Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in second practice at the Austrian Grand Prix to give Mercedes hope of clawing back some lost ground to Red Bull. Hamilton beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas by 0.189 seconds, while title rival Max Verstappen was 0.217secs back. Red Bull’s Verstappen moved 18 points clear of Hamilton in the championship after

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix, with title rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes down in seventh. Verstappen was 0.266 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a session made unrepresentative by the teams testing a new tyre for Pirelli. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was third fastest ahead of

Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is “still unable to speak”, one year on from his handbike accident in Italy. His condition is “essentially stable”, but he remains in a special clinic, undergoing rehabilitation and therapy. The paracyclist suffered serious head injuries when he lost control of his handbike during a road race in Tuscany

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is favourite to beat Lewis Hamilton and win the Formula 1 title on current form, two-time champion Fernando Alonso says. Verstappen leads Hamilton by 18 points ahead of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix after four straight wins by Red Bull. The 23-year-old Dutchman is aiming to secure his first drivers’ championship.

Mercedes say they do have performance upgrades for their car as they seek to keep up with Red Bull in the world championship fight. Team principal Toto Wolff said after the Styrian Grand Prix that the team had switched focus to their 2022 car. Technical boss James Allison said: “We have a number of things

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to take a dominant victory in the Styrian Grand Prix and extend his championship lead to 18 points. It was his second and Red Bull’s fourth consecutive win, as he moves into a position of control in the title race. Hamilton in his Mercedes had no answer to

The more time goes by, the tougher this year’s world championship looks for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. The Styrian Grand Prix weekend is a long way from over yet – there is still a race to run, and it might even be a wet one judging by the weather forecasts. But Red Bull’s Max Verstappen

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to take pole position at the Styrian Grand Prix. Verstappen, the form man all weekend, was 0.194 seconds clear of Bottas, with Hamilton a further 0.032secs adrift. McLaren’s Lando Norris was impressive in fourth ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Alpha

The Russian Grand Prix is to move from Sochi to the Igora Drive circuit outside St Petersburg from 2023. The Black Sea resort of Sochi, home to President Vladimir Putin’s summer palace, has hosted the race since its inception in 2014. Putin was a major supporter of the Sochi event but a decision has now

It has been almost 700 days since the last race of W Series, but on Saturday the lights will go out on an exciting new season. This year the female-only championship will share the global stage with Formula 1 as it provides eight support races at grand prix weekends. Britain’s Jamie Chadwick will be looking

Pirelli is to trial a new design of rear tyre at next weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix following the two high-speed failures in Azerbaijan this month. Pirelli has come in for criticism from the Formula 1 drivers after the left-rear tyres of Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll failed at close to 200mph. The new design, which

Max Verstappen set the pace in second practice at the Styrian Grand Prix after title rival Lewis Hamilton had a quicker lap deleted. Hamilton had set the fastest lap of the session by 0.077 seconds from Verstappen’s Red Bull but ran fractionally wide at the final corner. That left Hamilton with fourth fastest time, behind

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has described a rule change introduced to ensure safety at pit stops as “disappointing”. Formula 1 rule makers have introduced a minimum reaction time for key moments because of concerns some teams are using automated release mechanisms. Horner said he believed rivals had deliberately targeted his team. “If you

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in first practice at the Styrian Grand Prix with title rival Lewis Hamilton in third place. Verstappen was 0.256 seconds quicker than Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly in second, with Hamilton 0.422secs away and team-mate Valtteri Bottas fourth. Yuki Tsunoda in the second Alpha Tauri was fifth, ahead of

The Turkish Grand Prix has been reinstated on the Formula 1 calendar this year for the second time. Turkey was dropped, two weeks after being added as a substitute for Canada, when it was put on the UK’s red list of restricted countries in May. F1 is confident it can handle travel and return to

Lewis Hamilton says he has started negotiations with Mercedes over a new contract to stay with the team beyond this season. The seven-time champion signed only a one-year deal last winter but has indicated several times that he is keen to race on. “Not a lot to say too much on, but we have had

Silverstone will be allowed to have a full capacity crowd for next month’s British Grand Prix. The track can hold around 140,000 spectators, which will make it the largest crowd for a sporting event in the UK since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Silverstone said it would work closely with public health experts on

Max Verstappen fought back to pass Lewis Hamilton and take a brilliant win in the French Grand Prix to extend his championship lead. Verstappen’s Red Bull team gambled on an extra pit stop, sacrificing the lead to come back at Hamilton on fresher tyres to pass the Mercedes with two laps to go. And Mercedes