The Australian Grand Prix will continue to be held at Melbourne’s Albert Park until at least 2025. The circuit has been the home of the race since 1996 and has become the sport’s traditional curtain raiser. “This is proof that more and more promoters share our long-term vision for the future of F1,” said Chase

Former Ferrari chief designer Simone Resta is to rejoin the team later this season from Alfa Romeo. Resta joined what was then Sauber last May but will leave at the end of July. He will join Ferrari’s Formula 1 programme at the end of the season. Alfa Romeo have promoted head of aerodynamics Jan Monchaux

For more than two years, Formula 1 has been preparing a radical rule change in 2021 aimed at making the racing closer. Last month, a $175m (£141m) budget cap was secured and it was agreed to delay the finalisation of sporting and technical rules until October. But suddenly, the sands have shifted, and what had

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 The British Grand Prix was a momentous result for the World Championship. Two weeks before in Austria, Valtteri Bottas chipped Lewis Hamilton’s lead down

As one of the biggest events on the British sporting calendar, Formula 1 racing at Silverstone attracts the A-list stars from the world of film, TV music and sport. Monaco may be the billionaires’ playground, but when it comes to adrenaline-fuelled entertainment, the British Grand Prix – in Northamptonshire – was the hottest ticket in

Lewis Hamilton took a record sixth British Grand Prix victory in a thrilling race featuring a crash between Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel. Battles throughout the field created a dramatic race – by far the best of the year so far – as Hamilton benefited from a safety-car period to take a lead he never

A Mercedes on pole for the eighth time in 10 races. The world champions’ seventh front-row lock-out this season. So it’s same old, same old at the British Grand Prix after the excitement of Austria? Not so fast. Silverstone has been full of surprises this weekend. From Lewis Hamilton losing out on pole position here

Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position by the tiniest of margins at the British Grand Prix. The Finn beat the world champion by just 0.006 seconds as Hamilton just failed to make up on his second lap for a mistake on his first run in the final session. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc

Formula E season finale on the BBC Venue: New York City Dates: 13-14 July Coverage: You can watch full race coverage from 20:30 BST Saturday, 13 and Sunday 14 July on the BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website and app. Formula E truly has it all: crashes, pile-ups, bumper-to-bumper racing, narrow twisty circuits and

Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two narrowly ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second practice at the British Grand Prix. Bottas edged Hamilton by 0.069 seconds, with Leclerc just 0.197secs behind. Hamilton had a scrappy day, making a series of errors and struggling to put a lap together until the key moment

Formula 1 bosses are discussing bringing back refuelling in 2021. Jean Todt, the president of governing body the FIA, said he would like to bring back the practice, which was outlawed before the 2010 season. Todt said a final decision would be made on the basis of a study on the potential effects. “Personally, I

Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly was the surprise pace-setter in an incident-packed first practice session at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Frenchman, who has struggled in his first season at Red Bull, went 0.476 seconds clear of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas with a lap late in the session. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third and

As a child, Lewis Hamilton travelled the country with his dad to go kart racing. Every weekend was dominated by racing, with his family putting in every penny they could to help him reach the top. Those pennies certainly paid off. With six wins already this season, 2019 is shaping up to be his best

Sebastian Vettel is a walking contradiction. The Ferrari driver is a man who works in a sport of cutting-edge high technology but who eschews many of the accoutrements of the age, such as social media. Vettel is arguably the most cerebral and thoughtful of drivers, and without doubt one of the most intelligent, yet someone

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the decision to hold the British Grand Prix on the same day as the Cricket World Cup and men’s Wimbledon finals. The Mercedes driver said he “didn’t understand why they put the race on the same day as all these big events”. “It [the British GP] is such a special event

Formula 1 is expected to announce a new British Grand Prix contract at a news conference on Wednesday. F1 boss Chase Carey is attending the event with Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle and John Grant, the chairman of circuit owner the British Racing Drivers’ Club. The race’s future has been in doubt after Silverstone exercised

Lewis Hamilton will bid to win a record sixth British Grand Prix this weekend as the famous race celebrates its 70th edition in the Formula 1 era. A fixture on the F1 calendar since 1950, the race bounced around between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch before finally making the Northamptonshire track its permanent home in

Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz will continue with McLaren for a second season in 2020. The team have taken up an option on the contract of Norris, 19, ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix. British driver Norris, who has impressed in his debut season, said: “It has been pretty awesome. It has gone better