Max verstappen
Verstappen beats Hamilton in French GP to extend F1 lead
The Red Bull driver hunted down and overtook the Mercedes world champion with over a lap to go in Le Castellet to claim his third win out of seven races this...
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Verstappen pips Hamilton for French Grand Prix pole
Verstappen leads Hamilton by just four points in the Formula One word championship ahead of the seventh race of the season at the Circuit Paul Ricard on Sunday.
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Hamilton and Mercedes hoping for return to form at French GP
The seven-time champion and the defending champion team were well beaten in both Monte Carlo and Baku, losing their long consecutive points-scoring records of 54 and 55 races respectively as Red Bull took command with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claiming victories.
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Perez wins as Verstappen, Hamilton KO'd by Baku
Verstappen crashed with five laps to go and the sixth race of the season at his mercy. Hamilton then locked up at the restart when on target for second.
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Red Bull braced for Mercedes backlash
Baku's street circuit is the medieval backdrop for Formula One's latest round of jousting between resurgent Red Bull and a Mercedes team anxious to move on from their Monaco misery.
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Verstappen tops Monaco final practice as Schumacher crashes
Red Bull's Verstappen was 0.047sec quicker than the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz with Charles Leclerc in the other Ferrari third to follow up their encouraging showing in Thursday practice.
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Hamilton turns up heat on Verstappen ahead of Monaco street fight
The Mercedes seven-time champion leads Verstappen by 14 points after four races in what is emerging as a gripping two-horse race for the 2021 drivers crown.
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Verstappen beats Hamilton to complete practice clear sweep
Driving with a smoothness that oozed confidence in his Red Bull car, the Dutchman clocked a best lap of one minute and 30.577 seconds in the final minutes to outpace Mercedes’ seven-time champion Hamilton by 0.739 seconds.
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Verstappen tops Bahrain practice as Red Bull deliver on speed
On a beautiful blue-skied day back at the track where Red Bull had dominated pre-season testing, the Dutchman continued where he had left off with an imperious late lap of 1:31.394 to finish top of the pile.
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Hamilton faces serious challenge in pursuit of eighth title
After reeling off seven consecutive constructors’ championships – and seven 'doubles' of team and driver titles - Hamilton’s 'black arrows' are under serious threat and both he and teammate Valtteri Bottas know it.
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Verstappen claims first pole of season at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The Dutch driver edged Valterri Bottas in second and the Finn's Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who is racing for the first time since winning the championship after contracting coronavirus, in third for Sunday's Grand Prix.
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Hamilton sub Russell makes statement of intent by topping first practice
The 22-year-old Briton, 'on loan' from Williams as stand-in for coronavirus victim seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, clocked a fastest lap in 54.546 seconds to outpace Red Bull's Dutchman by 0.176 seconds.
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Formula One: World championship standings
Formula One world championship standings ahead of the Emilia-Romagno Grand Prix this weekend.
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Hamilton aims for another F1 record in Hungary
Hungary is also a favourite for Hamilton, who has won there seven times and can equal Schumacher’s feat of winning the same grand prix eight times.
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Mercedes one-two as F1 gets back on track in Austria
Sunday’s race, the first of two in Austria on successive weekends, will be the latest start to a championship after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the scheduled Australian opener on 15 March before a wheel had turned.
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Formula One in brave new world as Verstappen seeks repeat Austria triumph
Teams are cut to a maximum of 80 staff, all in protective equipment, there will be no sponsors, no guests and only a limited number of accredited broadcast and written news media.
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Verstappen and Norris team up for virtual Le Mans
Spain’s double Formula One champion and two times Le Mans winner Fernando Alonso will join Brazilian former Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello in their own entry.
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Verstappen rules out Ricciardo move to Ferrari
It's suggested that Carlos Sainz would replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrar.
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Formula One unrest, uncertainty as Hamilton eyes Schumacher record
Against a backdrop of climate crisis demonstrations and coronavirus fears, not to mention an angry anti-Ferrari schism in the pit-lane, it is hardly likely to be a peaceful season.
