Formula One

Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join

Formula One Rejects Andretti's Bid to Join the Circuit, Citing Competitiveness Concerns. Formula One announced on Wednesday it had blocked US outfit Andretti's bid to join the circuit, citing concerns over the team's level of competitiveness. Andretti, headed up by 1978 world champion Mario and his son, former McLaren driver Michael, had applied ...

Ferrari's New F1 Car Unveiled for Final Season Before Hamilton's Arrival

Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car on Tuesday, ready for the upcoming Formula One season which will be the last before Lewis Hamilton joins the Italian team from rivals Mercedes. The team head into their 2024 campaign, which has been overshadowed by seven-time F1 champion Hamilton agreeing to join next year, trying to recover ground on ...

F1: Russell on Canadian Pole After Dead Heat With Verstappen

George Russell beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday when the pair shared a best lap time of one minute and 12.000 seconds. The Briton took the prime starting spot because he set his lap time earlier in the session. In a dramatic conclusion to a closely-contested qualifying session, Mercedes' Russell was ...

F1: Russell Takes “Mega” Pole as Mercedes Lockout British GP Front Row

George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton to secure pole as their Mercedes team reeled off a front-row lockout in Saturday's tense qualifying session for Sunday's British Grand Prix. The two Britons were given a wild ovation by the crowd, who saw a third Briton, Lando Norris of McLaren, take third to deliver the first one-two-three by British drivers at ...

Kevin Magnussen to Leave F1 Team Haas at Season End

Danish Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen will leave Haas at the end of the current season, the US constructor announced Thursday ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. "MoneyGram Haas F1 Team can confirm Kevin Magnussen will depart his race seat upon the conclusion of his current contract at the end of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship," the ...

F1: Verstappen Eyes 'Very Close' Dutch Grand Prix

Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen said on Thursday that he was less confident ahead of his home Grand Prix than at this time last year, with a "very close" race in prospect. Verstappen has never lost in front of his adoring fans since Zandvoort returned to the F1 circuit in 2021 and completely dominated the drivers' championship last ...

Hamilton Backs African Grand Prix amid Rwanda Talks

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday gave his "100 percent" backing to a Grand Prix in Africa, with Formula One bosses poised for talks over staging a race in Rwanda. "Why are we not on that continent?" Hamilton asked when quizzed about including an African stop on the Grand Prix circuit. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali ...

Mercedes Pick Teenage Rookie Antonelli to Replace Lewis Hamilton

Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes once the seven-time world champion jumps ship for Ferrari at the end of the season, the Formula One team announced on Saturday. Rookie Antonelli, who celebrated his 18th birthday last weekend, will partner George Russell, another product of the team's junior ...

Ferrari's Leclerc Wins Italian Grand Prix as Verstappen Falters Again

Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to delight Ferrari's massed ranks of fans as Lando Norris again chipped away at struggling champion Max Verstappen's lead in the Formula One drivers' standings. Monegasque Leclerc claimed victory at Monza for the second time after winning in 2019, holding off McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and ...

F1 Design Guru Newey Targets Championship Glory After Joining Aston Martin

Formula One design guru Adrian Newey is plotting to turn Aston Martin into world champions after he was named managing technical partner at the team's Silverstone headquarters on Tuesday. The widely anticipated announcement comes after it was confirmed in May that the Briton, regarded by many as the greatest designer in the sport's history, would ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris Wins Singapore GP to Narrow F1 Title Race

Formula One title contender Lando Norris led from pole to chequered flag to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, narrowing the gap to championship leader Max Verstappen, who was second. It was the McLaren driver's third career GP win and his first from pole at his sixth attempt. Teammate Oscar Piastri was third to extend their lead over Red ...