Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he can beat Lewis Hamilton to this year’s world championship as long as his car is good enough. The Dutchman, 22, thinks his team can “mount a challenge to Mercedes”. “Lewis is very good. He is definitely one of the best out there but he is not God. Maybe God

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says he “trusts the judgement” of the Formula 1 authorities over whether to cancel the Chinese Grand Prix. The race, due to be held in Shanghai on 19 April, is in doubt as result of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Horner said he was confident F1’s bosses would “make

2019-20 Formula E Championship Dates: 22 November 2019-26 July 2020 Coverage: All races will be available live and free-to-air on BBC online platforms, with the Marrakesh E-Prix on 29 February and the Rome E-Prix on 4 April live on network channels. The all-electric Formula E Championship has called off next month’s race in China amid

Struggling luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin has announced plans to raise emergency funding worth £500m. A consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll will put in £182m, with the rest of the money coming from existing investors. Mr Stroll partly owns the Racing Point Formula 1 team, which will be branded Aston Martin from 2021 under

Lewis Hamilton says he is yet to start talks with Mercedes over a new contract with the team beyond 2020. The six-time world champion’s deal with Mercedes runs out at the end of this season and Ferrari have admitted they have held talks with the Briton. Hamilton said on Instagram that he and Mercedes F1

Formula 1 says it is “monitoring” the effects of the coronavirus outbreak in China in the context of the country’s Grand Prix in April. The UK Foreign Office has adjusted its travel advice to warn against all non-essential travel to China. F1 said it was “monitoring the situation in China closely” in tandem with the

Lewis Hamilton has “raised his level” in the last two seasons but still has weaknesses others are not exploiting, according to Fernando Alonso. Alonso, who left F1 at the end of 2018 and is pondering a return in 2021, says it would be “nice” to test Hamilton. The Spaniard told F1 Racing magazine: “He’s made

Pat Fry is to start work at Renault as their new chassis technical director on 5 February. The announcement of his start date and official title follows the team’s confirmation last November the 55-year-old engineer was joining them. Fry, who has been on gardening leave from McLaren since last July, is a direct replacement for

It is no secret that Formula 1 racing is a polluting sport, or that its previous owner Bernie Ecclestone wasn’t particularly interested in sustainability. But things have changed since the elite motor-racing series was taken over by US media giant Liberty Media in 2017. Last year F1 announced its first ever sustainability plan, with an

Formula 1 is to hold an auction of valuable memorabilia and experiences to raise money to help those affected by the Australian bushfires. Australia suffered its worst bushfire season this summer; at least 30 people and one billion animals have been killed, primarily in the south-east. F1 said it “felt the need to help those

Formula 1 has made further changes to its plans for a Miami Grand Prix in the hope of overturning objections to the race from locals. F1 was forced to abandon the original location for the race, which was in the downtown area and over a bridge. But the latest attempt to secure a deal for

Formula 1 commercial boss Sean Bratches is to leave his role at the end of the month. Bratches, one of three executives appointed when US group Liberty Media bought the sport in January 2017, will not be directly replaced. A statement from F1 said he would “continue to support the business in an advisory role

Saudi Arabia has unveiled detailed plans for a new race track that is poised to host Formula 1 from 2023. The Qiddiyah circuit is part of a new entertainment and sports complex outside the capital Riyadh, designed by ex-F1 driver Alexander Wurz. Chief executive officer Mike Reininger told BBC Sport the track would be “ready”

Charles Leclerc’s younger brother Arthur has been signed up to Ferrari’s young driver programme. Monegasque Arthur Leclerc, 19, is one of two new arrivals, along with 16-year-old Dino Beganovic of Sweden. Charles Leclerc was on pole position seven times and won two races for Ferrari in 2019, and has been rewarded with a contract until

Carlos Sainz won his third Dakar Rally title with victory in Saudi Arabia. Sainz finished six minutes 21 seconds clear of defending champion Nasser al-Attiyah, who won Thursday’s final stage in Qiddiya. The 57-year-old Spaniard, father of McLaren Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr, also won in 2010 and 2018 when the rally was held

The female-only W Series will feature on the Formula 1 support-race bill for the first time this year. Races at the United States and Mexican Grands Prix in 2020 will be the climax to the W Series’ second season. W Series advisory board chairman and ex-F1 driver David Coulthard said it is “a truly impressive

Israeli Roy Nissany is to be Williams’ test driver in Formula 1 in 2020. The 25-year-old, who last raced in Formula 2 in 2018 and will do so again this season, will drive in three practice sessions and one test as part of his role. “This is a landmark for motorsport in Israel,” Nissany said

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says he and team-mate Sebastian Vettel will not crash together on track again. Their collision in Brazil at the end of last season was the climax of a series of controversies between the two drivers as they fought for supremacy. “We are extremely competitive and sometimes on track we might have some