Formula 1

Race winner Lewis Hamilton examines his punctured front left tyre after the British Grand Prix Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says the failures suffered by three cars near the end of the British Grand Prix were caused by “extremely long use” on a demanding circuit. Pirelli said tyres had been stressed by teams running long

Hamilton with fellow drivers on the grid before Sunday’s British Grand Prix Motorsport boss Jean Todt says he “admires” and “respects” Lewis Hamilton for promoting anti-racism. Hamilton has been at the forefront of F1’s decision this year to promote a pro-diversity campaign, including pre-race anti-racism demonstrations. FIA president Todt said: “I respect somebody who has

Lewis Hamilton has won the title in five of the past six years for Mercedes Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff has rejected suggestions that this year’s championship would mean less than others because of the shorter season. Lewis Hamilton is 30 points clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas after winning the British Grand Prix, in a

Next Sunday’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone is live on 5 Live and the BBC Sport website Lewis Hamilton took an extraordinary victory in a dramatic finish to the British Grand Prix despite suffering a puncture on the last lap. The Mercedes driver’s left-front tyre failed halfway around the last lap but he held

Sunday’s British Grand Prix is live on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport website from 14:10 BST Lewis Hamilton set the fastest ever lap around Silverstone to beat Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, faster on both runs in the final session, was 0.313 seconds clear of

Third practice and qualifying is live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sport website from 11:00 BST Alexander Albon suffered a heavy crash in his Red Bull as Lance Stroll’s Racing Point set the pace in second practice at the British Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were only third

Second practice is live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from 15:00 BST Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice at the British Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen was 0.474 seconds clear of the world championship leader but used a softer tyre than Hamilton, whose team start the weekend

The British Grand Prix is live on 5 Live and the BBC Sport website Nico Hulkenberg is to stand in for Racing Point’s Sergio Perez at the British Grand Prix, after the Mexican contracted coronavirus. Perez tested positive on Thursday and revealed he flew back to Mexico after the previous race in Hungary to visit

Sergio Perez is sixth in the 2020 Formula 1 drivers’ championship after two sixth-placed finishes and a seventh in the last race in Hungary Racing Point’s Sergio Perez has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s British Grand Prix. The Mexican is the first Formula 1 driver to test positive since the 2020

Most drivers took the knee at the season-opening race in Austria, with six remaining standing Leading Formula 1 drivers say they believe they should continue with their pre-race anti-racism demonstrations throughout the year. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen are among those who have joined Lewis Hamilton in supporting that

Lewis Hamilton has won the past two Formula 1 races Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he intends to be in Formula 1 for “at least another three years”. The 35-year-old world champion is out of contract with Mercedes at the end of this year but said he planned to continue “for the foreseeable future”. Hamilton

The British Grand Prix is live on 5 live and the BBC Sport website from 31 July The British Grand Prix is always one of the highlights of the Formula 1 season but this year will be like no other. For the first time, two F1 races will be held in England over successive weekends,

John Elkann succeeded Sergio Marchionne as Ferrari chairman in July 2018 Ferrari chairman John Elkann says the team cannot expect to be competitive in Formula 1 before 2022. Elkaan has also expressed his “total trust” in team principal Mattia Binotto after Ferrari’s difficult start to the new season. “Today we are laying the foundations for

Image copyright Getty Images Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has issued a statement “clarifying his thoughts” and confirming he is not anti-vaccine after sharing a video linked to unfounded conspiracy theories about a coronavirus vaccination. Hamilton originally shared the post about Bill Gates and vaccine trials on his Instagram story to his 18 million followers.

Lewis Hamilton said the organisation of an anti-racism protest at the Hungary GP was “not good enough” Formula 1 will organise an anti-racism protest before Sunday’s British Grand Prix following criticisms of the sport’s approach to the subject. The move comes in the wake of Lewis Hamilton accusing F1 and governing body the FIA of

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 is monitoring Spain’s coronavirus situation following a spike in cases, amid concerns about the country’s grand prix. F1, along with other elite sports, has an exemption from the UK government’s newly imposed 14-day quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain. That means the race

The British Grand Prix is live on 5 live and the BBC Sport website from 31 July Lando Norris says his self-critical nature is behind the starring performances with which he has started the new Formula 1 season. The McLaren driver is fourth in the championship going into this weekend’s British Grand Prix and says

Alex Zanardi’s Formula 1 career saw him race for Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams in the 1990s Former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi is to return to intensive care after falling into an “unstable” condition. Zanardi, 53, was placed in a medically induced coma and has had three operations at a hospital