Formula 1

George Russell caught and passed Max Verstappen to take Mercedes’ first win of 2022 in a thrilling sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen and Russell found themselves in a scrap for the lead after quickly dispensing with shock polesitter Kevin Magnussen’s Haas after two laps. After several laps of wheel-to-wheel dicing, Russell

Kevin Magnussen caused a sensation at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by qualifying his Haas car on pole position for Saturday’s sprint race. The Dane, who returned to Formula 1 this season after a one-year hiatus, took his and his team’s first pole with a remarkable performance at Interlagos. Magnussen nailed the only dry lap

Formula 1 drivers are pushing for a change in the penalty points system to prevent drivers being banned from races for frivolous offences. Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly said before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix that he was “a bit embarrassed” to be two licence points off a mandatory one-race ban. Mercedes driver George Russell said:

Legendary Ferrari designer Mauro Forghieri has died at the age of 87. The Italian was an iconic figure who oversaw four Formula 1 drivers’ championships and seven constructors’ titles in his 27 years with the team. Forghieri was a true engineering all-rounder, creating innovations in chassis, engine and gearbox design. He designed some of Ferrari’s

Reigning Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne will join Aston Martin in 2023 as test and reserve driver. The former McLaren Formula 1 driver will share the role with Felipe Drugovich, the 2022 Formula 2 champion who joined in September. Vandoorne, 30, has been Mercedes reserve driver since 2019, after losing his McLaren race seat at

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen broke the record for wins in a season with a comfortable and controlled victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix. The world champion held off a challenge from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes in the first part of the race before pulling away to take his 14th win of the year. It moves

Lewis Hamilton has reacted to his old rival Fernando Alonso questioning the value of some of his championships. The Spaniard said in an interview with the Netherlands’ Telegraaf this week that a championship has “less value when you’ve only had to fight with your team-mate”. Hamilton then posted a picture on social media from 2007,

George Russell believes Mercedes have a “reasonable shot” of winning the Mexico City Grand Prix. That might not sound like the most overwhelming level of confidence, but in the context of a season Max Verstappen and Red Bull have taken almost total control of, it is really saying something. This has been a difficult year

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole for the Mexico City Grand Prix, fending off a challenge from Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes had one of their most competitive qualifying performances this year but Verstappen was too quick, taking pole by 0.304 seconds. Briton Russell held on to second place despite a mistake

Ferrari have unveiled their first works sportscar to compete at Le Mans for more than 50 years. The 499P was launched on Saturday for next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours race and World Endurance Championship. The sport introduced a new ‘hypercar’ class last year attracting several big manufacturers back to endurance racing. Ferrari chairman John

Ferrari say they are “not happy” with the penalty imposed on rivals Red Bull for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap. F1’s governing body the FIA said on Friday Red Bull had breached the cap in 2021 by £1.86m and imposed a $7m fine and 10% cut in aerodynamic research. Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies said

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was unhurt in a heavy crash in Friday practice at the Mexican Grand Prix. Leclerc lost control at the Esses and spun backwards into the barrier, bringing his session to an end and causing a red-flag for barrier repairs. His team-mate Carlos Sainz topped the first session, while Mercedes’ George Russell was

Red Bull have been hit with a $7m (£6.07m) fine and a 10% reduction in permitted aerodynamic research for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap. Governing body the FIA said that Red Bull had overspent by £1.86m in 2021. Their financial punishment is not a reduction in their permitted spend next year, when the budget cap

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner speaks to BBC sports news correspondent Laura Scott after the team was hit with a $7m (£6.07m) fine and a 10% reduction in permitted aerodynamic research for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap. Governing body, the FIA, said Red Bull had overspent by £1.86m in 2021. Their financial punishment is

Alpine have won their bid to overturn the penalty Fernando Alonso received in the United States Grand Prix. The two-time world champion was demoted out of the points after he finished seventh in a damaged car. US GP stewards upheld a protest by the Haas team despite it being posted after the permitted time limit

Red Bull’s punishment for breaking Formula 1’s budget cap will be revealed on Friday. The team have called a news conference at 17:30 BST at the Mexican Grand Prix to discuss their penalty. It is understood that the team have come to an “accepted breach agreement” with F1’s governing body the FIA. “We feel we

Mexico City has signed a new three-year deal to keep a Formula 1 Grand Prix until at least 2025. The first race under the new contract with the circuit Hermanos Rodriguez will take place on 27-29 October next year. Mexico returned to the calendar in 2015, after previous stints on the calendar in the 1960s

Lewis Hamilton thought he’d buried the ghosts of Abu Dhabi, but they all came rushing back with the revelation that Red Bull broke Formula 1’s budget cap last season. Losing a record eighth world title after an official freestyled with the rules was “definitely spirit-breaking, or soul-crushing, whatever you want to call it,” Hamilton says,