Formula 1

The reigning F1 world champion collided with his Red Bull rival on the opening lap of the Silverstone race at Copse when the pair were running side-by-side with Verstappen on the outside aiming to cut across to defend his lead. Hamilton’s left front wheel hit Verstappen’s right rear tyre and sent the Dutch driver into

The world champion was beaten to the win in F1’s first sprint qualifying race on Saturday, with him unable to keep up with his Red Bull rival after the opening laps. That form has left Hamilton under no illusions that Mercedes needs to be on top form with its strategy calls at Silverstone on Sunday

The Williams driver finished the sprint race in ninth place but will start Sunday’s British Grand Prix from 12th place due to the penalty, with Esteban Ocon promoted up to ninth, Sainz to 10th and Gasly to 11th. Russell has also been handed one penalty point on his F1 licence, moving him on to seven

F1 staged its first-ever 100km sprint race at Silverstone to determine the starting grid for Sunday’s British GP, with Verstappen securing pole in the Red Bull. Although Hamilton topped qualifying on Friday ahead of Verstappen, the Red Bull driver jumped him off the line in Saturday’s 17-lap sprint and fended off an assault from the

The lack of low-fuel performance running produced a shaken-up order compared to Friday evening’s Q1/Q2/Q3 qualifying, with Lewis Hamilton – who topped the session that sets the grid for Saturday’s spring qualifying race ahead of Verstappen – finishing down in eighth for Mercedes. The second one-hour practice session took place in hot and sunny conditions

Mercedes driver Hamilton will start the sprint qualifying race ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. The result of the sprint race, which takes

Russell qualified eighth for F1’s first sprint qualifying race – the results of which will set the grid for Sunday’s grand prix – his best against-the-clock result for Williams after he qualified ninth last time out in Austria. He had made it through Q1 to continue his streak of escaping the opening segment at every

All 20 drivers of them were recruited for a photoshoot with the new car, and it gave them a proper opportunity to walk around it and do a bit of proverbial tyre kicking. While they had seen drawings and in some cases windtunnel models, the full scale mock-up gave them a real idea of what

During the official countdown to F1’s launch of its 2022 car concept ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Ricciardo was captured on an open microphone being quite outspoken. In remarks that were then circulated around social media, he was heard saying: “Yeah, no it’s terrible. It’s shit, it’s worse.” With no images to

The sprint qualifying race format is being trialled for the first time at this weekend’s British Grand Prix, with the 62-mile race replacing the previously typical knockout qualifying in the event’s timetable on Saturday and its results setting the grid for Sunday’s grand prix. The Q1/Q2/Q3 qualifying will instead be held on Friday evening, after

Following his exit from Ferrari, four-time F1 world champion Vettel signed with Aston Martin for the 2021 season, partnering Lance Stroll. Vettel endured a difficult start to the year with Aston Martin, completing the least mileage of any full-time driver in testing and then failing to score any points in the opening four races. But Vettel

Ocon enjoyed a strong start to the 2021 season as he delivered Alpine four straight points finishes between Imola and Monaco, as well as twice qualifying on the third row of the grid. His displays played a part in Alpine’s decision to hand him a new three-year F1 contract running to the end of 2024,

After the 2020 British GP and the following 70th Anniversary GP were held behind closed doors when large-scale public events could not be held during the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic, this weekend’s race is expected to be a sell-out, with up to 140,000 fans attending on race day alone. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

F1 will stage its first sprint race on Saturday at Silverstone as part of a shake-up of the weekend format that will take place at three grands prix this year. Qualifying will move to Friday and set the starting order for the 17-lap sprint race on Saturday afternoon, the result of which will then define

But even though it appeared it was making strides in practice sessions, it wasn’t until the Austrian Grand Prix that both drivers took advantage of the solution under race conditions – and that appears to have helped it make solid pace gains. With that journey in mind, let’s take a look at Ferrari’s floor development

This weekend’s British Grand Prix will pay host to F1’s first sprint event, with a 100km race on Saturday deciding the grid for Sunday’s main event. F1 chiefs are confident that the shake up to the weekend timetable will prove a hit with fans, and pave the way for it to look at hosting around

It’s understood amongst the drivers that they retain their places to make life easier as they each back off and try to make a gap before starting their qualifying laps. However, this season there have been repeated instances of drivers passing rivals and in effect jumping the queue. It became a particular issue at the

Italy prevailed in a tense penalty shootout after the game had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time. British driver Norris shared pictures of himself attending the match on his personal Instagram account and posted the message “Proud of our team” on his story. Upon exiting the stadium, which had earlier been infiltrated by

For a mechanic there’s surely no better job than working for a Formula 1 team, fixing the most advanced cars in the world, but how do you get there? What skills does it take, what qualifications, and how do you get your foot in the door? To find out how a mechanic can get to

Raikkonen is currently the oldest driver on the F1 grid and will turn 42 before the end of the season, with his current deal at Alfa Romeo expiring ahead of the 2022 campaign. The 2007 world champion has endured a tricky start to the 2021 season that has seen him score just a single point

The German rookie has been spotted several times this year spending time after races taking an up-close look at the tyres and designs of other cars. It is something that both his father Michael and friend Sebastian Vettel also regularly did in their careers to try to better understand what the opposition are up to. After the

Not too many drivers go from one-make national racing to getting a call up to test for Williams, but that was the situation facing Warren Hughes in 2000. Unfortunately, his big Formula 1 chance was thwarted by the most mundane of obstacles – a lack of flights. The British Formula 3 stalwart had planned to

Jessica Hawkins, who races in W Series and is an ambassador for the Aston Martin F1 team, has managed to use her skills behind the wheel to earn her place in pulling off some of Hollywood’s biggest stunts. And is she proud of it? Absolutely. “Who doesn’t want to have worked on a Bond move?”

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton put pen to paper on a new two-year deal with Mercedes last week, ensuring he will remain with the team until at least the end of the 2023 season. The contract will expire just one month shy of Hamilton’s 40th birthday, with the Briton currently standing as the third-oldest driver

With one absolutely at the top of his game and overachieving every weekend, the other has been left perplexed by his struggles to adapt to the car. It also means that on days Ricciardo feels he has done well, like his charge to seventh in the Austrian Grand Prix, it is all overshadowed by what

F1 will debut its new sprint weekend format at the British Grand Prix, introducing a 100km race on Saturday afternoon in place of qualifying. The format shake-up sees qualifying move to Friday evening, with the result setting the grid for the 17-lap race on Saturday. The result of the sprint race will set the grid

Silverstone is expecting 140,000 fans through its gates on race day thanks to the British GP’s status as part of the UK Government’s Events Research Programme – a controversial development since November’s Australian GP has been cancelled owing to logistical issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher

Fallows has signed a deal to join Aston Martin as its new technical director, with the Silverstone-based team hoping to get hold of him as soon as possible. Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer said at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix that he hoped to hold talks with Red Bull boss Christian Horner soon to see

F1 will debut its new weekend format at the British Grand Prix, holding a 100km sprint race on Saturday in place of regular qualifying. Qualifying will still take place using its traditional format on Friday, setting the grid for the sprint race, the results of which will then define the starting order for the grand

Red Bull has won the past five races to open up a lead at the top of both championships, with Max Verstappen sitting 32 points clear of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ standings. Red Bull’s constructors’ championship lead stands at 44 points after pulling further clear with a dominant victory for Verstappen at the Austrian