Formula 1

Reigning champion Jamie Chadwick won her third consecutive race this season in the W Series at Silverstone. The 24-year-old Briton beat Finn Emma Kimilainen to the chequered flag, extending her lead in the all-female series with Jenner Racing. Kimilainen and Britain’s Abbi Pulling clashed on the final lap in the battle for second, with Kimilainen

Lewis Hamilton set the second-fastest time in practice at the British Grand Prix to encourage his struggling Mercedes team at his home race. He was 0.176 seconds slower than pace-setter Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, and ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Mercedes introduced several aerodynamic upgrades at Silverstone that they hope will

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas headed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in an inconclusive wet first practice session at the British Grand Prix. They were the only two drivers to set a lap time on dry-weather tyres at the before it was curtailed by a red flag caused by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll. The Canadian lost control on

British McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris sits seventh in the F1 world title standings having scored one podium so far this season. Here he talks about why he loves the British Grand Prix, strange fan requests, golf and Monaco. British fans are just much cooler and much better than other fans… I grew up

Formula 1’s governing body has acted to limit the amount cars can “bounce” on safety grounds. The moves comes after the drivers collectively asked the FIA to intervene on the topic, which has arisen as a result of new rules this year. The FIA has determined a metric that defines the maximum amount of bouncing

Lewis Hamilton has called for “older voices” with offensive views to be refused a platform on which to make comments. Mercedes driver Hamilton said: “Discrimination is not something we should be giving a platform. “We need people to be bringing people together.” He added: “We are all the same and the comments we are seeing

The British Racing Drivers’ Club has suspended Nelson Piquet’s membership following his racist comments about Lewis Hamilton. The BRDC, which owns Silverstone, said it “noted” the apology from Piquet. Its statement said that the BRDC board had concluded Piquet’s “racially offensive language is unacceptable”. It added: “It is anticipated that the board will terminate Mr

Formula 1 says comments by the sport’s former boss Bernie Ecclestone on Vladimir Putin and racism are in “stark contrast” to “modern values”. On Thursday, Ecclestone said he would “take a bullet” for Russia’s president. The 91-year-old, who was removed as chief executive when US group Liberty Media bought F1 in 2017, added that the

Juri Vips has kept his seat in Formula 2 despite being sacked by backers Red Bull for using a racist slur. Vips was dropped from Red Bull’s driver programme and as their Formula 1 test and reserve driver after using offensive language during an online game. The Estonian’s Hitech team have decided to retain him

Nelson Piquet says his racially abusive remark about Lewis Hamilton was “ill thought out”. The 69-year-old said he “strongly condemned any suggestion the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin colour”. “I apologise wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis,” three-time world champion Piquet said.

Red Bull have terminated the contract of their test and reserve driver Juri Vips after he used offensive language in an online gaming stream. Red Bull suspended the 21-year-old Estonian last week after used a racist slur in a live-streamed game he was playing with fellow junior Liam Lawson. And on Tuesday they announced that

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