. Verstappen swore at Russell as they argued in the pits after the incident. “He has had his fair share of giving moves like that and being tough and hard at

Sergio Perez says he will have to be “perfect” if he is to have a chance of beating Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen to the title this year. Perez is six points behind Verstappen heading into this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix and each has two wins. Perez said: “The only chance I have to beat

Fernando Alonso says Formula 1 should give its rules more time before taking action to try to fix the lack of on-track entertainment. But the two-time world champion added that Red Bull’s advantage over the field, the closeness of the rest of the cars and the fragility of tyres were all to blame. Alonso said:

Russian racing driver Nikita Mazepin has begun High Court action against Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to get British sanctions against him lifted. Mazepin and his father Dmitry were sanctioned by the UK, Canada and European Union in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin was deemed a close associate of Russian

Toto Wolff says Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “boring” and Formula 1 needs look at what to do about it. “It was not a thriller,” the Mercedes team principal said. “No overtaking, even with a big pace difference, made it not great entertainment. “Even if you are within 0.2secs, it is nearly impossible to overtake

Sergio Perez drove a consummate race with help from the safety car to beat Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Perez and Verstappen fought a long, flat out battle after the Mexican leapfrogged ahead by being able to save time by making his pit stop under the safety car. Perez

A defiant George Russell rejected Max Verstappen’s criticisms after the pair collided at the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race. The world champion hurled an insult at the Mercedes driver after a post-race discussion of the incident. “I was very surprised by how angry he was,” Russell said. “I am not just going