Formula 1

Penalties have once again become a talking point this year, with title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen both having taken fourth power units and the associated move down the grid. Many observers fear that another change and thus a penalty for either man over the final five races of the season could have a

Both drivers retired from Austin’s race after issues with the rear of their respective cars, but even before that point it soon became a race to forget. Ocon sustained front wing damage on lap 1 after contact with Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi and lacked the pace to recover much ground, while Alonso was stuck battling

Bottas took his sixth new Mercedes internal combustion engine at the US GP, which landed him a five-place penalty, dropping him from fourth to ninth on the grid. In the race he was only able to recover to sixth place. It was his third penalty of the year after going to the back of the

The Pembrey circuit in Wales isn’t an obvious destination for a potentially career-making Formula 1 test. But for future sportscar ace Nicolas Minassian, the opportunity to drive the Dallara-Honda test hack at the remote Carmarthenshire track in 1999 carried the very real possibility of a foot in the door at the BAR-Honda team for 2000.

Intrigue has surrounded the way that Mercedes has tuned its rear suspension system so that the back end of the car drops down at high speed on the straights. This behaviour helps reduce drag to boost top speed, and Red Bull believes it played a key part in the advantage that Mercedes had at the recent Turkish Grand Prix.

On the first lap of the Austin race Sainz left the track at the Turn 12 left-hander trying to defend his fifth place against both McLarens. Exceeding track limits allowed him to keep his position to Norris, although Daniel Ricciardo managed to pass both cars before the end of the lap. Despite losing a net position Sainz was still

Perez was running third in the closing stages at Austin, with second placed Hamilton on course to grab the extra championship point that comes from taking the fastest lap. With the title battle between Verstappen and Hamilton so tightly poised, one of the features of this season has been of Mercedes and Red Bull trying

Verstappen and title rival Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row of the grid to set up a Texas shootout at the Circuit of the Americas – but it turned into one of the most strategic and compelling races of the year. Hamilton had muscled his way past Verstappen on the uphill run to Turn

Hamilton led the early stages at Austin on Sunday, but rival Red Bull seized the initiative when it went for the undercut with Verstappen on lap 11 – which helped him move to the front. Mercedes tried to counter Red Bull’s approach by extending Hamilton’s stints at long as possible to give him fresher rubber

On a weekend when Brundle’s hugely popular grid walk returned, with COVID restrictions limiting access before the start being lifted for the first time, the former grand prix driver did his best to grab some of the celebrities invited by F1’s organisers. But an attempt to speak to rapper MTS was rebuffed, as her entourage

Hamilton took the lead from championship rival Max Verstappen at Turn 1 on the opening lap, but was undercut after Red Bull opted to bring the Dutchman in first for an early pit stop. Mercedes extended both Hamilton’s first and second stints in a bid to create a tyre delta that would allow him to

The Spaniard was left animated during the Austin race when Raikkonen moved past him in their fight for points after running across the kerb on the exit of Turn 1. On an afternoon when a host of drivers, including Alonso himself, were forced to give up places for gaining an advantage when running wide, he

Today’s grand prix at the Circuit of The Americas marks an important moment for Formula 1 in the United States. Sixteen years since hitting its low point with the tyre fiasco at Indianapolis in 2005, F1 will hit a new high in the American market with a sell-out event in Austin. Momentum has been building

The Red Bull driver beat F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole with his final lap in qualifying, taking top spot by 0.209s to secure his ninth pole of the season.  It marked a strong turnaround by Red Bull after Mercedes looked to have the stronger package after the opening practice session, while Verstappen also

The wager came as the result of an Industry Leaders’ Challenge begun by the Grand Prix Trust, a charity that helps support anyone who has worked in F1 and who has fallen on hard times. Wolff nominated Brown to do something he was scared of, and that prompted the idea of a tattoo because the

Last week the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council rubber-stamped F1’s longest-ever season with a 2022 calendar comprising 23 grands prix. The Miami Grand Prix will make its first appearance, while the Australian, Canadian, Japanese and Singapore Grands Prix are all returning after an enforced two-year absence due to COVID-19. Two-time F1 world champion Fittipaldi thinks

Hamilton and Verstappen ran close as they both looked to begin push laps during second practice for the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday. Verstappen slowed at the final corner to prepare for a flying lap, only for Hamilton to appear up the inside and pass Verstappen. Verstappen opted

2019 US GP winner Bottas edged out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton by just four-hundredths of a second, while Max Verstappen was almost a second off the Finn’s time in third place. The opening 10 minutes of FP1 at the Circuit of The Americas were largely lost to a red flag after Fernando Alonso came to

The results of the F1 Global Survey commissioned by Motorsport Network in partnership with F1 and Nielsen Sports were released ahead of the United States Grand Prix after responses from more than 167,000 fans in 187 different countries. Max Verstappen was named as F1’s most popular driver, being listed as favourite by 14.4% of fans,

Drivers are permitted to use three internal combustion engines per season on their cars, but a number of them have already triggered grid penalties by exceeding the allocation in the 22-race season. Valtteri Bottas took grid drops for Mercedes in both Italy and Russia, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton dropped 10 places on the grid in

F1 cars have been fitted with DRS (drag reduction system) since 2011, allowing drivers within one second of the car ahead to open a flap on the rear wing that gives them greater straight-line speed. While it has increased overtaking, it has also faced criticism for being too artificial and making it too easy at

Russell moves to the works Mercedes team next season, and will be replaced at the Grove outfit by former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon. Latifi, who has spent two seasons alongside former F2 rival Russell, has bolstered his reputation with some strong recent showings relative to his highly-rated team-mate. The Canadian says that Russell

F1’s American owner Liberty Media has made a big push to expand the sport’s presence in North America since coming on board in 2017. Following the success of the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive, the new owners completed a deal to bring F1 to Miami from May 2022, which has secured a spot on

Acura held a regular presence in F1 at its North American races through the 1980s and 1990s, and last featured at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix on the visors of Honda’s works drivers. Honda’s North American high-performance brand will return to the F1 grid this weekend after both Red Bull and AlphaTauri revealed details of

Schumacher earned plaudits for grabbing a spot in Q2 at the recent Turkish Grand Prix, the first time that a Haas car had properly escaped Q1 this season on a pure pace basis. And while it has not been an easy season for the son of seven-time champion Michael, with Haas having the slowest car

With teams having pretty much switched off development of their current challengers, factories are now almost entirely focused on making sure they hit the ground running with the new rules era next year. Amid such a major regulations overhaul, teams will be looking to try to exploit any potential grey areas and unlock the kind

Bumps at the Austin venue have been an ever-present during F1’s tenure there, with instability of the land on which the circuit is built leading to an uneven surface. While work has been regularly done on the track to try to improve the situation, the COTA bumps were a major talking point at the recent

Newey, who is chief technical officer at Red Bull, had missed several races after hurting himself in a cycling crash over the summer break. After hospital treatment and a fairly lengthy recovery, Newey was finally fit enough to return to working in the F1 garage at the recent Turkish Grand Prix. Red Bull motorsport advisor

Patrick, who is joining Sky Sports F1’s coverage of this weekend’s US Grand Prix at Austin, says the sport has grown a lot of the past few years thanks to the success of Netflix’s Drive to Survive series. “I definitely think that the Netflix series Drive to Survive has been a big deal,” Patrick told

The 46-year-old left Renault’s Alpine F1 team where he was powertrain technical director in June and will start his new role at ORECA overseeing its projects at its Signes headquarters near Paul Ricard and its satellite operation at Magny-Cours in December. He will oversee both ORECA’s chassis operations, which include the production of the benchmark