Formula 1

Formula 1’s owners have accused the head of motorsport’s governing body of making “unacceptable” remarks about the championship’s value. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Monday described $20bn (£16.2bn) as an “inflated price tag being put on F1”. A letter sent by F1 and owner Liberty Media to the FIA says the remarks “overstep the

A human rights group says Formula 1’s governing body the FIA is “suppressing drivers’ freedom of speech” with a rule it has introduced this year. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (Bird) has questioned the FIA’s commitment to human rights. Bird says the new rule stops “drivers from making their voice heard on issues

Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi is to stay as the Haas team’s reserve driver for a fifth consecutive season. Haas say the 26-year-old, grandson of two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, will “play an operational role” at races. Team boss Gunther Steiner said he was kept for “continuity and consistency”. Fittipaldi has raced twice for Haas

Lewis Hamilton says he had bananas thrown at him and was regularly the subject of racial abuse at school. The Mercedes driver, 38, says his school days were “probably the most traumatising and most difficult part of my life”. Hamilton said: “I was already being bullied at the age of six. “At that particular school,

Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Motorsport “There were specific moments I really needed to get my knuckles out and do things a female probably wouldn’t normally do. I had to fight to get respect.” Michelle Gatting is sitting in a hot pre-race briefing room in Portugal before a sports car

Italian Antonio Giovinazzi and Russian-Israeli Robert Shwartzman will share the reserve driver role at Ferrari this year. Former Alfa Romeo race driver Giovinazzi continues in the role for a second season while Shwartzman steps up from a position as development driver. One of them will attend every grand prix this season as well as helping

Britain’s Jamie Chadwick will continue with the Williams driver development programme for a fifth season in 2023. The three-time W Series champion will have “a personalised simulator program to aid in her progression and provide valuable support to the team’s race preparations,” a statement said. Chadwick, 24, is racing in the American Indy NXT series,

Formula 1 veteran Steve Nielsen has taken a new role with governing body the FIA with the aim of fixing the sport’s race-management problems. Nielsen has left a senior F1 position to become FIA sporting director. The 58-year-old Briton will oversee race-control operations, which have been at the centre of a series of controversies in

The cancelled Chinese Grand Prix will not be replaced this year. F1 has rejected a request from the Chinese organisers for the race to be reinstated and will not replace its 23 April date with another event. “Formula 1 can confirm the 2023 season will consist of 23 races,” a statement said. “All existing race

Sergio Perez needs a “software update” to match Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen and will have one eye on the returning Daniel Ricciardo this year, says former F1 driver David Coulthard. Verstappen won his second F1 title in 2022 as Perez finished third and the season saw friction between them. Eight-time grand prix winner Ricciardo

The BBC sports broadcaster Jennie Gow has said she is recovering from a serious stroke. The 45-year-old, who covers Formula 1 for Radio 5 Live, wrote on social media that she had been treated at hospitals in London and Surrey, and her recovery “might take some time”. Ms Gow said the stroke two weeks ago

Williams have appointed former Mercedes head of strategy James Vowles as their new team principal. The 43-year-old was a central figure at Mercedes during their domination of Formula 1 from 2014 to 2021. As motorsport strategy director, Vowles was one of a small set of key senior people who ran Mercedes under team principal Toto

Last updated on 3 hours ago3 hours ago.From the section Formula 1 Watch We Are England- Born to Race on BBC iPlayer. Episode two airs on Mon 9 January, 20:00 GMT. Ruben Stanislaus and Lewis Appiagyei are both young, black British drivers with ambitions of reaching Formula 1. A new two-part series on BBC iPlayer,

There is a storm brewing in Formula 1. But this is just the medium through which it is being played out. In reality, it’s about the usual – power, money and influence. And while the debate could have been handled behind closed doors, the governing body’s president Mohammed Ben Sulaymen has gone public. In doing

Lewis Hamilton has highlighted that “the difference in race” was one of the biggest obstacles he faced while trying to break into professional motor racing. In the BBC One documentary series, We Are England, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion spoke about the barriers that can stand in the way of new drivers. In 2021

The American Andretti Global team have joined forces with US car giant General Motors with the intention of entering Formula 1. A joint statement said that GM would be represented by its luxury Cadillac brand should their bid be successful. Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: “We are well suited to be a new team for

In the second part of BBC Sport Africa’s special series examining the history of the South African Grand Prix, Ben Sutherland looks back at a unique New Year’s Day race when Britain’s best drivers set an unprecedented record. As a new year begins, race fans often can’t wait for the start of the fresh F1

Last updated on 3 hours ago3 hours ago.From the section Sport Africa The final F1 race of 2022 was back in November at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – but 59 years ago, the South Africa Grand Prix ended not just the F1 season but the sporting calendar as a whole, taking place on 28