Formula 1 teams have started their build-up to the new season before the first race in Australia on 17 March. In February fans can look forward to seeing new cars and fresh driver line-ups for 2019. Pre-season testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona begins on 18 February before returning on 26 February. F1 2019

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has been released from hospital in Austria after treatment for influenza. The 69-year-old Austrian, who had a lung transplant in August, became ill during a family holiday in Ibiza over the Christmas period. He was taken to the Vienna General Hospital, where he had his transplant, to be

Media playback is not supported on this device Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time champion Michael, has joined the Ferrari driver academy, sources close to the team say. The 19-year-old is embarking on his first season in Formula 2, the final feeder category before Formula 1, with the leading Prema team in 2019. As part of

Max Verstappen will serve part of his punishment for shoving Esteban Ocon “as an observer to the stewards” at Saturday’s Formula E race in Marrakesh. The Dutchman, 21, has to do two days of “public service” after an angry row with his fellow driver following the Formula 1 race in Brazil in November. The Red

McLaren have appointed German Andreas Seidl as the new boss of their struggling Formula 1 team. Seidl’s recruitment in the new role of managing director is the latest in a series of management changes aimed at making McLaren competitive again. The 46-year-old, ex-boss of Porsche’s World Endurance Championship team, will join “during 2019”, reporting to

Maurizio Arrivabene has been replaced as Ferrari team principal by former technical boss Mattia Binotto, sources close to the team say. The news, first reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, comes after Ferrari failed to win either title in 2018 amid a series of driver and management errors. Ferrari were not immediately available for comment on

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda is in hospital in Vienna with influenza, five months after having a lung transplant. Is is understood doctors are taking every precaution given the serious nature of Lauda’s surgery. Austrian Lauda, 69, was given his transplant in August after doctors found he had “severe lung disease”. Doctors said

F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s “life and legacy will last forever” says Lewis Hamilton, as tributes are paid to the seven-time world champion on his 50th birthday. The German won a record 91 Grands Prix and is the most successful F1 driver. In 2013 he suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident and has not

This article is an edited and updated version of one first published in October 2012. Michael Schumacher turns 50 on 3 January 2019. His physical condition remains a mystery to those outside his personal circle, following the skiing accident which left him with severe brain injuries in December 2013. He has not been seen in

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The family of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher say they want to celebrate his “victories, records and jubilation” as he turns 50 on Thursday. The German suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident in 2013 and has not been seen in public since. The former Ferrari driver is being treated at his home in

The private area of Singapore’s main airport often caters for celebrities and the wealthy, preparing for security checks – just one more easy step before boarding their private jets. It is usually light work for the security staff. But not during one particular evening in 2008. A man places his bags on the conveyor belt.

It was a thrilling Formula 1 season with great races, controversy, crashes and superb overtakes with Lewis Hamilton showing his brilliance to win the world title for a fifth time. But how much of it had you predicted way back in March before the first race of the campaign? Before it all got under way,

Media playback is not supported on this device Follow all the action from every race of the new ABB FIA Formula E Championship across the BBC. The second E-Prix of the season takes place in Marrakesh, Morocco on Saturday, 12 January 2019. Live coverage will be available to watch across the BBC Red Button, Connected

McLaren say 2019 is an “important year” as they seek a route back to competitiveness following one of the worst seasons in their history. Chief executive Zak Brown said: “There is a lot of cautious optimism but we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. “We’ve done that before and we’re not going to make

Lewis Hamilton has sought to explain a remark at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty) awards in which he apparently insulted his hometown. The F1 ace, who hails from Stevenage, said it had been his dream to “get out of the slums”. His comment sparked outrage on social media from fans and residents

It’s no secret Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen is a man of very few words, but they are always – errm – ‘poetic’… in their own way. So much so that a selection of the Finn’s quotes and team radio messages have been made into a book of haiku. A haiku is a traditional form of

Lewis Hamilton has been criticised by his home town for saying it was his dream to “get out of the slums”. The Formula 1 racing driver made the comment on stage last night at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. He seemed to immediately backtrack but the leader of Stevenage Borough Council said