Media playback is not supported on this device Mick Schumacher says he has no problem with being compared to his father – seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. Mick, 19, is embarking on his first season in Formula 2 this year, beginning in Bahrain on 29-31 March. “Being compared to my father was never

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 What a difference a year makes. In 2018, Valtteri Bottas left Melbourne after the opening race of the season on the back foot. He

Sebastian Vettel says his new Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc will push him hard throughout this season. Leclerc, who has replaced Kimi Raikkonen, was told to stay behind fourth-placed Vettel in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel said: “He’ll put a lot of pressure on me the whole season. “It will be very

Valtteri Bottas dominated the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after overtaking world champion team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The Finn took the lead at the start from Hamilton, who made a slow getaway from pole position, and even took the new bonus point for the fastest lap. Hamilton was left far behind, and had to concentrate on holding

Lewis Hamilton is on pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. So what else is new? This is the sixth year in succession that the world champion has been fastest on a single lap around Melbourne’s bumpy and difficult Albert Park street circuit. And the 0.7 seconds margin between Hamilton and the fastest Ferrari of

Lewis Hamilton pipped Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the season-opening Australian GP. Hamilton was behind the Finn going into the final runs in qualifying but edged ahead by 0.112 seconds to take his sixth consecutive pole at Albert Park. Hamilton was a massive 0.704secs quicker than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in third, just

Formula 1 cars are fast. That is taken as read. But exactly how fast they are is perhaps not something people dwell on too often. To put it into perspective, Lewis Hamilton’s pole position time for last year’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone – one minute 25.892 seconds – was 34 seconds faster than the

Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes one-two in second practice at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas by 0.048 seconds but the two were 0.8secs clear of the two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly. Ferrari, who appeared to have the quickest car in pre-season testing, were fourth with Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton started the new Formula 1 season with fastest time in the first practice session at the Australian Grand Prix. The world champion had emphasised on Thursday that he felt Mercedes were behind Ferrari heading into the season. But in a closely matched session, Hamilton edged Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by 0.038 seconds. His team-mate

Lewis Hamilton has described Charlie Whiting as an “iconic figure” in Formula 1 following the race director’s sudden death at the age of 66. Whiting, one of the most influential people in the sport, suffered a pulmonary embolism on Thursday morning in Melbourne. He was due to officiate this weekend’s season-opening Australian GP. “What he

Lewis Hamilton capped off the 2018 Formula 1 season with a win in Abu Dhabi, where Will Smith was his guest of honour as he celebrated a fifth world championship. That preceded a busy off-season which has seen the 34-year-old travel the globe with some of the biggest names in sport and showbiz. From Stranger

The 2019 Formula 1 season starts in Melbourne this weekend and it promises to be one of the most interesting in years. The first car has not even turned a wheel in anger and yet there are so many intriguing plot lines right down the grid. Let’s take a look at some of the big

Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for governing body the FIA and one of the most influential people in the sport for decades, has died aged 66. Whiting suffered a pulmonary embolism on Thursday morning in Melbourne, where he was due to officiate this weekend’s season-opening Australian GP. Whiting was the official race starter

Formula 1’s relationship with the British public undergoes a huge shift this year. For the first time in more than 40 years, audiences in the UK will not be able to watch regular live coverage of the F1 season as part of their basic television package. The only race available to watch live on free-to-air

BBC Formula 1 commentator Jack Nicholls attempts to use football to help guide us through the prospects in F1 this season. Judge for yourself how that goes… READ MORE: F1 to award point to driver who sets fastest lap in a grand prix The 2019 Formula 1 season opens with the Australian Grand Prix in

Just before Charles Leclerc’s father died in June 2017, his son told him a little white lie. Leclerc was in the middle of his Formula 2 season, a member of the Ferrari driver academy, and being widely tipped for a graduation to Formula 1 the following year. He knew his father, Herve, was close to

The long winter is over. Formula 1 2019 is finally here. With new drivers and familiar rivalries, the season gets under way at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. What can fans expect from the opener? Fresh ideas, lots of new faces and some old ones in different places, too. Race week begins early this

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he expects his team to be “pushed to our limits” by this year’s World Championship fight. The season starts with the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and Mercedes go to Melbourne with evidence that Ferrari were faster in pre-season testing. “Judging from the performance in Barcelona, it looks like