Formula One (F1)

The 2017 Formula One season is the 68th season of the highest class of open-wheel racing, starting in Australia on 26 March and finishing in Abu Dhabi on 26 November. Eleven teams and 22 drivers compete in 20 Grands Prix. Germany's Nico Rosberg is the reigning Drivers' Champion but he retired at the end of the 2016 season after securing a first world title.

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Formula One 2016

Ferrari’s limited-edition single seater Monza SP1 – inspired by the Italian marque’s Monza 750 – has no windscreen and a top speed of just under 200 miles per hour.

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Mick Schumacher is making the step up to Formula Two. Photo: Reuters

Mick Schumacher graduates to Formula Two with Prema

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Former Formula One driver David Coulthard (centre) is flanked by Vietnamese models wearing traditional dresses during a ceremony in Hanoi. Photo: EPA

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Hanoi announces Formula One street race starting in 2020

7 Nov 2018 - 5:56pm

What does Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton drive when he’s not racing?

What does F1 champion Lewis Hamilton drive when he’s not racing?

7 Nov 2018 - 2:03pm

McLaren’s petrol-electric hybrid, the Speedtail, which can accelerate from 0 to 186mph in only 12.8 seconds and has a top speed of 250mph, is the British carmaker’s fastest model yet.

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3 Nov 2018 - 12:02pm

The W Series features all female competitors. Photo: W Series

20 women will take part in the new female-only racing series

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after his victory in his first race with the team at the Spanish Grand Prix in 2016. Photo: AFP

5 things to know about Max Verstappen, F1’s ‘flying Dutchman’

14 Oct 2018 - 10:58am

Ferrari plans to produce fewer than 500 of its new two-seat Monza Sp2 (left) and single-seat Monza SP1 supercars, which were launched this week. Photo: Ferrari

Ferrari hopes Monza – ‘closest thing to F1 car’ – will revive profits

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The Singapore Grand Prix featuring Formula One motor racing action will return to the city state’s Marina Bay Street Circuit for the 11th year in a row on Sunday night. Photo: EPA-EFE

Top 5 daytime delights for Singapore Grand Prix F1 weekend visitors

14 Sep 2018 - 10:03am

Sahara Force India will be placed into administration shortly. Photo: EPA

‘Clear and secure future’ as F1’s Sahara Force India heads for administration

28 Jul 2018 - 11:29pm

The third most successful team in Formula One history is looking to adopt AI in a quest to improve its performance and stay competitive in the sport

Williams Formula One team in race to adopt AI system

10 Jul 2018 - 9:57pm

A woman sells cigarettes to a man on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: EPA

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Red Bull Racing's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo on his way to victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. Photo: AFP

Ricciardo overcomes power loss to win Monaco GP

27 May 2018 - 11:36pm

The Shanghai International Circuit will host Formula One’s 1,000th championship race next year at the Chinese Grand Prix. Photo: AP

Shanghai wins right to host the 1,000th Formula One race next year

14 May 2018 - 10:43pm

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates with his crew after winning the Spanish Grand Prix. Photo: AP

Hamilton wins Spanish GP to extend championship lead

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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) celebrates next to second placed Kimi Raikkonen (left) and third placed Force India's Sergio Perez. Photo: AFP

Hamilton wins chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix

29 Apr 2018 - 11:07pm

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel passes through some classic architecture on his way to pole in Baku. Photo: EPA

‘Greedy’ Vettel relieved, Raikkonen feels the pain at Azerbaijan GP

29 Apr 2018 - 2:21am

Bruno Mars (centre), who won a Grammy award for his album, ‘24K Magic’, will be performing his 24K Magic World Tour show on the day of qualifying, at this year’s United States Grand Prix in Austin Texas, on October 20.

Bruno Mars, Britney Spears concerts to boost US Grand Prix crowds

27 Apr 2018 - 5:00pm

In this June 21, 2017 file photo, motorbikes and cars fight for space on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. More Formula One races are coming to Asia, and a street race in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi could be the first addition. Photo: AP

Hanoi street race, Beijing grand prix lined up by Formula One

25 Apr 2018 - 11:48am

Red Bull's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo drinks champagne out of his shoe as he celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Ricciardo celebrates with ‘shoey’ after shock Shanghai win

15 Apr 2018 - 5:04pm

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel (right), of Germany, and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, spray champagne after the first race of the season at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. Photo: AP

Vettel holds off Hamilton to win Australian GP thriller

25 Mar 2018 - 10:41pm

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton takes a selfie as he gets ready for the second Formula One practice session in Melbourne. Photo: AFP

Hamilton’s blistering lap claims pole for Australian GP

24 Mar 2018 - 8:27pm

Toro Rosso unveils its new car for 2018.

5 changes to the 2018 Formula One Grand Prix season

22 Mar 2018 - 2:43pm

Kate Elizabeth Hallam as a grid girl in 2004 and, more recently, as a model. Photos: Facebook/Himanshu Shekhar

‘Feminism gone too far’: ex-F1 and Top Gear model slams grid girls ban

4 Feb 2018 - 12:09pm

Lewis Hamilton recently lambasted his nephew for wearing a princess dress on his Instagram account. Photo: AP

Hamilton Instagram account emptied

30 Dec 2017 - 6:36pm

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Photo: AP

F1 champion Hamilton apologises for video mocking nephew

27 Dec 2017 - 10:10am 3

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton at Interlagos during the final race meeting of the season. Photo: EPA

F1 champ Lewis Hamilton’s dig at Formula E backfires

5 Dec 2017 - 4:04pm 1

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