Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel says the controversy over last year’s title-decider shows Formula 1 needs to focus on sport rather than entertainment. Lewis Hamilton lost out to Max Verstappen in the championship after the rules were overridden in Abu Dhabi to ensure the race did not finish behind a safety car. Four-time F1 champion Vettel, 34, said:

Red Bull have launched the new car they hope will enable Max Verstappen to retain the world drivers’ title. Verstappen said he was “recharged” and looking forward to getting behind the wheel of a car designed to a new rules aimed at producing closer racing. Team principal Christian Horner said: “Now we have the number

The FIA says it knows about radio messages from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that have raised fresh questions about last year’s title-decider. The messages seem to be further evidence of race director Michael Masi reacting to Red Bull’s suggestions as to how to end a safety-car period. And Masi echoes Red Bull’s language in

Lando Norris has signed a new contract to stay at McLaren until the end of 2025. The 22-year-old, one of the stars of last season, said the move was “a very strong message” about his faith in McLaren’s potential. Norris said: “We know it is not going be quick – there are things we need

Lewis Hamilton has been at the Mercedes factory this week as the team builds up to the new Formula 1 season. Hamilton’s participation this year remains in some doubt following the controversial end to the 2021 campaign. But the seven-time champion has been at the Mercedes F1 factory on Monday and Tuesday this week completing

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says it is time to move from “gestures” to “action” to increase diversity in motorsport. F1 is extending a scholarship it launched last year until 2025. It aims to support students from under-represented backgrounds through university. The sport will pay the full tuition costs of 10 students each year on

Lewis Hamilton has returned to the public eye for the first time in two months following the controversial end to last year’s world championship. Hamilton has not spoken since losing out on a record eighth world title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in last December’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver posted on Twitter

Haas have become the first Formula 1 team to release images of a definitive car designed to this year’s revolutionary new technical rules. The US-based team’s 2022 car illustrates the changes introduced with a view to closing up the field and making the racing more competitive. These include an entirely new way of generating aerodynamic

Formula 1 has put forward a compromise proposal in an attempt to break the impasse over sprint qualifying races for this season. F1 had agreed in principle with the teams to double the number of sprint events to six in 2022, but a stand-off developed over the financial terms. F1 has now proposed to hold

Formula 1 is to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all personnel this year. The move will mean no-one will be able to work within the paddock – F1’s inner sanctum where the teams operate – without being fully vaccinated. The policy will apply to all personnel working within F1, including drivers, teams, media, hospitality workers

Formula 1 could have a new race director in 2022 following the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the FIA’s head of single-seaters says. The sport’s governing body is conducting a review into 2021’s final race, when the safety car rules were not followed correctly by race director Michael Masi. Peter Bayer, newly appointed as the

Formula 1 is planning a new race-management structure in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the problems at last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. There is widespread acceptance across the sport that race director Michael Masi failed to follow the rules correctly during a late safety-car period in the title-deciding race. That resulted in

Singapore has signed a new contract with Formula 1 to hold its grand prix for at least the next seven years. The event in the south-east Asian city-state has become one of F1’s most high-profile events since it made its debut on the calendar in 2008. Singapore, whose deal stretches to 2028, has not held

Formula 1 has banned military air displays at Grands Prix on sustainability and environmental grounds. Fly-bys and other demonstrations by military aircraft have become commonplace as part of events building up to the start of races. F1 aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. There is also a concern the displays can be used to

The winter break is almost over and the 2022 Formula 1 season is edging closer. But first we get to see what the cars for the year ahead will look like for a season with some significant car design changes. Several teams having confirmed their launch dates, but others are still to be announced. Then

Formula 1 is in danger of not having any sprint events this year as a result of a stand-off over money, says McLaren boss Zak Brown. F1 had an agreement in principle from the teams to increase the number of sprints from three to six in 2022. But eight out of 10 teams need to

Aston Martin have reached a deal with Red Bull for Dan Fallows to start his new role as technical director at the beginning of April. Fallows signed for Aston Martin last June. At the time, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said he would not be moving “within the next couple of years”. But the

Alain Prost has blamed Alpine boss Laurent Rossi for his decision to leave his position as non-executive director of the Renault-owned team. Four-time Formula 1 world champion Prost said he was cut out of decision-making last year and accused Rossi of “jealousy”. “Laurent Rossi’s desire is to be alone, not to be polluted by anyone,”