Formula 1

Otmar Szafnauer has joined Alpine as team principal as part of a wider management restructure of the Renault-owned F1 team. The ex-Aston Martin team boss will bring “technical knowledge and leadership to build the team across multiple areas,” chief executive officer Laurent Rossi says. It sees Alpine return to a traditional organisation after an unusual

Michael Masi has been removed as F1 race director as part of a restructure at governing body the FIA in the wake of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem announced a series of changes as a result of the inquiry into the controversial end to last year’s World Championship. Masi

Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s expectations were “very, very high” for the new season as they launched their 2022 car, the F1-75. Team principal Mattia Binotto said Ferrari had taken an “innovative approach” to the revolutionary new regulations introduced by Formula 1 this season. “This is what I would call a brave Ferrari,” Binotto said. “We

Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says the sport’s new technical rules will lead to closer racing and a more competitive field this year. Brawn says he is “convinced” the cars will be “closer in performance from the very beginning” and “confident these rules will lead to much better racing”. Brawn said: “We may see

Williams said they still have a long way to go to return to the top of Formula 1 as they launched their new car at Silverstone on Tuesday. The multiple champions finished eighth last season, the first time for three years the team has not been last. New rules have been introduced in F1 this

Formula 1’s governing body failed to make any proposals following its inquiry into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at a high-level meeting on Monday. Instead, the F1 Commission of teams, F1 and the FIA was told that analysis into the controversial events at last year’s title-deciding race was still ongoing. The meeting was told that

Pierre Gasly says he expects a “season full of surprises” as his Alpha Tauri team launched their 2022 car. The Frenchman, who won the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, is joined again by Japanese Yuki Tsunoda and has high hopes for Red Bull’s second team. Gasly said: “I hope this is a year when I can

After last season’s dramatic finish, Formula 1 teams have gone back to the drawing board over the winter and are now unveiling their new designs for the 2022 season, due to start in Bahrain on 18 March. There are substantial rule changes for car design this year, which could shake up the competitive order. But

Meet Ellie Pacey. She works on Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 car. And in her spare time, she competes in tractor pulling. The Mercedes apprentice test technician, 21, is a regular at this very different kind of motorsport event – one that is about to get some exposure to a wider audience. In a new BBC

Lando Norris says he “can’t accept doing nothing” to promote diversity after Formula 1’s decision to remove the pre-race anti-racism ceremony. Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday he had been “surprised” by the decision. And Norris said: “I’m sure they haven’t done it for nothing but I support Sebastian – it’s worth doing things.” Norris –

Bahrain will host a grand prix until at least 2036 after the country signed an extended contract with Formula 1. The deal is the longest F1 has with any circuit. Bahrain was the first Middle Eastern state to host a race when it made its debut in 2004. Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia have since

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