Formula 1

The inquiry into the biggest crisis to hit Formula 1’s governing body for years began in earnest this week. New FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem held talks with Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff on Friday, the first of a series of meetings between the Emirati and F1 team bosses to dig into the

Aston Martin have appointed former BMW motorsport boss Mike Krack as team principal. The move is part of the restructuring of Aston Martin as they seek to become one of the leading player in F1. Krack joins Aston Martin after gaining extensive experience in motorsport management at BMW and Porsche. He has also been an

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski is to leave the team with immediate effect. Frenchman Budkowski, who joined what was then known as Renault in 2017, is the victim of a management reorganisation following their first season under their new name. The reshuffle has been decided by Alpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi, who was appointed

Formula 1’s governing body has outlined the process for an inquiry into last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton lost the championship to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after FIA race director Michael Masi did not apply the rules correctly in a late safety-car period. The FIA is to hold separate meetings with the sporting

Lewis Hamilton will not decide whether to return to Formula 1 this season until he sees the results of an inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton is “disillusioned” with F1, his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said, as a result of last year’s title-deciding race. Hamilton lost the championship to Red Bull’s

Team principal and chief executive officer Otmar Szafnauer has left the Aston Martin Formula One team. The 57-year-old had been with the Silverstone-based team since 2009. An Aston Martin statement said the current leadership team would take over until his replacement is announced. Former McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh joined the team in September 2021 following

Lewis Hamilton may have missed out on a historic eighth world title, but his record still marks him out arguably the greatest of all time. Who would have thought anyone would have come close to Michael Schumacher’s record of seven Formula 1 World Championships when Hamilton equalled it last year? Lewis Hamilton’s win at the

Mick Schumacher will combine his race seat at Haas in 2022 with a role as Ferrari’s reserve driver. The 22-year-old German will share the Ferrari reserve position with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi will assume the role at 12 races while Schumacher will fill in at the other 11 when the Italian is

Williams driver Nicholas Latifi says he received “extreme” death threats after his crash at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to Max Verstappen controversially winning the Formula 1 world title. Latifi, 26, crashed with five laps remaining, resulting in the safety car being deployed. The race was then resumed with one lap to go, in

New FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has refused to rule out punishing Lewis Hamilton for boycotting its awards ceremony on Thursday. Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff did not attend in protest at the handling of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last Sunday. Formula 1 rules dictate that the top three drivers in the

Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton has every reason to return to Formula 1 next year despite his unhappiness over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said on Thursday that Hamilton was “disillusioned” and he could not guarantee he would return next year. Verstappen said: “I can understand the first few days

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has tested positive for Covid-19. The 24-year-old, who finished seventh in the drivers’ championship this year, produced the positive test result on his return to Europe from the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari said he was “feeling fine and will self-isolate at home” in Monaco. It is the second

Lewis Hamilton is “disillusioned” and will never get over the events of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, says Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff. Hamilton was “robbed” of the title and the decisions made over a late-race safety car “still feel like a nightmare”, Wolff said. He said he could not guarantee if Hamilton would

Mercedes have decided not to pursue their appeal against the results of the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Their move follows a decision by governing body the FIA to conduct a “detailed analysis” of the end of the race and an admission it was “tarnishing” Formula 1’s image. Mercedes said they “welcomed” the move and

Formula 1’s governing body says the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is “tarnishing the image” of the sport. The FIA will conduct a “detailed analysis and clarification exercise” into the running of Sunday’s race, with all the teams and drivers, “to draw any lessons from the situation”. It is an effective admission of mistakes in

Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Formula 1 Max Verstappen has admitted that he and Lewis Hamilton “sometimes hated each other” this year but that the mutual respect between them remains high. The Red Bull driver said a shared moment after the title was decided at the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand

Lewis Hamilton received his knighthood for services to motorsport just three days after he was denied an eighth Formula 1 drivers’ title. The 36-year-old Briton received the honour from Prince Charles during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The Mercedes racer controversially lost the 2021 title to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi Grand

Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen can still get better in the wake of the Dutchman’s first world title. “He is a driver who I’m sure is not at the end of his abilities,” said Marko, an ex-Formula 1 driver. “We saw his qualifying performance at the last two races, in Jeddah