New cars, new power and new teams for a new era – Formula One starts afresh in Australia this week with a heady mix of excitement, uncertainty and apprehension. Never shy of underselling itself, the high-octane sport appears on the money in billing the 2026 season as the biggest shakeup it has ever seen. For […]
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Norris wins Sao Paulo GP as Piastri penalised in dramatic race
McLaren’s Lando Norris triumphed at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his Formula One championship lead to 24 points after a thrilling race marked by drama, penalties, and remarkable comebacks. Norris, who started from pole, secured his seventh win of the season, while teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri finished fifth after receiving […]
Red Bull play down talk of winning every race
LONDON: Red Bull were so dominant in Formula One’s Bahrain season-opener that Mercedes rival George Russell suggested they could win every race this year. The Briton was not alone in pointing to such a scenario, even if such a sweep would be unprecedented in a championship that started in 1950 with far fewer rounds than […]
Ferrari’s Leclerc wins dramatic F1 season-opening Bahrain GP
Sakhir, Bahrain: Charles Leclerc of Ferrari won a dramatic Formula 1 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after reigning champion Max Verstappen limped out with an electrical issue two laps before the end. Carlos Sainz made it a Ferrari one-two while Sergio Perez completed a disastrous day for Verstappen’s Red Bull by spinning out of […]
Verstappen v Hamilton as F1 soap opera returns with an all-new package
Manama: The 2022 Formula One season is about more than just the renewed battle between reigning champion Max Verstappen and the man he dethroned, Lewis Hamilton. It will be a heavily revised version of F1’s high-speed soap opera, featuring new race management, all-new cars designed to create closer racing, and a reshuffled cast that will […]
Magnussen returns to replace sacked Mazepin at Haas
Paris: Kevin Magnussen on Wednesday returned to the Haas Formula One team to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin who was sacked following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Haas said 29-year-old Magnussen had signed a “multi-year contract agreement” and the Dane will drive in the official pre-season test at Bahrain from Thursday to Saturday. “I’m delighted […]
Imola confirmed as Grand Prix hosts until 2025
Imola, Italy: Italy’s Imola circuit will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2025 after their success staging two Grand Prix during the coronavirus pandemic, racing chief Stefano Domenicali confirmed on Monday. The circuit hosted the San Marino Grand Prix 27 times until 2006 and was reintroduced in 2020 as the venue for the Emilia […]
Brazil mourns Formula One ‘superhero’ Ayrton Senna
A master on the Formula One racing track, triple world champion Ayrton Senna was the pride of Brazil. Twenty-five years after his tragic death in the San Marino Grand Prix, he remains one of the country´s biggest sporting legends. The anniversary of Senna’s death on Wednesday – dubbed “Senna Day” – will revive the sense […]
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins 1000th F1 race
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is rooting for his win in China after missing out in Bahrain. The 21-year-old Leclerc beat the five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain but ultimately limped home third when his Ferrari lost power with 10 laps left. The focus in Shanghai will be on Leclerc, the Ferrari rookie from Monaco who […]
Basic beginnings to global exposure: Formula One reaches 1000 races
From the first race at a converted World War II airbase in rural England to this weekend’s 1,000th grand prix at the $240 million international circuit in Shanghai, Formula One has come a long way since it all began in 1950. Silverstone held the first race 69 years ago and the British Grand Prix has […]