Formula 1

Singapore victory was Perez’s best drive yet, says Red Bull boss

Sergio Perez's Singapore Grand Prix victory was 'world class' and his best drive yet in Formula One, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Sunday. The race ended with…

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Perez wins in Singapore as Verstappen title celebrations on hold

Perez under investigation for safety car infringement Verstappen made to wait for title after finishing 7th Leclerc crosses the line second SINGAPORE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Mexican Sergio Perez put in the…

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Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc will start the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position after Red Bull rival Max Verstappen was asked to abort his final fastest effort in qualifying…

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Petronas staying with Mercedes F1 team beyond 2026

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian oil company Petronas will remain long-term title sponsors and technical partners of the Mercedes Formula One team after announcing on Wednesday a multi-year contract extension from…

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Italian GP revives Abu Dhabi safety car debate

Formula One's safety-car rules will be discussed by teams and the governing body after the final anti-climactic laps of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix revived memories of last year's controversial Abu…

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Red Bull look beyond Porsche to independent future in F1

Red Bull will be at no disadvantage to Formula One rivals without Porsche as a partner, team boss Christian Horner said after the announcement last week that talks with the…

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Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix behind safety car

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari's home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix behind the safety car on Sunday to move potentially a race away…

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Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole for home Italian GP

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza on Saturday, with George Russell joining him on the…

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Porsche’s Formula One plans stall as Red Bull talks collapse

Porsche and Red Bull have ended talks over Porsche joining Formula One, but the German sports car brand remains interested in entering the racing series, it said on Friday. "The…

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UPDATE: Verstappen wins Dutch Grand Prix for second year in a row

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix from pole position for the second year in a row on Sunday to send the fans wild and his…

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Verstappen back on pole for home Dutch Grand Prix

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen fired up his fans by seizing pole position at his home Dutch Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row with…

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Verstappen hails Belgian weekend as his most dominant yet

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen hailed the Belgian Grand Prix weekend as his most dominant yet in the sport. The Red Bull driver ended Friday…

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F1 – Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday after he raced through the field from 14th…

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Formula 1 – Sainz puts Ferrari on pole after drop for Verstappen

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after penalties reshuffled the grid and sent Red Bull's pace-setting championship leader Max Verstappen…

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Audi to enter Formula One from 2026

Audi will enter Formula One from 2026 with one of the sport's existing teams and using a new power unit to be built in Germany, it announced on Friday. The…

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Former Formula One boss Ecclestone indicates not guilty plea to UK fraud charge

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated a not guilty plea to a charge of fraud over a failure to declare more than 400 million pounds ($472 million) of…

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Motor racing – Hamilton ‘fully transformed’ by Africa trip

Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton says he feels "transformed" after travelling in Africa during Formula One's August break. The Briton, Formula One's only Black driver whose paternal grandparents emigrated…

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Two-time F1 world champion Alonso to join Aston Martin

Two times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso will race for Aston Martin from 2023 after the 41-year-old Spaniard signed a multi-year contract, the team announced on Monday. Alonso joins from Renault-owned Alpine…

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Update – F1 – Verstappen wins Hungarian Grand Prix as Ferrari’s strategy nightmares continue

July 31 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen won the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the starting grid on Sunday as Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc suffered another strategy…

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UPDATE – Russell stuns with pole breakthrough in Hungary

July 30 (Reuters) - Britain's George Russell seized the first pole position of his Formula One career with a stunning qualifying lap in Hungary on Saturday as Mercedes found surprising speed and swept…

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Leclerc sets the pace for Ferrari in Hungary

July 29 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen predicted Ferrari would be hard to beat in Hungary, unless rain mixes things up, after title rival Charles Leclerc was…

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Vettel announces retirement, says his goals have shifted

Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced on Thursday his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, saying his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and…

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F1: Mercedes boss Wolff says more car upgrades in the offing

Mercedes have many more upgrades to come as they seek to close in on Formula One leaders Red Bull and Ferrari, strategy boss James Vowles said on Wednesday. The defending world…

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Ferrari seek silver linings after title blow

Ferrari searched for silver linings after Sunday's French Grand Prix left them licking self-inflicted wounds, with fans fearing Formula One's oldest and most glamorous team had blown their title chances…

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Leclerc blames himself for French Grand Prix crash

July 24 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc blamed himself on Sunday for a French Grand Prix crash that left his Formula One title hopes disappearing into the distance. The Monegasque screamed in rage and…

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UPDATE – Verstappen wins in France after Leclerc crashes out

July 24 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the French Grand Prix on Sunday and took a huge stride towards a second Formula One title after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc made a…

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Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole in France with Verstappen alongside

July 23 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc received a boost from team mate Carlos Sainz that helped him beat Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the French Grand Prix on Saturday. Spaniard Sainz, who…

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F1: Hamilton seeks a big result in milestone 300th race

Lewis Hamilton's dream result in France on Sunday would be to celebrate his 300th Formula One race by ending the longest win drought of his record-breaking career, and it is not…

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Former Formula One supremo Ecclestone charged with fraud

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been charged with fraud over a failure to declare more than 400 million pounds ($477 million) in assets he held overseas to the…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc wins in Austria after late scare

July 10 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc survived a late throttle scare to win the Austrian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday and move back up as Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen's closest rival. Red Bull's Verstappen had…

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F1 leader Verstappen to start in Pole Position in Austria

(Reuters) - Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen won a sprint race on Saturday to put Red Bull on pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix at their home…

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F1: Max Verstappen aims to hit back with home win for Red Bull

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen will be chasing his fourth Austrian Grand Prix victory in five years on Sunday as Red Bull seek to return to the top of…

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Sainz takes his first F1 win in Silverstone thriller

SILVERSTONE, England, July 3 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One victory on Sunday in a thrilling British Grand Prix halted by a first-lap crash and with the added mayhem of…

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Sainz takes his first F1 pole at soggy Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took the first pole position of his Formula One career in a wet qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday, with Red…

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Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in final British practice

SILVERSTONE, England, July 2 (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen led a Red Bull one-two in a breezy final practice for the British Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 24-year-old…

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Sainz puts Ferrari on top in British GP practice

SILVERSTONE, England, July 1 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz kept crowd favourite Lewis Hamilton off the top of the timesheets in second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday. The Spaniard…

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Verstappen wins in Canada

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated his 150th Formula One race on Sunday with a victory in the Canadian Grand Prix that extended his world championship lead. The…

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Verstappen on pole in Canada, Alonso on front row

MONTREAL (Reuters) -Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen shone in the wet to take pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday as Alpine's evergreen Fernando Alonso celebrated…

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Mercedes say they pushed Hamilton’s Baku setup too far

Mercedes pushed Lewis Hamilton's car setup too far in Azerbaijan last weekend and cannot cause him such pain again, the Formula One team's head of strategy said on Wednesday. Britain's…

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Ferrari find ‘short-term fix’ for hydraulics problem

Ferrari will have a 'short-term fix' in Canada this weekend for the hydraulics problem that forced Carlos Sainz out of last Sunday's race in Azerbaijan, the Formula One team said…

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‘Stay on it,’ Verstappen tells Leclerc after Baku heartbreak

Max Verstappen spared no sympathy for Charles Leclerc after the Dutchman took advantage of a race-ending engine failure for his Ferrari Formula One rival to cruise to an unchallenged win in Azerbaijan…

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Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two as Ferrari suffer in Baku

BAKU, June 12 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen took full advantage of an engine failure for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday and open up a commanding lead in the world…

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Ferrari’s Leclerc storms to Baku pole

BAKU, June 11 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc unleashed a dazzling display of speed around the unforgiving Baku street track to put his Ferrari on pole position for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The…

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F1: Verstappen has unfinished business in Baku

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen has unfinished business to take care of at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix while also looking to reassert himself as Red Bull's lead driver.…

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Formula 1: Sport leaders question future of Monaco Grand Prix

Formula One packed up after Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix with no certainty it would be back there next year, but offering plenty of advice on what needs to be done…

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UPDATE – Perez wins rain-delayed and red-flagged Monaco Grand Prix

Mexican Sergio Perez won a rain-delayed, crash-halted and ultimately nail-biting Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday as Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen finished third to stretch his Formula One lead…

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Leclerc secures fantastic pole for home Monaco Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari drove a fantastic lap on Saturday to secure pole position for his home Monaco Formula One Grand Prix which he finally wants to win for a…

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Reliability is key as F1 season takes another twist

Max Verstappen was 46 points behind Charles Leclerc after the first three races of the Formula One season and now, three races later, he is six ahead of his Ferrari rival and…

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Hamilton feels he can fight for wins again with Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton revived his spirits, and revised his Formula One prospects, with a fighting comeback drive from 19th to fifth in Spain on Sunday. The seven-times world champion, whose Mercedes…

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Verstappen takes F1 lead with win in Spain, agony for Leclerc

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two and seized the overall lead in the standings on an agonising…

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UPDATE : Ferrari’s Leclerc puts in a late flyer for pole in Spain

BARCELONA, May 21 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc performed under pressure with a late flyer after a spin to surge from 10th to pole position ahead of Sunday's…

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Verstappen demands more from Red Bull after Miami win

Max Verstappen celebrated his third win of the Formula One season with victory in the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, then promptly demanded his Red Bull team come to grips with reliability…

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Leclerc seizes Miami pole in Ferrari front row sweep

MIAMI (Reuters) -Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc took pole position for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz in a front row lockout in…

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Formula One ready to rock as Miami makes its debut

Red Bull's Max Verstappen can take another big bite out of Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc's 27-point lead in Miami this weekend as Formula One gets ready to rock around its…

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Motor racing-Miami will bring Super Bowl vibe to F1, says Brown

Next week's inaugural Miami Grand Prix already feels like Formula One's version of Super Bowl with a huge buzz and celebrities clamouring for the hottest tickets in town, according to…

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Mercedes car troubles is becoming a real pain for Russell

George Russell finished a surprising fourth for Mercedes in Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix but said his car's 'porpoising' problems were worse than ever and causing him real pain. The…

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Max haul for Verstappen as Ferrari’s homecoming turns sour

IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) -World champion Max Verstappen took maximum points from Formula One's Imola sprint weekend, leading a Red Bull one-two on Sunday as Ferrari's homecoming turned sour for overall…

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