Formula 1

Honda will give an upgraded engine to its Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams at this weekend’s French Grand Prix. Three of the company’s four drivers will have the engine – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly and Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat. The move means a grid penalty for Kvyat for exceeding the permitted

Ferrari say they expect to struggle compared to Mercedes at this weekend’s French Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel won on track at the last race in Canada before being stripped of the victory because of a penalty for dangerous driving. Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said the French track will not suit the car. “Paul Ricard

Ferrari have officially lodged a “right to review” the penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. The German won the race on the road but was penalised five seconds for dangerous driving, which demoted him behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari said they would appeal but withdrew that intention last week. Now

Formula 1 teams and bosses have agreed to delay the finalisation of new rules for 2021 until the end of October. There was a statutory deadline of this month for the changes to be settled but the unanimous agreement required for a delay was reached on Thursday. To achieve it, teams had to sign a

Ferrari will not appeal against the penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. The German won on track but was penalised five seconds for dangerous driving, which handed victory to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari said they would appeal against the decision but BBC Sport has learned that on Thursday they

A split has emerged between Formula 1 teams as talks over the future of the sport reach a critical stage. Half the teams object to plans to postpone the finalisation of a budget cap for 2021 from June until October. Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Racing Point, Renault and Williams believe it is a back-door attempt by

Formula 1 is at fault for creating a culture in which Sebastian Vettel was penalised in Canada, Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alexander Wurz says. Wurz believes the desire of drivers and teams for clarity on permitted driving actions was to blame for the penalty. “We want rules for each and every thing and that’s

A statue of a Formula One driver who died in a Grand Prix 42 years ago is being planned for his hometown. On what would have been Tom Pryce’s 70th birthday, an appeal was launched to raise £50,000 for the artwork in Denbigh. Pryce, known as Maldwyn to friends, died in an accident during the

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, is part of the BBC team and offers insight and analysis from the point of view of the competitor. I’ve been at odds with the Formula 1 stewards before – both during my career and after it – but this time I’m in

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel believes Formula 1 has lost its way, in the wake of the penalty that cost him victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. The four-time champion won on the road but was handed a five-second penalty for rejoining the track dangerously and impeding Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. The German said the rules had left

Ferrari have appealed against the five-second penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. The German was penalised for rejoining the circuit in an unsafe manner and forcing Lewis Hamilton off the track. Vettel had made a mistake at Turn Three on lap 48 while under pressure from Hamilton, who said he

Sebastian Vettel lost victory in the Canadian Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilton after being penalised for dangerous driving against his rival. The Ferrari driver made a mistake under pressure from the world champion, running wide at Turn Three, and pushed Hamilton wide as he rejoined the track. Race stewards decided Vettel had rejoined the track

This one has been a long time coming. Sebastian Vettel – not that long ago the pole position king of Formula 1 – had not started from the front of the grid since the German Grand Prix last July, 17 races ago. But when he finally broke the duck, he did it with style. Vettel

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes to pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix. It was only the second time in seven races Mercedes have been beaten to pole – the other by Vettel’s team-mate Charles Leclerc in Bahrain in March. Vettel was 0.206 seconds quicker than Hamilton, with Leclerc 0.680secs off. Daniel Ricciardo

Thousands of people, including Formula 1 stars, are paying their last respects to racing legend Niki Lauda, whose body is lying in state in Vienna, Austria. His coffin, topped with his red crash helmet, was carried into St Stephen’s cathedral earlier on Wednesday. A Mass will be held later, followed by a private funeral. Lauda

Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer, who left Renault during the 2017 season, is part of the BBC team and offers insight and analysis from the point of view of the competitors Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix with a perfectly measured drive – but was it really the “miracle” he talked about on the

Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen, and survived a late collision with the Red Bull driver, to win a nail-biting Monaco Grand Prix. The world champion was left struggling with the tyres on his Mercedes after fitting softer rubber than the Dutchman at pit stops during an early safety-car period. Hamilton repeatedly complained that he

Commedia dell’arte was a popular form of theatre that originated in Italy in the 16th century and spawned, among other things, pantomime. At the moment, Ferrari are giving the impression they are set on reviving it in Formula 1 this year. The team’s astonishing error in failing to clock that Charles Leclerc was vulnerable to