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Last updated on 4 hours ago4 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 This story was first published on 25 August, 2016. What do a London taxi, a can of CS gas and a promising young Formula 1 driver called Bertrand Gachot have in common? They all played a small, but potentially significant, part in Michael

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position in a dramatic, wet qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix with an outstanding George Russell second. Verstappen’s lap prevented Russell taking what would have been one of the greatest pole positions in Formula 1 history in the uncompetitive Williams. Even so, it was a remarkable performance from Russell,

Formula 1 has cut its schedule to 22 races this season as a result of complications over the pandemic. A revised calendar has a vacant slot on 21 November that will be filled by the first Qatar Grand Prix. Qatar, which will be confirmed when the deal is finalised, will be the last of three

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ended Friday practice at the Belgian Grand Prix with a crash after setting the fastest time ahead of both Mercedes drivers. The Dutchman, eight points behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the championship, lost control at the Malmedy right-hander. Verstappen backed into the wall, bringing out the red flag and causing a

Sergio Perez is to stay at Red Bull for a second season in 2022. The Mexican’s new contract to partner Max Verstappen was announced at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. Team principal Christian Horner said Red Bull had been impressed since he joined this year and his “experience and race-craft are invaluable”. Perez said:

Jamie Chadwick is the 2019 W Series champion and development driver for the Williams Formula 1 team – the 23-year-old talks to BBC Sport about the highs and lows of trying to get on the F1 grid in an exciting year in Extreme E and back in the W Series, which is supporting the F1

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is likely to suffer a grid penalty at some point this season for exceeding his permitted engine allocation. Honda has discovered that the power-unit in Verstappen’s car when he crashed with Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix cannot be repaired. Verstappen is already on his third of three allowed engines.

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes will make “a step forward” in the second half of the Formula 1 season. Hamilton leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by eight points heading into this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix as F1 returns after a three-week break. Hamilton said: “We have definitely upped our game. We have also, during the break,

Fernando Alonso will stay at Alpine for the 2022 Formula 1 season. The double world champion returned to F1 this season with the team after two years away. Alpine chief executive officer Laurent Rossi said: “Fernando has impressed us all since he returned to the sport at the beginning of this year. “His dedication, teamwork

Follow live radio and text coverage of the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 27-29 August. Formula 1 is back after a summer break following the dramatic events at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Alpine’s Esteban Ocon capitalised on a first lap multi-car pile-up to claim an unlikely maiden victory. Lewis Hamilton battled

This season’s Japanese Grand Prix, planned for 8-10 October, has been cancelled because of a rise in Covid cases in the country. “The decision has been taken by the Japanese government to cancel the race this season due to ongoing complexities of the pandemic,” said Formula 1. “Formula 1 is working on the details of

Aston Martin have withdrawn their appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The German was thrown out of the results after his car was found to have less than the mandatory one litre of fuel remaining for post-race testing. Aston Martin withdrew their appeal “on the basis that we

Ferrari have discovered that Charles Leclerc’s power-unit was “irreparably damaged” in the first-corner pile-up at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Leclerc was hit from behind by Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin, becoming one of several drivers to retire at the first corner. Drivers are restricted to three power-units over the course of the 2021 season. Going over

Getty Images Esteban Ocon is only 24. He’s already lost his place in Formula 1, won it back – and now incredibly he’s a race winner. “It’s so much emotion,” he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. “You have a flashback once you cross the line.” Esteban’s victory in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix is one of the

Lewis Hamilton’s championship lead has been extended to eight points after the correction of an error in the results of the Hungarian Grand Prix. A note said it was provisional pending an appeal by Aston Martin. The results have been re-issued with Vettel disqualified and Hamilton second. An appeal by Aston Martin may still happen.

Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has been disqualified after finishing second in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Officials were unable to take the mandatory one-litre sample of fuel from the car after the race. Governing body the FIA said it was possible to pump out only 0.3l from the car and that it was no defence to

Lewis Hamilton says he has been battling with his health after contracting Covid-19 last December. Hamilton saw his Mercedes team’s doctor with dizziness and blurred vision after finishing third in the Hungarian GP. He said after belatedly joining the official post-race news conference: “I had really big dizziness and everything got a bit blurry on

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon took a maiden Formula 1 victory in an extraordinary and madcap Hungarian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton regained the world championship lead for the first time since May after fighting back to third place after being last five laps into the race. His title rival Max Verstappen was a victim of an incident-strewn