Formula 1

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dominated a wet-dry Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to revive his title hopes as rival Charles Leclerc threw away third place with a costly error. The Ferrari driver was pushing to try to pass Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez after a late pit stop when he lost control at the Variante Alta chicane

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen caught and passed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with two laps to go to win the sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The result gives the world champion pole position for the start of the main race on Sunday, and reduces his deficit in the championship to 45 points. Verstappen started

Mercedes driver George Russell emerged fastest from the final practice session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who starts Saturday’s sprint race from pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, was seventh fastest. Russell headed Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Practice was run in dry

Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to pole position in an incident-packed qualifying session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. There were five red flags in a rain-affected session and Verstappen ended up 0.8 seconds quicker than Leclerc. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton qualified only 11th and 13th before the rain came down in Mercedes’ least

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari one-two ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in a wet first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Leclerc was 0.877 seconds quicker than Carlos Sainz, with Verstappen 1.465secs behind the championship leader. Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher were fourth and fifth ahead of the second Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton said it would be a “dream” to be part of “something great” at Chelsea after backing Sir Martin Broughton’s bid to buy the Premier League club. “Chelsea is one of the biggest teams in the world,” said Hamilton. “When I heard about the opportunity, I was like wow, this is a great opportunity

Charles Leclerc says he and Max Verstappen “hated” each other at one point when they were younger because of their fierce rivalry. Ferrari’s Leclerc and Red Bull’s Verstappen have contested the win in all three races so far this season. Leclerc said: “It is going to be very close. It has always been very close.

Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams are among the investors backing Sir Martin Broughton’s bid to buy Chelsea. The Broughton consortium is one of three groups in the running to purchase the Premier League club for £2.5bn. As first reported by Sky, seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton – an Arsenal fan – and 23-time Grand Slam

Carlos Sainz has signed a new contract with Ferrari until the end of 2024. The Spaniard joined Ferrari in 2021 as team-mate to Charles Leclerc and has impressed with his speed, consistency and collaborative philosophy. His new deal means his contract is as long as that of Leclerc, who signed a five-year deal before the

Charles Leclerc looked like a future world champion from very early in his Formula 1 career and that potential is becoming very real after his dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Ferrari driver’s second win in three races has moved him into a 46-point lead over the only man who at this

Britain’s George Russell described his position in the drivers’ championship standings as “crazy” after moving into second place with his podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix. This year’s Mercedes has lacked the outright pace of the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull over the first three races of the season as the team battles

Charles Leclerc took a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix to move into a commanding position in the World Championship. The Ferrari driver was in total control of the race when his main rival Max Verstappen retired with a technical failure on his Red Bull at two-thirds distance. Verstappen is 46 points – almost

Lewis Hamilton says the problems with his Mercedes car are so bad that he is not enjoying driving it this season. The seven-time world champion qualified fifth for the Australian Grand Prix and would have been seventh had it not been for problems affecting Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Alpine’s Fernando Alonso. Hamilton was a second

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc grabbed pole from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the end of a dramatic qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. The final session was interrupted by a red flag following a crash for Fernando Alonso’s Alpine after an apparent hydraulic failure robbed him of a strong showing. Leclerc had just set the

Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Friday practice at the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc ended the session 0.245 seconds ahead of the Dutchman, who appeared to have the potential to go faster had it not been for traffic and some errors. The second Ferrari of Carlos Sainz was 0.398secs off the pace in

World Championship leader Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari team will be at a disadvantage compared with rivals Red Bull at the Australian Grand Prix. Melbourne’s Albert Park track has been modified for Formula 1’s return to Australia for the first time in two years and is now much faster than it used to be. “Overall

Former Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin, who lost his job with Haas after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has spoken to the BBC Hardtalk programme about sanctions against Russian sportsmen and women. The 23-year-old was dismissed by his US-based team days before the EU included him and his oligarch father, Dmitry Mazepin, on a list of

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will begin his Formula 1 season at the Australian Grand Prix after recovering from Covid-19. Reserve driver Nico Hulkenberg replaced Vettel in the Aston Martin, but was unable to score any points, finishing 17th in Bahrain and 12th in Saudi Arabia. Vettel, 34, will line up alongside team-mate Lance Stroll