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Perez picks up surprise Miami pole as Mercedes struggle

Sergio Perez took a surprise pole position and Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes was criticised by Toto Wolff as being "a nasty piece of work" after the British driver qualified only 13th for the Miami Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 06 May 23

Carlos Sainz is currently fifth in the driver standings

Ferrari appeal Sainz penalty at Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari have lodged an appeal against Carlos Sainz's five-second penalty at the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 07 Apr 23

Piquet fined by Brazilian court for Hamilton slurs

Piquet fined over racist slurs against Lewis Hamilton

Thee-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet has been ordered pay 5 million Brazilian Reals (€885,500) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday.

Motorsport • 25 Mar 23

Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc are trailing behind the Red Bulls at present

Getaway driver: Wolff admits Hamilton may exit Mercedes

Toto Wolff has admitted he would not blame Lewis Hamilton for seeking a move away from Mercedes if the sport's once-dominant team fails to reverse its slump.

Motorsport • 17 Mar 23

Hamilton: Mercedes ignored my input for new car

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes ignored him over the development of this season's Formula One car.

Motorsport • 08 Mar 23

Lance Stroll will team up with Fernando Alonso this season following the double world champion's transfer from Alpine

Stroll to race in Bahrain after missing F1 testing

Lance Stroll has recovered from injury to race at Sunday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 02 Mar 23

"We are not in a school and we shouldn't have to ask about everything"

Norris: F1 drivers should be treated as adults

Lando Norris had told the FIA that Formula One drivers should not be treated like school children and hopes the sport's governing body will be pressured into a U-turn over its decision to ban them from making political statements.

Motorsport • 13 Feb 23

"We want to keep winning and that is what we hope to achieve this year"

'We want a title race' - Verstappen challenges rivals

Max Verstappen has challenged Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to raise their game and provide him with the championship battle that Formula One needs.

Motorsport • 03 Feb 23

F1 chiefs confirm no replacement for Chinese GP

Formula One will have a four-week hole in this season's calendar after the sport's bosses confirmed the Chinese Grand Prix would not be replaced.

Motorsport • 17 Jan 23

Frederic Vasseur hired as new Ferrari team principal

Fred Vasseur appointed as new Ferrari team principal

Ferrari have appointed Frenchman Frederic Vasseur as Formula One team principal and general manager, replacing Mattia Binotto.

Motorsport • 13 Dec 22

Six sprint races will be part of the 2023 season

Six sprint races chosen for new Formula 1 season

Azerbaijan, Qatar, Austria, Brazil, Austin in the USA and Spa in Belgium will be the venues for the six sprint races in the Formula One calendar from the 2023 season.

Motorsport • 07 Dec 22

Chinese Grand Prix cancelled for fourth year running

F1 cancel 2023 Chinese Grand Prix over Covid situation

Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix was cancelled for the fourth year in a row on Friday due to strict local measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Motorsport • 02 Dec 22

The German will be leaving the US-based team after two years

Mick Schumacher to leave Haas at end of F1 season

Mick Schumacher will be without a full-time Formula drive next season after the Haas team announced his departure on Thursday.

Motorsport • 17 Nov 22

Verstappen ends Sky boycott after 'Lewis robbed' jibe

Max Verstappen confirmed on Thursday that he has buried the hatchet in his dispute with Sky Sports and said he and Red Bull will cooperate with the broadcaster as normal at this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 11 Nov 22

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday

Lewis Hamilton becomes honorary Brazilian citizen

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday by the country's lower house of Congress and dedicated the honour to his boyhood idol, the late Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna.

Motorsport • 07 Nov 22

A video on social media showed the former world champion saying Brazil's President-Elect belongs "in the cemetery"

Piquet faces investigation over Lula 'cemetery' comment

Brazilian prosecutors late on Thursday asked local police to open an investigation against Nelson Piquet after a video on social media showed the former Formula One world champion saying President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva belongs "in the cemetery".

Motorsport • 04 Nov 22

Verstappen took issue with comments made during the broadcaster's F1 coverage

Verstappen boycotts Sky after 'Hamilton robbed' jibe

Max Verstappen accused Sky Sports of being "disrespectful" and "living in the past" after Red Bull boycotted the broadcaster at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Oct 22

"We were a little bit taken aback by the comments from our two rival teams"

Horner threatens legal action over Wolff claims

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has accused rival boss Toto Wolff of "hugely defamatory, fictitious claims" and threatened legal action against Mercedes amid the cheat row overshadowing this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 01 Oct 22

Christian Horner and Toto Wolff at the Italian Grand Prix

Wolff urges action as Red Bull deny salary cap breach

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has demanded Formula One's governing body the FIA take robust action over reports Red Bull broke the rules when Max Verstappen beat Lewis Hamilton to last year's world championship.

Motorsport • 30 Sep 22

Albon released from hospital after respiratory failure

Alex Albon has been released from hospital after he suffered respiratory failure and was left on a ventilator following complications from surgery.

Motorsport • 13 Sep 22

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto: 'Certainly, I need to apologise'

Ferrari chief sorry for comparing Tsunoda to tsunami

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto apologised on Saturday for causing upset by comparing accident-prone Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda to a tsunami.

Motorsport • 10 Sep 22

Wolff slams 'total idiots' after Dutch flare incident

Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes boss Toto Wolff fears a Formula One driver could face "lethal consequences" if flares are thrown on to the track at Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 03 Sep 22

Piastri to replace Ricciardo at McLaren as dispute ends

Australian rookie Oscar Piastri will race for McLaren next season after the Formula One team won a contract dispute with Renault-owned rivals Alpine on Friday.

Motorsport • 02 Sep 22

Fernando Alonso pictured talking to the media ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort

Fernando Alonso apologises to 'legend' Lewis Hamilton

Fernando Alonso apologised on Thursday for calling Lewis Hamilton an idiot after they collided at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix and said his heat of the moment comments were blown out of proportion.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 22

Lewis Hamilton (R) and Fernando Alonso collide in the opening lap

Verstappen wins at Spa, Alonso slams 'idiot' Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton was called an "idiot" and told "he only knows how to drive and start in first" by a furious Fernando Alonso following their opening-lap crash at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Aug 22