Friday and Saturday qualifying topper Leclerc had launched cleanly to comfortably hold off front-row rival Verstappen into Turn 1 at the race start.But the Ferrari driver was... read more »

Jos Verstappen has responded to allegations that he "abused" his son Max Verstappen, by leaving him at a petrol station, defending the strident way in which he... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has sided with rival Christian Horner in defending Red Bull's dominant start to the new season. read more »

Red Bull swept the front row at Sakhir with Max Verstappen on pole and his team-mate Sergio Perez alongside.Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are behind in third and fourth, but... read more »

Defending F1 world champion Max Verstappen led teammate Sergio Perez to a Red Bull one-two in qualifying at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.  read more »

Christian Horner has insisted Red Bull faces a new pressure in defending its world championship titles this year. read more »

The Briton attracted attention at the Singapore Grand Prix when he questioned why Haas racer Schumacher was being so aggressive in their battle for position."Schumacher is... read more »

Red Bull have unveiled their title-defending car for Formula 1 2023 and announced a major new engine partnership with Ford. read more »

Red Bull is set for a New York launch of its title-defending RB19. read more »

Jolyon Palmer gets his fine-tooth comb out to take a look at what caused Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso's huge accident in Austin, and the fine line between defending... read more »

The Dutchman, a late call-up into the Williams team after Alex Albon was sidelined with appendicitis, spent almost the entirety of the race defending from Zhou as he sought to... read more »

The defending Formula 1 world champion ran second in qualifying at Monza as he ceded 0.145s to Leclerc, while the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz ran third and 0.268s adrift.But... read more »

The defending champion stretched his points lead over Charles Leclerc by taking control of events at Spa, moving into first place as early as lap 12 of 44 before cruising to a... read more »

The defending champion elected not to take part in the final shootout in Q3, knowing he will start from the back of the grid owing to a drop for exceeding his permitted parts... read more »

The Mexican, who had been decidedly off the pace on Friday, returned to Spa and led the way over defending champion Max Verstappen, while Carlos Sainz headed up the Scuderia... read more »

The defending champion and his nearest points challenger Leclerc will start the race at Spa from towards the back of the grid owing to penalties for engine component... read more »

The defending champion overcame his qualifying power loss and a spin thanks to expert tyre management to complete his accession from 10th to victory to extend his points... read more »

The Canadian, who is fighting for a new contract to remain on the grid with the Grove team, surprisingly bolted to the top in the dying moments of a slippery FP3 to pip second... read more »

The two F1 title contenders looked set for an intriguing battle for the win at Paul Ricard with Leclerc leading from pole defending against Verstappen, who pitted early to... read more »

Max Verstappen took a huge step towards defending his Formula 1 title after winning a frenetic French Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton, as main rival Charles Leclerc threw... read more »

Hamilton has the sixth-highest start count in F1 history and is poised to leapfrog Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button for fourth come the end of the 2022 campaign.Ahead of... read more »

Haas drivers Magnussen and Schumacher ran in seventh and eighth for the majority of Saturday's 24-lap sprint race at the Red Bull Ring, defending from Mercedes' Lewis... read more »

Haas driver Mick Schumacher feels F1's rules of racing engagement have changed again after Max Verstappen went unpunished for his vigorous defending during the British... read more »

The Red Bull driver needed to defend into Turn 1 and 3 against an initially strong Ferrari threat, but as Leclerc and Carlos Sainz went wheel-to-wheel, the defending champion... read more »

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has apologised for his controversial remarks regarding Russia president Vladimir Putin. read more »