Max Verstappen celebrates winning the 2021 title on December 12, 2021
Verstappen tells Latifi to 'turn off his phone'
New world champion Max Verstappen has advised Nicholas Latifi to "turn off his phone".
Dec 17, 07:24
Max Verstappen celebrates winning the 2021 title on December 12, 2021
Marko to discuss contract extension for Verstappen
Max Verstappen would not be interested in a shock move to Mercedes, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko.
Dec 17, 07:22
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen on December 12, 2021
Verstappen urges Hamilton against early retirement
Max Verstappen says 2021 title rival Lewis Hamilton should keep racing next year.
Dec 17, 07:19
Jean Todt pictured on December 5, 2021
FIA to 'rise above' calls for Hamilton snub penalty - Todt
Jean Todt rolled his eyes at those calling for Lewis Hamilton to be fined for snubbing Thursday's official FIA prize-giving gala event in Paris.
Dec 17, 07:17
Max Verstappen celebrates becoming Formula 1 world champion on December 12, 2021.
Mercedes withdraw appeal over Max Verstappen world title win
Mercedes announce that they have withdrawn their appeal over Max Verstappen's win in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, confirming the Dutchman as the 2021 world champion.
Dec 16, 10:27
Bernie Ecclestone pictured on September 27, 2019
Ecclestone hits out at Hamilton's knighthood
Bernie Ecclestone has questioned whether seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton really deserves his knighthood.
Dec 16, 07:02
Lewis Hamilton makes a fast start at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 12, 2021.
Hamilton, Mercedes snub FIA prize-giving event
Mercedes is on the cusp of accepting defeat in the 2021 world championship by dropping its intention to appeal the outcome of the Abu Dhabi finale.
Dec 16, 07:00
Red Bull's Sergio Perez celebrates winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on June 6, 2021
Bourdais slams Perez for 'dirty trick' tactics
Former F1 driver Sebastien Bourdais has slammed Red Bull and Sergio Perez for interfering in the world championship fight last Sunday.
Dec 15, 06:32
Helmut Marko pictured in September 2021
Marko, Haug urge Mercedes to drop title appeal
Dr Helmut Marko has urged Mercedes to drop its threat to appeal the outcome of the 2021 world championship.
Dec 15, 06:29
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz pictured on October 23, 2021
Ferrari to consider extending Sainz's contract
Ferrari will consider Carlos Sainz's future over the winter, team boss Mattia Binotto has revealed.
Dec 15, 06:24
Alpine's Fernando Alonso ahead of the Grand Prix on October 21, 2021
Alonso to have more surgery in 2022 off-season
The first act in Fernando Alonso's 2021-2022 'off season' is to head into hospital for an operation.
Dec 14, 06:16
Toto Wolff pictured in July 2021
Mercedes' post-title appeal suddenly in doubt
Max Verstappen has revealed that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff finally offered belated congratulations for his title win the day after Sunday's epic and controversial 2021 season finale.
Dec 14, 06:14
Helmut Marko pictured in September 2021
Marko calls Toto Wolff 'unworthy loser'
Dr Helmut Marko has described his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff as an "unworthy loser" after the incredible and controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Dec 13, 06:39
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 5, 2021.
'Normal' for Mercedes to fight title outcome - Danner
The Formula 1 paddock is split down the middle as the sport collectively digests the incredible last-lap climax to the 2021 world championship.
Dec 13, 06:38
Max Verstappen celebrates becoming Formula 1 world champion on December 12, 2021.
Lucky title for Verstappen is 'justice' - Alonso
Dr Helmut Marko admits seeing Max Verstappen become world champion on Sunday provoked "much more intense" emotions even than Red Bull's first ever title with Sebastian Vettel.
Dec 13, 06:37
Max Verstappen celebrates becoming Formula 1 world champion on December 12, 2021.
Verstappen's mum 'begged angels' for title miracle
Max Verstappen's mother admits she "begged the angels" for a miracle to help her son become Formula 1 world champion on Sunday.
Dec 13, 06:35
Max Verstappen celebrates becoming Formula 1 world champion on December 12, 2021.
Mercedes fail with protests, Max Verstappen confirmed as world champion
Max Verstappen is confirmed as Formula 1 world champion after Mercedes fail with two protests over the Red Bull driver's win in Abu Dhabi.
Dec 12, 19:03
Max Verstappen celebrates becoming Formula 1 world champion on December 12, 2021.
Max Verstappen becomes world champion after controversial Abu Dhabi win
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins the 2021 Formula 1 title after winning a controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, overtaking Lewis Hamilton on the final lap.
Dec 12, 14:35
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Marko brought 'relaxation program' to Verstappen
Dr Helmut Marko says he convinced Max Verstappen to bring his "relaxation program" from Europe to the Middle East ahead of the most important weekend of his career.
Dec 12, 07:18
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Verstappen thinks he makes Hamilton 'nervous'
Max Verstappen has admitted he has stopped using the words 'Lewis Hamilton' and 'Mercedes' as the incredibly tense and ultra-close 2021 world championship battle finally concludes on Sunday.
Dec 12, 07:17
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Max Verstappen on pole for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton second
Red Bull's Max Verstappen secures pole position for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, comfortably edging out title rival Lewis Hamilton into second spot.
Dec 11, 14:04
McLaren's Zak Brown pictured in 2019
No F1 team for sale at the moment - Zak Brown
Zak Brown says Formula 1 is in such robust health at the moment that no team is interested in selling.
Dec 11, 06:14
Helmut Marko pictured in September 2021
Anti-Verstappen campaign belongs in 'Hollywood' - Marko
Lewis Hamilton is shaping up as a great Hollywood-quality actor, according to Red Bull's sarcastic Dr Helmut Marko.
Dec 11, 06:12
Kimi Raikkonen pictured in February 2020
Raikkonen says F1's politics now 'ridiculous'
The retiring Kimi Raikkonen's parting shot at Formula 1 is that the off-track political "nonsense" has now entered "ridiculous" territory.
Dec 10, 05:05
Alpine's Fernando Alonso ahead of the Grand Prix on October 21, 2021
Abu Dhabi changes 'will help Mercedes' - Horner
Max Verstappen deserves to win his first drivers' title on Sunday, according to two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
Dec 10, 05:04
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 5, 2021.
'F*** you' message at 2021 finale 'coincidence' - Hamilton
The tension has reached fever pitch in Abu Dhabi as one of closest and most fiercely-contested world championships in Formula 1 history finally comes to a head.
Dec 10, 05:03
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Verstappen 'tough' but 'not dirty' - Stuck
Max Verstappen is a "tough" Formula 1 driver, according to German motor racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck.
Dec 9, 06:37
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 5, 2021.
'Tension devoured me' in similar title battle - Fittipaldi
F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi has issued his wish for Sunday's 2021 championship showdown in Abu Dhabi: "May the best man win."
Dec 8, 06:51
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
F1 steward says Abu Dhabi 'no different' for officials
Formula 1 stewards will not take a different approach into the final act of the sensational and ultra-intense 2021 world championship this weekend.
Dec 8, 06:49
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Tyson Fury hits out at Verstappen pile-on
British boxing star Tyson Fury has hit out at the media for depicting Max Verstappen as the "bad boy" of Formula 1.
Dec 8, 06:48
Helmut Marko pictured in September 2021
Marko apologises for denying 'brake test'
Dr Helmut Marko has issued a rare apology after denying that Max Verstappen performed a 'brake test' on championship rival Lewis Hamilton in Saudi Arabia.
Dec 8, 06:47
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
Verstappen can handle title showdown pressure
Not only can Max Verstappen handle the pressure of this weekend's Abu Dhabi finale - he will win it.
Dec 7, 06:16
Christian Horner pictured on July 19, 2020
Horner wants 'clean and fair' Abu Dhabi finale
Christian Horner insists he wants this weekend's thrilling showdown to the ultra-tense world championship battle to be "clean and fair".
Dec 7, 06:15
Max Verstappen on December 4, 2021
'Borderline' Verstappen still 'deserves' 2021 title
The big question ahead of Sunday's crescendo to the fascinatingly intense 2021 world championship is whether it will come down to a crash.
Dec 7, 06:14
Helmut Marko pictured in September 2021
Red Bull will push for Hamilton penalty - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko has vowed to keep fighting Mercedes as hard off the track as Max Verstappen is fighting Lewis Hamilton wheel-to-wheel on the track.
Dec 6, 06:31
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 5, 2021.
Verstappen thinks 'rules don't apply' - Hamilton
Max Verstappen doesn't think "the rules apply" to him, bitter championship rival Lewis Hamilton said after perhaps the most intense and significant moment in their ultra-intense 2021 duel so far.
Dec 6, 06:29
Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 5, 2021.
Lewis Hamilton wins enthralling Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, moving level on points with Championship leader Max Verstappen with one race remaining.
Dec 5, 19:41
Max Verstappen pictured on December 2, 2021
Verstappen warns of 'serious accident' at Jeddah
A "serious accident" could be just around the corner at Saudi Arabia's new Jeddah street circuit - literally.
Dec 5, 06:25
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