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Max Verstappen wins dramatic Spanish Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc retires

Red Bull driver finishes a place ahead of team-mate Pérez as Hamilton battles to fifth

Sun May 22 2022 - 17:14

Leclerc seizes Miami pole in Ferrari front row sweep

Pole was Monegesque’s third in five races this Formula One season

Sun May 08 2022 - 12:53

Mercedes ‘porpoising’ is becoming a real pain for George Russell

‘The bouncing, it really takes your breath away. It’s the most extreme I’ve ever felt’

Mon Apr 25 2022 - 16:00

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

Improved Hamilton to start in fifth as Leclerc claims Australian GP pole

Verstappen takes second in dramatic session that sees plenty of stoppages and collisions

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 11:35

Hamilton only has ‘long shot’ of winning world championship – Mercedes boss

Wolff issues bleak verdict after seeing team outclassed by Ferrari and Red Bull in Bahrain

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 17:29

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

Lewis Hamilton clinches Saudi Arabia pole as Max Verstappen crashes out

Hamilton survives two penalty scares in final practice before sealing important pole

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 18:55

‘It’s not over yet’ – Lewis Hamilton still believes in F1 bid after supreme sprint in Brazil

British driver finishes fifth in the sprint race after starting at the back of the grid

Sat Nov 13 2021 - 18:30

Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes take another knock ahead of Brazilian Grand Prix

Mercedes driver will serve a grid penalty after fifth change of engine this season

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 17:20

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

Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to pole at US GP

Battle for championship title will see top two on front row in Austin

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 23:35

Tension at the track as Lewis Hamilton questions team tactics in Istanbul

British star comes in fifth after frustrating late pitstop as Verstappen takes championship lead

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 14:52

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

Verstappen sparks Dutch party as he takes lead in title race

Red Bull driver beats Lewis Hamiltion into second as Championship pendulum swings

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 18:59

Raikkonen ruled out of Dutch Grand Prix after positive test

Raikkonen becomes the seventh F1 driver known to have contracted Covid-19

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 12:43

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 fastest in final practice ahead of sprint race

The maiden 17-lap race will determine the grid for Sunday’s British Grand Prix

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 14:14

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

Max Verstappen sets pace in final practice for French Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton finished the one-hour running 0.966 sec slower than his title rival

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 13:12

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

Max Verstappen lays down a marker with Monaco GP win

Lewis Hamilton left fuming in fifth while grid leader Charles LeClerc is ruled out of race

Sun May 23 2021 - 17:16

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 finishes fastest in final practice in Bahrain

The controversial Bahrain Grand Prix kicks off the new season on Sunday

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 16:38

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

Sergio Perez in a spin as he goes from last to first to win in Bahrain

Mexican driver recovers from incident on the opening lap to secure his first F1 race win

Sun Dec 06 2020 - 19:41

Lewis Hamilton to miss Sakhir Grand Prix after positive Covid-19 test

Seven-time Formula One world champion is fit and well, ‘apart from mild symptoms’

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 09:30

Lewis Hamilton keeps the foot down in the desert to claim 98th career poll

Red Bull’s Alexander Albon bounces back from write-off in practice to take fourth spot on grid

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 15:43