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Vettel backs Masi to continue as FAI race director

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel believes Michael Masi should remain in his role as FIA race director.

Max Verstappen (L) and Lewis Hamilton collide in Saudi Arabia

Horner: Verstappen ready for 'straight-out fight'

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has told Max Verstappen to take his one shot at Formula One title glory in Abu Dhabi after praising his "gladiator" drive at the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 06 Dec 21

Lewis Hamilton will again wear a rainbow helmet

Hamilton uneasy in Saudi due to 'terrifying' LGBTQ laws

Lewis Hamilton is in the midst of the most exciting Formula One title battle in recent memory but insists he is uncomfortable racing in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the country's "pretty terrifying" LGBTQ+ laws.

Motorsport • 02 Dec 21

Toto Wolff (L) and Christian Horner at press conference in Qatar today

Wolff and Horner trade barbs as Verstappen is cleared

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admits he was unsurprised to see a right for review against Max Verstappen denied as the most thrilling Formula One title fight in years spilled over into a war of words with Red Bull boss Christian Horner.

Motorsport • 19 Nov 21

Lewis Hamilton (back) and Max Verstappen spun off the track while Verstappen was trying to hold off his rival

F1 stewards to review Verstappen-Hamilton clash

Formula One stewards will review their decision not to penalise Max Verstappen at Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, motor sport's governing body has confirmed.

Motorsport • 17 Nov 21

Sprint races were introduced at Silverstone in July

F1 to double sprint races to six for 2022 season

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn says an agreement is in place to double the number of sprint races to six for the 2022 season.

Motorsport • 01 Nov 21

F1 unveil hectic schedule for 2022

Formula One bosses have revealed 23 races will take place in just 36 weeks as the sport launched its record-breaking calendar for next season.

Motorsport • 15 Oct 21

George Russell currently lies 15th in the drivers standings, with world champion Lewis Hamilton second

Russell won't play role of able deputy to Hamilton

George Russell has told Lewis Hamilton he is not joining Mercedes to be the world champion's number two.

Motorsport • 09 Sep 21

Max Verstappen celebrates in front of his Dutch fans

Verstappen scores Dutch GP win to lead driver standings

Max Verstappen claimed a superb victory at the Dutch Grand Prix to knock Lewis Hamilton off the top of the championship standings.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 21

Max Verstappen salutes the crowd at Circuit Zandvoort

Verstappen delights Dutch fans with pole performance

Max Verstappen edged out Lewis Hamilton to put his Red Bull on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 04 Sep 21

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen misses Sunday's race at Circuit Zandvoort

Covid-19 ends Dutch Grand Prix hopes of Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen has been ruled out of Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19.

Motorsport • 04 Sep 21

Lewis Hamilton's championship lead over Max Verstappen was cut to three points

'Money talks' – Hamilton says F1 made 'bad choice'

Lewis Hamilton accused Formula One's rulers of putting money first following Sunday's farcical Belgian Grand Prix which lasted only two laps.

Motorsport • 29 Aug 21

Former FIA president Max Mosley dies aged 81

Max Mosley, the former president of motor sports' world governing body the FIA, has died aged 81.

Motorsport • 24 May 21

Lewis Hamilton achieved his first pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix in 2007

Hamilton racks up a century of pole positions

Lewis Hamilton claimed the 100th pole position of his career with a brilliant lap in qualifying for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 08 May 21

Romain Grosjean with bandaged hands at the Grand Prix of Sakhir in December

Grosjean to have final F1 drive in Hamilton's car

Romain Grosjean will complete the final chapter of his Formula One career by driving Lewis Hamilton's title-winning Mercedes.

Motorsport • 05 May 21

Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes en route to winning in Portugal

Hamilton passes Verstappen and Bottas for Portugal win

Lewis Hamilton passed championship rival Max Verstappen and Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to win the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 May 21

Russell: 'I asked him if he was trying to kill us both'

George Russell swore at Valtteri Bottas and accused the Mercedes driver of trying to kill him following their high-speed crash in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 19 Apr 21

Fernando Alonso will race for Alpine in 2021

Alonso will race with metal plates in face on comeback

Fernando Alonso has revealed he expects to complete the entirety of his Formula One comeback season with two metal plates in his face.

Motorsport • 12 Mar 21

Romain Grosjean spent the last five seasons of his Formula One career with Haas, but his contract was not renewed for 2021

Grosjean has dressings removed six weeks after crash

Romain Grosjean has revealed his hands are no longer in bandages, just six weeks after he cheated death at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 12 Jan 21

The race, scheduled for 21 March, looks unlikely to go ahead.

Season-opening Australian GP facing postponement

Formula One's season-opening race in Australia is facing postponement amid concerns over coronavirus.

Motorsport • 04 Jan 21

The F1 driver is the son of billionaire businessman Dmitry Mazepin

Mazepin apologises for posting 'abhorrent' video

American Formula One team Haas has dealt internally with an "abhorrent" video posted by Nikita Mazepin on his Instagram account, but reaffirmed the Russian would drive in the 2021 World Championship.

Motorsport • 23 Dec 20