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Verstappen storms to win at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Red Bull driver cuts Leclerc’s championship lead to 27 points on miserable day for Ferrari

Sun Apr 24 2022 - 19:33

Verstappen claims pole position for sprint race at Imola

First meeting of the season to host the sprint race format that F1 trialled last year

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 22:30

Formula One’s form book is all at sea

Red Bull appear to be in front, but the key will be taming the porpoise

Wed Mar 16 2022 - 20:33

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Hamilton pips Verstappen in practice

Top three divided by less than 0.1 seconds on Jeddah streets – a track with no margin for error

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 20:23

Verstappen opens up 12-point gap over Hamilton after sizzling win in Austin

A crowd of 140,000 witnesses thrilling duel between title rivals in Texas

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 22:17

Lewis Hamilton qualifies quickest but Bottas takes pole in Istanbul

Mercedes driver takes the hit for a new engine that exceeded his season’s allocation

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 15:07

Hamilton claims 100th F1 victory in Russia as Verstappen takes thrilling second

Dutch driver had started at the back of the grid after taking a new engine this weekend

Sun Sept 26 2021 - 19:27

Lewis Hamilton ignoring the jeers as he hunts Max Verstappen in F1 title race

Mercedes driver grabs pole in Hungary as he hunts down landmark 100th win

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 15:41

Max Verstappen storms to front of Styrian Grand Prix grid with another F1 pole

Lewis Hamilton moves up to front row after Valterri Bottas penalised for Friday incident

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 15:45

Max Verstappen triumphs in pulsating duel with Lewis Hamilton at French GP

Red Bull driver hunts down rival to overtake in penultimate lap

Sun Jun 20 2021 - 16:45

Pérez wins dramatic Azerbaijan race as Hamilton blunders in thrilling finish

Max Verstappen crashes out as focus turns to issues with Pirelli tyres

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 16:14

Charles Leclerc takes pole after chaotic qualifying session in Azerbaijan

Lewis Hamilton delighted to take a front row slot in Baku

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 14:46

Lewis Hamilton nabs Max Verstappen late on to win in Barcelona

Defending world champion swoops into lead with six laps to go to take Catalonia victory

Sun May 09 2021 - 16:41

Valtteri Bottas denies Lewis Hamilton pole in Portugal

World champion misses out on his 100th pole by just seven thousandths of a second

Sat May 01 2021 - 16:32

Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen to start season in style

Defending world champion narrowly holds on to take curtain-raising GP in Bahrain

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 18:59

Verstappen ready for Hamilton duel after practice double in Bahrain

Seven-time world champion Hamilton says his Mercedes team is no longer the fastest on the grid

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 17:36

Fernando Alonso makes F1 comeback with titanium plates in his jaw

Mercedes struggle again as Lewis Hamilton spins in Bahrain testing

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 12:04

Max Verstappen wins F1 season finale in flawless drive at Abu Dhabi GP

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas second and Lewis Hamilton in third

Sun Dec 13 2020 - 18:00

Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in final Abu Dhabi GP practice

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton ended the one-hour running in sixth

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 12:11

Grosjean released from hospital after lucky escape at Bahrain Grand Prix

Haas driver sustained minor burns to his hands after car burst into flames following spectacular crash

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 17:50

Imperious Lewis Hamilton secures seventh world title in Turkey

Champion equals Michael Schumacher’s record in style as he wins from sixth in the wet

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 13:26

Lewis Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher’s record

Mercedes driver matches Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One race wins

Sun Oct 11 2020 - 15:33

Valtteri Bottas wins Russian GP after Lewis Hamilton’s penalty

World champion hit with 10 second penalty for making practice starts in wrong area

Sun Sept 27 2020 - 15:02

Peerless Lewis Hamilton takes inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix

World champion now one short of Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Grand Prix wins

Sun Sept 13 2020 - 17:16

Pierre Gasly earns maiden F1 win at Italian GP after Lewis Hamilton penalty

Mercedes driver penalised after pitting illegally following crash at Monza

Sun Sept 06 2020 - 17:06

Lewis Hamilton imperious in Belgium as a seventh title beckons

Defending world champion leads every lap from pole to secure fifth win of the season

Sun Aug 30 2020 - 16:27

Lewis Hamilton takes Belgian pole and dedicates it to ‘Black Panther’

Ferrari’s Leclerc was 13th with Vettel 14th in qualifying for Belgian Grand Prix

Sat Aug 29 2020 - 16:09

Bottas edges Lewis Hamilton to take pole at Silverstone

World champion misses out by 0.063 seconds ahead of 70th anniversary Grand Prix

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 15:42

Formula One turns 70 in an uncertain age

Fan-free races, and tracks in isolated bubbles. It’s all changed since F1 was a kid

Thu Aug 06 2020 - 20:27

Lewis Hamilton takes pole position at spectator-less Silverstone

Mercedes driver cements his status as pre-race favourite at British Grand Prix

Sat Aug 01 2020 - 17:05

Lewis Hamilton puts in dominating drive to claim Styrian Grand Prix

Ferrari suffer nightmare as their two cars collide early in the race at the Red Bull Ring

Sun Jul 12 2020 - 16:25

Formula One: Valtteri Bottas sets his sights on historic Austrian double

Circuit is hosting back-to-back races for the first time due to coronavirus pandemic

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 19:59

Carlos Sainz set to take over from Vettel at Ferrari

He is believed to represent the ideal No 2 partner for the promising Charles Leclerc

Thu May 14 2020 - 09:20

Ferrari confirm Sebastian Vettel will leave at the end of the year

The German rejected new deal as potential chain reaction of driver moves is set off

Tue May 12 2020 - 08:31