Formula 1

Red Bull have recruited a senior figure from rivals Mercedes to lead their new Formula 1 engine programme. Ben Hodgkinson, head of mechanical engineering at Mercedes High Performance Powertrains, will become technical director at Red Bull’s equivalent department. It is being set up close to the chassis factory in Milton Keynes to take over the

Sir Lewis Hamilton says the conviction of a former police officer for the killing of George Floyd “marks a new dawn in the fight for racial justice”. Chauvin was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest in May 2020. “This is the first time that a white officer

Williams driver George Russell has issued a public apology following his crash with Valtteri Bottas in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Russell said he “takes responsibility” for the risk he took in trying to pass the Finn’s Mercedes not paying off. And he added that his emotions “got the better of me” after the incident.

George Russell accused Valtteri Bottas of lacking respect for the dangers of Formula 1 after they crashed in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Stewards decided the 200mph collision between them was a racing incident and took no disciplinary action. Russell said: “Your heart stops for a moment when you crash at over 200mph. You don’t

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his first win of the year in a chaotic, incident-strewn Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton fought back to second after a rare error. Rain at the start led to one of the most topsy-turvy races in memory as the treacherous conditions caught out the vast majority of drivers

Miami will hold its first Grand Prix in 2022 after Formula 1 secured a 10-year deal for a race in the Florida city. The move is the culmination of years of work by F1’s owners Liberty Media, who wanted a race in a US “destination city” as they seek to grow the sport. The event

One of Lewis Hamilton’s greatest drives stole victory from Max Verstappen and Red Bull at the first race of the season, and now what he called a “special” lap has deprived Mercedes’ rivals of pole position at the second. That’s one way of looking at it, anyway. Another is that Red Bull let victory at

Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in a thrilling qualifying session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Hamilton was just 0.035 seconds clear in the Mercedes as Perez beat team-mate Max Verstappen in only the Mexican’s second race for Red Bull. Charles Leclerc put the Ferrari fourth, while Valtteri Bottas

Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari at the end of what had been an impressive second practice session at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Leclerc had earlier set the fastest lap time of the session, only to lose it for exceeding track limits. Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the session, just 0.01 seconds quicker than Mercedes

Nikita Mazepin is “trying too hard” at the start of his F1 career, according to his Haas team boss Guenther Steiner. The Russian driver spun once and crashed in first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Friday. That follows four spins at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix before he crashed out of the

The second race of the 2021 F1 season is on Sunday with the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Over the winter break, the head of F1, Stefano Domenicali, mentioned his desire for Formula 1 to return to Africa – to make it a true World Championship. F1 has not been to Africa since 1993, but before that

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon collided in first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The two former team-mates came together at the Villeneuve chicane, causing the session to be stopped for a time. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Perez had been on a flying lap and Ocon on a

Lewis Hamilton says his battle with Max Verstappen for this year’s drivers’ title does not yet live up to his rivalry with Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton said he was “excited” by the challenge posed by Red Bull but that 2017 and 2018 against Vettel at Ferrari were the favourite years of his career. “Racing with Max,

Nico Hulkenberg has joined Aston Martin as their reserve and development driver. The German drove for the team three times last year, when it was known as Racing Point, when drivers Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll contracted Covid-19. The 33-year-old was a race driver for the outfit from 2012 to 2016, when it was called

Date Session Time Coverage Saturday, 3 April Qualifying 1 & 2, Qualifying 3 & 4 07:00-08:30 BST & 11:00-12:30 BST On iPlayer, BBC Sport website and Red Button Sunday, 4 April Semi-final & Crazy race, Final 07:00-08:30 BST & 11:00-13:00 BST On iPlayer, BBC Sport website and Red Button (Crazy race not on Red Button)

McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has backed changes being made to Australia’s Formula 1 circuit in an attempt to improve racing. Seven of the 16 corners at Melbourne’s Albert Park track are being modified for this year’s race, which has been rescheduled for 19-21 November. The biggest change is the removal of the chicane at Turn

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen’s Red Bull for victory in an extraordinary finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen actually took the lead from Hamilton with four laps to go but handed the position back because he had overtaken by running off the track. The move – an order from race control

It has been eight years since Red Bull started a Formula 1 season with unquestionably the fastest car and as the team to beat – but that is exactly the situation after the first qualifying session of 2021. Max Verstappen and his car have looked imposing from the very first laps of pre-season testing two