Formula 1

There’s a simplicity to the thick forests and endless lakes of Finland – which are a source of great pride to its people. You can see that in Valtteri Bottas’ eyes when he talks about the sense of calm they bring to him. That geography is why so many of the Finnish sporting greats, such

Audi has chosen Sauber as the team with which it will enter Formula 1 from the 2026 season. In a long-expected deal, the German car giant is set to buy a stake in the Swiss team, making it Audi’s factory entrant. Audi is designing an engine for its entry, which coincides with the introduction of

Fernando Alonso says a penalty he received in the United States Grand Prix raises questions about the direction of the sport under governing body the FIA. A protest by Alonso’s Alpine team against the decision to demote him out of the points after he finished seventh in a damaged car will be heard on Thursday.

Max Verstappen fought back to pass Lewis Hamilton to win a dramatic United States Grand Prix and equal the record for victories in a season. Verstappen was controlling the race until a delay at his final pit stop handed the lead to Hamilton and also dropped the Red Bull driver behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. The

Red Bull say their talks with Formula 1’s governing body over breaching the budget cap are on hold following the death of co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz. It has offered Red Bull an “accepted breach agreement”. However, team principal Christian Horner still insists that the team were were “significantly below the cap”. A statement from Red Bull

The emotion was unmistakable in Max Verstappen’s face and voice as he paid tribute to Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz after qualifying at the United States Grand Prix. Mateschitz, who died earlier on Saturday at the age of 78, leaves a giant legacy in Formula 1 as well as in global business, as the man

Carlos Sainz took pole position for the United States Grand Prix, beating Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Sainz beat Leclerc by 0.065 seconds and Verstappen by 0.092secs, but the world champion will be second on the grid because Leclerc has a 10-place penalty. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who has a five-place

Red Bull co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz, a major global business figure as a result of his energy drinks empire, has died aged 78. Mateschitz was the driving force behind the establishment of what became the global market leader in energy drinks. He used the fortune created by that to set up a Formula 1 team that

Red Bull have accused their rivals of waging a “concerted campaign for a draconian penalty” for them breaking Formula 1’s budget cap. Team principal Christian Horner said that “what is in contention is a couple of hundred thousand dollars” in the team’s financial submissions for 2021. Governing body the FIA has offered Red Bull a

American Logan Sargeant will race for Williams next year as long as he qualifies for a Formula 1 driver’s ‘super-licence’. The plan for Sargeant’s F1 debut in 2023 as Alex Albon’s team-mate was confirmed by Williams team principal Jost Capito. “We feel he’s ready to race in F1 and on the condition he has enough

Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc headed the two Friday practice sessions at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Sainz led Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who clinched his second title at the last race in Japan, by 0.224 seconds in the first session. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was third, 0.475secs off the pace,

Formula 1 is working on a new women’s racing category aimed at opening up pathways for female drivers to the top of the sport. The idea is for it to complement the W Series, which curtailed its season early after financial difficulties. The plan is for the new series to launch as early as next

Formula 1’s governing body the FIA has admitted it made mistakes in the deployment of a recovery vehicle on track during the Japanese Grand Prix. A review has concluded: “In hindsight, it would have been prudent to delay the deployment of the recovery vehicles.” The FIA will also amend the rules to avoid the confusion

Lewis Hamilton says the future of Formula 1’s budget cap depends on the punishment Red Bull are given for breaching it last year. Red Bull committed a “minor” breach of the $145m (£114m) cap last year, governing body the FIA has said. Hamilton said: “If they are relaxed with these rules, all the teams will

McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown has written a letter to governing body the FIA in which he says Red Bull breaking the budget cap “constitutes cheating”. Brown calls for penalties that will hit Red Bull financially and on the track. “Any team who have overspent have gained an unfair advantage both in the current and

IndyCar driver Alex Palou will drive a McLaren in first practice at next weekend’s US Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Spaniard, the 2021 IndyCar champion, will drive Daniel Ricciardo’s car at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. IndyCar driver, Mexican Pato O’Ward, will drive a McLaren at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, also

Red Bull have been found guilty of breaking Formula 1’s budget cap by the sport’s governing body, the FIA. Red Bull exceeded the $145m (£114m) limit during 2021, the FIA said, adding that the offence was “minor”, the lower of the two categories of breach. This means the team exceeded the cap by less than

It was, Max Verstappen acknowledged, a “weird, confusing and quite funny” way of winning a world championship. The Red Bull driver had won the Japanese Grand Prix – but he and pretty much everyone else in Formula 1 thought he had not quite done enough to seal a second world title just yet. Only for