Formula 1

Formula 1 has condemned three-time world champion Nelson Piquet for using racially abusive language about Lewis Hamilton. The 69-year-old Brazilian, who won the world title in 1981, 83 and 87, used a racially offensive term in referring to Hamilton on a Brazilian podcast. An F1 statement said: “Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any

Formula 1 has developed a synthetic sustainable fuel to be introduced in 2026 as part of its programme to be net-zero carbon by 2030. Synthetic fuels are manufactured by an industrial process and emit in their burning only the carbon that was taken out of the atmosphere to make them. The fuel can be used

French driver Pierre Gasly will continue to race for the Alpha Tauri team in the 2023 season. The 26-year-old has 16 points from nine races this season, with his highest finish coming when he finished fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “I have been with this team for five years now,” said Gasly, who won

Red Bull have suspended their test and reserve driver Juri Vips after he used offensive language in an online gaming stream. Red Bull said the 21-year-old Estonian would not conduct any team duties “with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident”. He used a racist slur in a live-streamed game he was playing

Lewis Hamilton says his podium at the Canadian Grand Prix has given him hope that Mercedes can return to competitiveness this year. The seven-time champion had not scored a podium since the first race of the season and his result in Montreal ended a run of difficult races. “It has given me a lot of

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen held off a late challenge from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix. The two started the final 15 laps nose to tail after a late safety car but, despite heavy pressure from Sainz, Verstappen held on with older tyres. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has accused rivals of “pitiful” and “disingenuous” behaviour in the row over cars bouncing in Formula 1. Wolff had a bust-up with Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto in a team principals’ meeting on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix. And afterwards he said they were guilty of

Fernando Alonso said his aim was to lead Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix after taking his first front-row start for 10 years. The 40-year-old qualified second behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in the wet in Montreal for his best qualifying result since taking pole in Germany in 2012. He said: “The goal is to lead the

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a wet qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix with Alpine’s Fernando Alonso a surprise second. Verstappen was in control throughout the session as the track started wet and progressively dried and ended up 0.645 seconds clear of the field. Alonso took his first front-row grid slot since

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has suffered the latest of a series of blows to his title hopes with a grid penalty for excessive engine usage. Ferrari have fitted a third electronics control unit at the Canadian Grand Prix, triggering an automatic 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race. Teams may use only two electronics units per driver

Charles Leclerc has avoided a grid penalty on the first day of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend despite his engine failure at the last race. Leclerc is flirting with the limits on the maximum permitted number of components for a season after two engine-related retirements in the past three races. Ferrari fitted a series of

Mercedes driver George Russell says changes aimed at addressing Formula 1’s “bouncing” problem are “more of a sticking plaster than the solution”. This came after drivers urged the FIA to take action because of concerns the problem was risking their health. And Russell said that “bigger conversations are definitely needed” to find a comprehensive solution.

A Formula 1 race in South Africa is not an expensive luxury but would provide wider benefits, says the man bidding for the sport’s return to the country. Warren Scheckter, the nephew of Africa’s only F1 champion Jody Scheckter, who won the title in 1979, is involved in negotiations as chief executive of South African

Formula 1’s governing body the FIA says it is taking steps on safety grounds to reduce the high-speed bouncing that has affected drivers this season. The FIA has now issued a technical directiveexternal-link to teams setting out how it plans to tackle ‘porpoising’. The ninth round of the 2022 season takes place in Canada this

Formula 1 has struck a new contract to race at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne until 2035. The deal is a 10-year extension on the existing contract, which had been due to expire in 2025. It will extend the race’s stay on the calendar to nearly 40 years. Melbourne faced opposition from rival bids,

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has warned ‘porpoising’ in Formula 1 is “getting quite serious” and believes it could cause injuries to drivers. New designs to the cars for 2022 cause bouncing as they travel down straights. Lewis Hamilton said after Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix he was “worried” about the Canadian Grand Prix because of

Formula 1 is closing in on a deal for the return of a race in South Africa next year. F1 president Stefano Domenicali flew to South Africa from Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix to meet with representatives of the Kyalami circuit. Insiders say an agreement is some weeks from completion but the target is to secure

Lewis Hamilton says he will be at the Canadian Grand Prix and “wouldn’t miss it for the world” despite experiencing pain in Sunday’s race in Baku. The Briton had said he was “worried” about the upcoming race in Montreal following what he described as “the toughest race” of his career. “Yesterday was tough and I