Formula 1

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

Max Verstappen clinched a second title in extraordinary circumstances after dominating a Japanese Grand Prix truncated by heavy rain. Verstappen headed Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who crossed the line second, was penalised for cutting the track and gaining an advantage on the last lap. There was confusion after

Formula 1 drivers and team principals condemned race officials for putting a recovery vehicle on track in wet conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi suffered fatal head injuries when he hit a similar recovery tractor. Pierre Gasly passed the truck at high speed on Sunday, and said: “I’m just extremely grateful that I am

Max Verstappen says he is “taking it day by day” in his quest for his now-inevitable second Formula 1 title, and Sunday could well be the time he can stop counting. The Red Bull driver starts the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, having edged out Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by just 0.01 seconds on Suzuka’s

Max Verstappen is in the perfect position to clinch a second world title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday by grabbing pole at Suzuka. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc just missed out on beating Verstappen’s earlier time with his final lap but the Red Bull driver held on by 0.01 seconds. Verstappen made an error on

Pierre Gasly will join Esteban Ocon in an all-French line-up at Alpine from 2023 while Dutchman Nyck de Vries replaces him at Alpha Tauri. The double move follows Fernando Alonso’s decision to leave Alpine for Aston Martin after they failed to meet his demands for a new deal. Gasly leaves Red Bull for the first

George Russell said he had “no idea” of the competitive order at the first Japanese Grand Prix in three years after topping a wet Friday practice. The Briton headed team-mate Lewis Hamilton to a Mercedes one-two on the first day of F1 running at Suzuka since 2019 as a result of the pandemic. Russell was

Lewis Hamilton says it is “imperative” that suitable punishments are meted out for any team found to have broken Formula 1’s budget cap. Hamilton said: “I like to think that if it’s being delayed, it’s because it’s being taken very seriously. “It would be bad for the sport if action wasn’t taken if there was