Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix by just 0.038 seconds, sending his devoted home fans wild. The Red Bull driver had appeared in control throughout qualifying but Hamilton improved on his final lap to miss out by the narrowest of margins. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was
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Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Alfa Romeo said: “Kimi is displaying no symptoms and is in good spirits. He has immediately entered isolation” Kubica last raced at the end of the 2019 season for Williams but has tested for Alfa a number
Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari one-two in Dutch Grand Prix second practice while Lewis Hamilton missed most of the session with an engine problem. Hamilton’s Mercedes stopped on track after he had done just one flying lap. He was classified 11th. Leclerc headed team-mate Carlos Sainz by 0.154 seconds. Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was third, ahead
Alexander Albon is a contender for a return to Formula 1 with either Alfa Romeo or Williams next year, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says. The Anglo-Thai drove for Red Bull for a season and a half in 2019 and 2020 and is the team’s reserve driver in 2021. “Alex deserves a seat in
Lewis Hamilton headed title rival Max Verstappen in a bizarrely truncated first practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix. The hour-long session was interrupted for nearly 40 minutes when Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin stopped on track with a suspected engine failure. The car was still electrically live, delaying its recovery to the pits. Running resumed
Lewis Hamilton has welcomed the idea of George Russell being his team-mate should the British rising star move to Mercedes next season. Russell is expected to replace Valtteri Bottas at the world champions, while the Finn is tipped for a switch to Alfa Romeo. Neither move is confirmed. Russell is “an incredibly talented driver” and
Kimi Raikkonen said that Formula 1 “has never been my life” in his first interview since announcing his retirement from the sport. The 41-year-old Finn, who won the 2007 world title with Ferrari, said he had no plans for his future and “right now I am not interested to think about it”. “F1 takes a
Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen has announced that he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season. The 41-year-old Finn, who won the 2007 championship with Ferrari, currently races for Alfa Romeo. “This is it. This will be my last season in Formula One. This is a decision I did during last
Formula 1 is to make rule changes to prevent a recurrence of the events surrounding the controversial abandonment of the Belgian Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of a race that lasted two laps behind the safety car. Heavy rain had prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track. Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has criticised the aborted Belgian Grand Prix as “a farce” and accused Formula 1 of cynicism in the way it ran the rain-hit race. Hamilton said drivers were sent out for two laps behind the safety car solely to secure an official result. Writing on Instagram, he said: “We should have called it
Catie Munnings has won Greenland’s first ever motorsport event in Extreme E’s Arctic X-Prix alongside her Andretti United team-mate Timmy Hansen. She lined up third for the final heat behind ASXE’s Laia Sainz and X44’s Sebastian Loeb. A lightning start saw her briefly take the lead through the first corner before falling back down to
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was declared the winner of a Belgian Grand Prix that lasted two laps behind the safety car. Heavy rain prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track. The start was delayed by half an hour before two attempts were made to start the race – with a gap of nearly three
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
This story was first published on 10 August, 2018. “Oh, this is terrible, this is quite appalling, this is the worst start to a grand prix I have ever seen in the whole of my life.” Legendary commentator Murray Walker was seldom lost for words and true to form they did not fail him when
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: