Formula 1

Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix. The sport’s commercial arm, which controls the calendar, has decided racing in the country is impossible following the invasion of Ukraine. The race in Sochi scheduled for September this year has already been cancelled. There will now no longer be a race in St

World champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull that lasts until the end of 2028. The Dutchman was already committed to Red Bull until the end of 2023, and the team said the new contract was “in addition to” his existing deal. Verstappen said: “I love this team and last year

Russian drivers have been banned from competing in the UK by the national motorsport authority. Motorsport UK will refuse to recognise licences of competitors from the Russian federation until further notice. It means Nikita Mazepin cannot race in the British Grand Prix even if he continues to be part of the Haas team. Mazepin’s father

Max Verstappen is poised to sign a lucrative new deal to keep him at Red Bull for the next few years, according to Netherlands newspaper De Telegraaf. The world champion’s existing deal with Red Bull expires in 2023 and the newspaper says the new one would extend it by an additional four or five years.

Motorsport’s governing body the FIA is to allow Russian competitors to take part in international events despite the country’s invasion of Ukraine. President Mohammed ben Sulayem said the FIA “condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine”. But the statement added that Russian and Belarusian drivers and officials could compete in a neutral capacity. The FIA also

Excluding Russian athletes from sport because the country invaded Ukraine is an “unfair solution”, says ex-Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat. The sport’s governing body, the FIA, is staging an emergency meeting on Tuesday to “discuss matters relating to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine”. It will determine whether F1’s only current Russian driver, Nikita Mazepin, can

Valtteri Bottas admitted Alfa Romeo have work to do before the new Formula 1 season, as the team officially launched their new car. The Finn has moved from world champions Mercedes to Alfa Romeo, where he will be partnered by rookie Guanyu Zhou, the first Chinese driver to make it to F1. “The nice feeling

Lewis Hamilton ended the first pre-season test fastest – but his Mercedes team-mate George Russell warned not to take the lap times too seriously. Seven-time world champion Hamilton set his best time late on the final day of the three-day stint in Barcelona – supplanting Russell, who had set the pace in the morning session.

The Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix has been cancelled as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. An F1 statement said it had been agreed at a meeting of stakeholders “that it is impossible to hold the Russian Grand Prix in the current circumstances”. It added that F1 was watching the ongoing situation in Ukraine

Mercedes are behind Ferrari and McLaren after two days of pre-season testing, says driver George Russell. The 24-year-old, who has joined fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, said they were “certainly not ahead”. “Some teams are looking pretty fast – a red team and an orange team in particular look very competitive,” said Russell, alluding

World champion Max Verstappen says it is “very unfair” Michael Masi has been removed from the post of race director, and he has been “thrown under the bus”. Verstappen said it was “unacceptable” to have allowed team bosses to talk directly to Masi during races. And he said the decision to remove him was “really

Formula 1 says it is monitoring the situation in Ukraine in the context of this year’s Russian Grand Prix. Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, who is closely associated with his country’s F1 race. F1 said in a statement said that it was “closely watching the very fluid

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton called for Formula 1 to ensure race officials were “non-biased” as pre-season testing began on Wednesday. The Mercedes driver, who set the fifth fastest time on day one in Barcelona, said it was “super-essential” for stewards to “have no bias”. He was speaking as he returned to the track just

Alpine can be future contenders for the Formula 1 title, according to chief executive Laurent Rossi. The French manufacturer became the ninth team to launch their car for the forthcoming season on Monday. And Rossi said they were moving in the right direction after one race victory last season. “We are going in the right

Former IndyCar champion and Formula 1 driver Michael Andretti is aiming to field a new team in F1 from 2024. Should the American’s entry be approved by the FIA, the team would be called Andretti Global. Mario Andretti said on Twitter that his son’s entry “has the resources and checks every box”. It is not

Lewis Hamilton had an eighth world title “taken away from him” by the errors made by officials at the final race of last year, George Russell says. Hamilton’s new Mercedes team-mate said at the launch of their new car that he “really feels for Lewis” because of the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “He had

The United States Grand Prix will be held in Austin, Texas for at least another five years after the track signed a new contract with Formula 1. The event has become one of the highest profile and most prestigious on the calendar since the Circuit of the Americas held its first race in 2012. Last

Lewis Hamilton admitted he spent time this winter considering his future as Mercedes launched their new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season. Hamilton lost out on an eighth world title in controversial circumstances at last year’s final race in Abu Dhabi. “I never said I was going to stop. But it was a difficult