On paper, Baku doesn’t immediately read like a Red Bull circuit. Yet last year they claimed a chaotic victory there with a car that was noticeably less competitive than this season’s package. As on Friday last year, they finished the day quickest today. Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets by under a tenth of a second … Read more

Pierre Gasly experienced a frightening near-miss when debris struck his helmet visor near the eye on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix. The Toro Rosso driver said a piece from Daniel Ricciardo’s car hit him at the start of the race. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “At turn one Daniel … Read more

Mercedes made a rare appearance at an event in South Korea featuring an official Formula 1 team, the first such presence since the country’s brief spell on the F1 calendar. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Reserve driver Valtteri Bottas demonstrated a Mercedes W13 chassis, the model the team raced during the 2022 … Read more

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Formula 1’s new Sprint Qualifying races could add an engaging new dimension to race weekends and says the sport should experiment further with the concept. Following last week’s confirmation that Sprint Qualifying will be introduced at three rounds this season, Horner said the format is worth trying to … Read more

Formula 1 teams have been unusually secretive about their 2021 car designs because the scope for innovation is tightly limited this year. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free To reduce costs, teams have been allocated a maximum of two development “tokens,” which restrict how much they can modify their 2020 designs. In addition, … Read more

Oliver Rowland has been declared the winner of the first Misano E-Prix after Antonio Félix da Costa was disqualified for a technical infringement. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Da Costa had crossed the line less than half a second ahead of Rowland in Saturday’s race, but the Porsche driver was later removed … Read more

Who do you first think of when you hear the name ‘Mosley’? Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free For many motorsport fans and people outside Britain, the name evokes Max Mosley, the former FIA president whose final years were shadowed by controversy, including a sensational newspaper exposé about his private life. Yet Max … Read more

Sebastian Vettel extended his run of victories with a fourth consecutive win at the Malaysian Grand Prix, demonstrating once again the strength of the Red Bull team over the opening rounds of the season. Despite Vettel’s dominance, Red Bull’s rivals closed the gap at times and Jenson Button finished just three seconds behind in a … Read more

This session has finished. No further updates will be posted. Sprint race qualifying at the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix is coming up next. Lando Norris topped the timing in the only practice session earlier today. The circuit was completely resurfaced since last year and several drivers commented it feels noticeably bumpier. Max Verstappen described the … Read more

In the round-up: Four-time world champion Alain Prost has warned he would stop watching Formula 1 if the sport adopts reverse-grid races. In brief ‘I hate reverse grid races’ – Prost Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Prost said he supports Formula 1’s recent decision to trial sprint qualifying, but reacted strongly to … Read more