Formula 1

Carlos Sainz led Charles Leclerc to a Ferrari one-two in Friday practice at the Singapore Grand Prix with Max Verstappen down in eighth place. Sainz was just 0.018 seconds up on his team-mate, who was on course to go top but lost time in the final sector. Mercedes driver George Russell was third, 0.235secs off

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says offensive comments from Helmut Marko about Sergio Perez “weren’t right”. Horner’s remarks are the first time any Red Bull representative has commented on its motorsport adviser blaming Perez’s inconsistent form on his ethnicity. Horner said: “I know he regrets what he said. He has apologised. Even at 80

For someone who straps himself into a car and hurtles around a track for a living, you’d imagine George Russell is pretty much fearless when it comes to physical pursuits. But when faced with open water, Russell has had to deal with his own anxieties. “I was scared of the water as little as two

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 needs to do more to fight discrimination in the wake of offensive comments by Red Bull boss Helmut Marko. The 80-year-old apologised last week after blaming Sergio Perez’s inconsistent form for Red Bull this year on his ethnicity. Hamilton described Marko’s remarks as “completely unacceptable” but said that he was

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will stay with the Alfa Romeo Sauber team for the third consecutive year in 2024. Bottas, who joined from Mercedes in 2022, was under contract for next season but there had been some doubt about the future of his team-mate. Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi said the team had chosen “stability”

Former Formula One championship-winning driver Nigel Mansell is auctioning more than 300 items previously housed in his Jersey museum. The online auction is made up of a whole range of “hugely personal” items relating to his racing career. It includes 32 racing helmets, 78 baseball caps, 50 race suits and more than 200 trophies and

Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko has apologised for blaming Sergio Perez’s inconsistent form this season on his ethnicity. The 80-year-old is an influential figure, who effectively chooses the drivers for both the drinks company’s teams. Marko said in a statement: “I would like to apologise for my offensive remark. “I want to make it

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to “improve the pipeline” for children from diverse backgrounds to work in industries around science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The project builds upon his efforts to boost the number of black teachers in STEM subjects. “We want these kids to know they are the future,” said Hamilton. The Hamilton

All Formula 1 teams complied with the sport’s cost cap in 2022, governing body the FIA has said. The FIA added the 10 teams had all been issued certificates of compliance with the $140m (£112m) cap after “an intensive and thorough process”. It said there had been an “extensive check of any non-F1 related activities”.

Carlos Sainz has thanked Milanese police after he was reportedly the target of an attempted theft after Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix. They were then helped by members of the public before the police arrived. “Many thanks to all the people who helped us, to the Milan police for their quick intervention and thanks for all

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s all-time record of 10 consecutive wins is “completely irrelevant”. Verstappen’s victory at Monza on Sunday means he surpassed his Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel’s run of nine straight victories in 2013, and accomplished something Mercedes did not during their period of domination between 2014

Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to return to the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix in two weeks’ time, says Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Reserve driver Liam Lawson has stepped in for Ricciardo at Alpha Tauri. “Singapore, I don’t think there’s any chance he’ll be ready for then. It would be optimistic for Japan,”

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen broke Ferrari’s valiant challenge to set an all-time record for consecutive wins with victory in the Italian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was held back by pole-winner Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari for 14 laps but his pressure paid off when an error from the Spaniard gave him his chance. Sainz locked his brakes

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix. Pole changed hands three times in the dying seconds of qualifying. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole from Sainz, who was fastest on the first runs, before Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went to the top

Sergio Perez crashed his Red Bull at the famous Parabolica corner in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix. It was the latest in a series of errors by the Mexican, whose hopes of a title challenge to team-mate Max Verstappen faded earlier this year. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fastest, by 0.019 seconds from McLaren’s

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen got his quest for a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory off to a good start at the Italian Grand Prix. The championship leader set the pace in first practice at the Monza circuit by 0.046 seconds from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Their team-mates Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were third and fourth. Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton says his decision to sign a new contract with Mercedes was motivated by the fact he and the team have “unfinished business” in Formula 1. Hamilton has been stuck on seven championships since then, and been forced to watch as Verstappen and his Red Bull team have swept all before them, having grasped

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will continue as Mercedes’ driver line-up for at least the next two years. Hamilton has signed a new contract that will extend his period with the team to 13 years and keep him in F1 well past his 40th birthday. And Russell, who joined Mercedes in 2022, has also signed