Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas headed Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in a tight first practice at the Spanish Grand Prix. Bottas in the Mercedes was just 0.033 seconds quicker than Verstappen’s Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 0.123secs behind his Finnish team-mate. McLaren’s Lando Norris was fourth quickest, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton says he and Mercedes “can’t continue to rely on mistakes” from rivals Red Bull if they are to win the title this season. Hamilton leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the championship by eight points after three races. That advantage has been influenced by small but key errors from Red Bull and their

Red Bull have poached five Mercedes engineers for their new in-house Formula 1 engine facility. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said the recruits “provide us with the strongest possible technical platform for the future”. The facility gives Red Bull the possibility to design their own power-unit for new rules expected for 2025. The company

Romain Grosjean is set for a one-off return to Formula 1 following his fiery accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The 35-year-old suffered serious burns to his hands, but he’s since recovered. Grosjean will do a demonstration run in Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 W10 at the French Grand Prix on 27 June, and a test

Romain Grosjean is to drive a Mercedes on a one-off return to Formula 1 following his fiery accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean will do a demonstration run in Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 W10 at the French Grand Prix on 27 June, and a test at the same track two days later. The Frenchman

Monaco is to open grandstands to the public at its grand prix this month. The Mediterranean principality said that grandstands will be at up to 40% of full capacity for the three days of Formula 1 action on 20, 22 and 23 May. Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 7,500 spectators per day,

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says second place at the Portuguese Grand Prix was the most he could have achieved. The Dutchman lost pole position after his best lap was deleted for going beyond track limits. And in the race he made a small error just before he was passed by eventual winner Lewis Hamilton. He

Lewis Hamilton fought back to pass both Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen for a brilliant victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion fell to third as Verstappen’s Red Bull overtook him at a restart after an early safety car. But he passed Verstappen four laps later and then hunted down and did the

Valtteri Bottas butted in on the Lewis Hamilton-Max Verstappen show in qualifying at the Portuguese Grand Prix, adding a new dynamic to the unfolding narrative of the 2021 Formula 1 season. A slightly bizarre qualifying session in changeable, windy conditions ended with the Finn pipping Hamilton to pole position by just 0.007 seconds; the seven-time

Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position in a bizarre qualifying session at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Bottas beat Hamilton by 0.007 seconds, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had a faster lap ruled out for exceeding track limits. And Hamilton set a much faster lap in the second part of qualifying, 0.4secs

Leading football clubs and players will be joined by a number of sporting bodies in a four-day boycott of social media platforms from Friday in a move to tackle abuse and discrimination. The “show of solidarity against online abuse” hopes to encourage companies to take a stronger stance against racist and sexist abuse on their

Lewis Hamilton headed Max Verstappen by 0.143 seconds to lead the way in second practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was third quickest, ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and the Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. It is the first time this season that Hamilton has topped a

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas headed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to set the pace in first practice at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Bottas was 0.025 seconds ahead of Verstappen and 0.319secs quicker than his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Seven-time champion Hamilton was fifth fastest, behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Hamilton was struggling

Lewis Hamilton says he intends to remain in Formula 1 for at least another season after this year. The seven-time champion signed a one-year deal with Mercedes at the start of 2021 but said on Thursday that he “plans” to be in the sport next season. He said he was “enjoying” his title fight with

The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled and will be replaced on its 11-13 June date by a race at Turkey’s Istanbul Park track. It is the second successive year the Montreal event has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Travel restrictions made it impossible to enter Canada without a mandatory 14-day quarantine, said

Briton Callum Ilott has joined Alfa Romeo as second reserve driver. Ilott will share reserve driver duties with Robert Kubica when the Pole is unavailable as a result of his commitments in other racing categories. Ilott, a member of the Ferrari driver academy, will take part in some first practice sessions in 2021, starting at

Shorter ‘sprint’ races will be introduced to Formula 1 this year to set the grid positions at three grands prix, series bosses have agreed. Points will be awarded to the top three finishers – three for first, two for second and one for third. Grid positions for the shorter race – to be called ‘sprint

Formula 1 has announced the Japanese Grand Prix will remain at Suzuka until the end of the 2024 season. The figure-of-eight track first staged an F1 race in 1987 and has decided the drivers’ championship on 11 occasions. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said the three-year extension shows a “long-term commitment to growing the sport