Mercedes driver says he remains unfazed by ‘people talking shit’ Seven-time champion has 10 points going into of Chinese GP Lewis Hamilton has insisted his decision to join Ferrari in 2025 does not need any vindication, as he bemoaned the continued discussion over whether it is the right choice. Before the start of the 2024 ­Formula One season, the 39-year-old shocked his Mercedes team by announcing he would be switching at the end of this year. The team’s slump is now entering its third year and they remain far from the leaders, Red Bull, and have also been outpaced by ­Ferrari this season ..read more

Melbourne to host curtain-raiser for first time since 2019 No new additions in 2025 as 24-race calendar remains Lewis Hamilton will make his Ferrari debut in Australia after Formula One announced next season’s record-equalling 24-round calendar. Hamilton, 39, is set to realise a childhood dream when he swaps Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025, with the seven-time world champion’s opening race to take place in Melbourne on 16 March ..read more

Red Bull driver’s win extends lead at top of championship Pérez in second, Ferrari’s Sainz third, Hamilton ninth Max Verstappen shone in the spring sunshine of the Japanese Grand Prix’s new early season slot with a victory that served as salutary reminder he is firmly on course for his fourth world championship, and on this form he looks all but unstoppable. The race has moved from its traditional place at the back end of the calendar for the first time since it was first held here in 1987 and the date has coincided with the Japanese sakura – cherry blossom – season. The trees have adorned t ..read more

Ferrari driver won Australian GP but is yet to find team for 2025 Horner: ‘You’ve had a very fast unemployed driver win today’ Christian Horner has given hope to an unlikely Red Bull reunion with Australian Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz, after the Spaniard’s brilliant return from surgery in the third race of the Formula One season ended Max Verstappen’s nine-race winning run. Sainz is set to move on from Ferrari at the end of this season due to the arrival of Lewis Hamilton, and ensured in Melbourne that he is one of the most in-demand drivers for 2025. After the 29-year-old took victory at ..read more

Max Verstappen’s early retirement in the Australian GP gave hope to the rest of the field as Carlos Sainz led Ferrari to victory The smouldering tyre sat stacked on top of another behind the Red Bull garage, the stench wafting up past the flutes and canapés of Albert Park’s corporate hospitality above. Its demise disappointing for fans of Max Verstappen, but a source of optimism for the rest of the Formula One field. It was on lap three of race three of the 2024 season that Red Bull’s aura of invincibility burst. Verstappen had won nine straight races and when he streaked off from pole looked ..read more

Ferrari land first one-two finish since 2022 with Leclerc second Verstappen forced to retire early due to mechanical problems Lying in bed just nine days ago with the wound from his appendectomy still tender, Carlos Sainz had held no expectation of even competing in the Australian Grand Prix. Yet there was the Spaniard in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, roared on by an appreciative crowd when he climbed from his car after a victory as unlikely as it was valiant. An achievement with doubtless special resonance for Sainz, the driver who had comeback from surgery and helped return Ferrari’s firs ..read more

Carlos Sainz diagnosed with appendicitis so teenager steps up Bearman will be youngest Briton to compete in an F1 race Max Verstappen took a commanding pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but the attention in Jeddah was gripped by a remarkable debut in Formula One for the 18-year-old British driver Oliver Bearman. Standing in for the appendicitis-stricken Carlos Sainz at Ferrari, Bearman stepped up with immense maturity and skill to claim 11th on the grid and give definitive notice of his talent ..read more

Five takeaways from the opening weekend including who can possibly challenge the once again dominant Max Verstappen? Christian Horner has endured a torrid month as team principal of Red Bull after the allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him by a female employee. On Wednesday in Bahrain he was cleared by the investigation the team’s parent company had instigated. He must have felt as if the worst was over – only for an email to be leaked on Thursday to F1, teams, press, and the FIA that contained images purporting to show messages between Horner and the employee who made the com ..read more

As impending shockwaves rumble off-track, Bahrain opener provides hope for Verstappen and Red Bull’s rivals to step up Car RB20 Engine Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Debut Australia 2005 GPs 369 Titles 6 Last season 1st. Utterly dominant last year, a radical evolution of the car appears to have paid off with the intent to iron out its only weakness from 2023 in the slow corners. Looked ominously strong in testing and must be considered championship favourites but endured a pre-season marred by team principal Christian Horner’s investigation for inappropriate behaviour, which still hangs o ..read more

Hamilton describes leaving Mercedes as his ‘hardest decision’ Seven-time world champion will join Ferrari in 2025 Lewis Hamilton has described his decision to join Ferrari next season as a chance to open a new chapter in his career after what he called the hardest decision he has ever made. The British driver also confirmed he only made his mind up at the start of this year having already committed to a new contract with Mercedes ..read more