Formula 1

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Mercedes driver George Russell summed up what many people in Formula 1 felt after Max Verstappen’s imperious victory for Red Bull in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. “Max is the favourite,” said Russell, who finished fifth, behind a Red Bull one-two and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has refused to say whether messages leaked this week are genuine. An anonymous email including messages purporting to involve Horner were leaked a day after Red Bull dismissed a complaint of inappropriate behaviour against him. Horner said: “I’m not

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sent out a chilling message to his Formula 1 rivals with a crushing victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. He brushed off controversy surrounding his team principal Christian Horner to dominate after a brief challenge at the start from Ferrari’s

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images Lewis Hamilton, who starts from ninth today: “I wasn’t comfortable with my race pace [during practice] so I changed the car to hopefully make the race pace better, but we’ll see if that’s really the case. “There is lots of [tyre] degradation with the rears and race pace is everything but

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Max Verstappen has given qualified support to Christian Horner as Red Bull team boss after setting pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Verstappen was asked whether he had

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in a crushing performance to set pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The world champion was 0.228 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second. Mercedes’ George Russell was third from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour after a series of alleged messages were leaked. Horner was cleared on Wednesday after an internal investigation into his behaviour towards a female colleague. An anonymous email with a link to messages

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has called for “more transparency” from Red Bull after the company rejected a complaint against Christian Horner. A female colleague had complained about inappropriate behaviour from Red Bull’s team principal. The company said they had “dismissed” the grievance after a “fair, rigorous

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest time in Bahrain Grand Prix first practice as the new Formula 1 season held on to its secrets for a little longer. Ricciardo, driving for Red Bull’s RB team, used soft tyres to head McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Getty Images Team principal Christian Horner says Red Bull have “never been stronger” after he was cleared of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. An internal Red Bull investigation cleared the 50-year-old on Wednesday. The season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix first practice on Thursday. “We’re here now very much to focus

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Bahrain Red Bull’s team principal Christian Horner has been cleared following an internal investigation into his behaviour towards a female colleague. Allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour had been made against the 50-year-old. “Red Bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial,”

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton says the investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Christian Horner is “a really important moment” for F1. The outcome of Red Bull’s internal investigation into team principal Horner

Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images A loose drain cover at Turn 11 caused a fair bit of drama during pre-season testing, disrupting sessions on both Thursday and Friday. On the final day of running, the morning session was red-flagged after only 27 minutes of running. Getty ImagesCopyright: Getty Images On track, Max Verstappen dazzled his competitors

Reuters The 2024 season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir from Thursday until Saturday. Red Bull dominated last year, winning 21 of 22 races, with three-time world champion Max Verstappen claiming 19 of those. This season F1 takes in a record 24 grands prix across 21 countries and ends in Abu Dhabi in

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are Formula 1’s three biggest characters, and the 2024 season which starts in Bahrain this weekend looks set to be defined by them, on and off track. Verstappen starts the season as a hot favourite for a fourth consecutive world

Getty Images The 2024 Formula 1 season starts in Bahrain this weekend – but what are the big talking points ahead of the new campaign? BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer Andrew Benson answers your questions about what we can expect this year. Red Bull lay down marker – can they be stopped in 2024? F1

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer The 2024 Formula 1 season looks poised to start the way the last one finished – with Max Verstappen and Red Bull out of reach at the front of the field. That seems to have been the lesson from three days of pre-season testing in Bahrain this

Getty Images By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have “definitely improved” their car for this season but Red Bull “clearly are out in the distance”. The seven-time champion said his team had “done a great job” in redesigning their car after abandoning their previous discredited philosophy. “It felt much more enjoyable