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Formula One (F1)

Formula One (F1)
Formula One is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff (left) with driver Kimi Antonelli after the Italian won the Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes F1 boss hopes Italian public are fair to ‘superstars’ Antonelli, Sinner

Toto Wolff wary of Italy’s World Cup failure adding to hype around driver, who has become first Italian to win three straight races since 1952.

Charles Leclerc

Who is F1 driver Charles Leclerc’s younger brother, Arthur?

McLaren

F1 returns in Miami after forced break with rule tweaks, Antonelli hat-trick bid

Technology

Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with ‘tech neck’

The training techniques of professional racing car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group and having healthy foundations is key.

Paying greater attention to posture and adding neck-specific exercises to a fitness routine are small changes that could ease discomfort for office worker who use screens extensively. Photo: Shutterstock
Style Edit

Style Edit: Tag Heuer reimagines the chronograph for Watches and Wonders

From a ground-up redesign of the chronograph to a 500-metre dive watch, the maison’s 2026 line-up is all about pushing boundaries.

Max Verstappen

Formula One chiefs unanimously agree to make rule changes after drivers’ criticism

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen called the new style of racing ‘a joke’ and hinted he would take a break from the sport in 2027.

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Singapore Grand Prix

South Korea unveils plan to bring back Formula 1, tying up with K-culture

Aim is to see races held on 5km street circuit in the city of Incheon, with hopes to draw up to 400,000 visitors over three-day race weekend.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany won the Korean Grand Prix in 2011. Photo: AP
Hainan

Hainan hopes to make F1 race its ‘core engine’ as it builds ‘automotive culture’

Project would include a circuit and racing training schools, but F1 body says there no plans to stage more than one grand prix in China.

Lando Norris

F1’s governing body has plenty to ponder about new rules during 5-week break

Oliver Bearman’s crash at the Japanese Grand Prix exposed the shortcomings of the hybrid power units and the element of energy management.

Fame and celebrity

Meet F1 driver Kimi Antonelli, who just won the Japanese ⁠Grand Prix in Suzuka

The 19-year-old won his first Grand Prix race earlier this month in Shanghai, and followed it up immediately with a second win in Japan.

Kimi Antonelli rocking a new look for the Grand Prix in Japan. Photo: @kimi.antonelli/Instagram
Japan

Video | Japan’s F1-style office chair race

Only unmodified store-bought office chairs are allowed in the annual competition.

Office workers negotiate a corner during an office chair race, called “Isu-one Grand Prix” (Chair-one Grand Prix), in Tokyo’s Kyobashi business district on October 25, 2015. 31 teams, each with three members, competed in a two-hour endurance race with office chairs on October 25. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP)
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Mercedes-Benz

F1: Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli overcomes bad start to win Japanese Grand Prix

Italian recovers after starting from pole and dropping to sixth to win second straight race, and becoming youngest championship leader ‌at 19.

Lando Norris

Antonelli claims pole position at Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Russell

Two Mercedes drivers are followed by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in third and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in fourth, with Max Verstappen down in 11th.

Brett Crawford

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri outshines Mercedes duo to go fastest in Japan practice

Teenager Kimi Antonelli, who won career-first grand prix in China, finishes second, with early championship leader George Russell third.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri hailed a “decent day” in the second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. Photo: AFP
Max Verstappen

F1 Japanese Grand Prix: Verstappen asks journalist to ‘get out’ of media briefing

Dutchman says ‘I’m not speaking before he’s leaving’ as he sits down to take ‌questions in Red Bull’s hospitality area at Suzuka circuit.

Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen prepares to speak to the press on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. Photo: AFP
Lando Norris

Max Verstappen’s Japanese Grand Prix win streak under threat as Mercedes dominate

The Red Bull driver has raged against the 2026 regulations and new car designs, branding them ‘anti-racing’ and likening them to a video game.

Lionel Messi

Gulf’s decades-long strategy of sporting investment rocked by war

Since February, dozens of events due to be held have been cancelled or postponed, including football’s ‘Finalissima’, grands prix, MotoGP.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | F1 could be Hong Kong’s fast lane for economic reinvention

Hong Kong can leverage F1 as a catalyst for branding, industry upgrading and global influence.

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Ferrari’s British driver Lewis Hamilton waves to the fans after the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on March 15. Photo: AFP
China consumption

How record F1 crowds are accelerating Shanghai’s bid to be a global sports hub

Setting a near 20-year attendance record, this year’s race strengthened the city’s case as global event venue – and China’s efforts to spur consumption.

Max Verstappen

Verstappen slams F1 as ‘joke’ after being forced to retire from Chinese Grand Prix

Four-time world champion says new rules are ‘fundamentally flawed’ and fans who like the new overtaking rules ‘don’t understand racing’.

Lewis Hamilton

Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix to become second-youngest Formula 1 victor

Mercedes teammate George Russell finishes second, followed by Lewis Hamilton, who claims his first podium for Ferrari.

Race winner Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday. Photo: AP
Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia due to conflict in Middle East

Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy rounds will also not take place during their scheduled slots in the countries.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton during qualifying in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Photo: Reuters
Lewis Hamilton

Chinese Grand Prix: Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli youngest to take F1 pole position

Italian teen leads front-row lockout with teammate George Russell, erases record of Sebastian Vettel, who was 21 when he took pole in 2008.

Lewis Hamilton

F1: Mercedes’ George Russell wins ‘pretty fun’ sprint race at Chinese Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished second and third, while an angry Max Verstappen of Red Bull ended up in ninth.

Sky Sport Italia

Formula 1 races in Bahrain, Saudi ‘cancelled or postponed’, sources say

Announcement expected by Monday at the latest, with conflict in Middle East showing no signs of stopping.

McLaren’s Lando Norris does a turn around the track during pre-season testing in Bahrain. Photo: Reuters
Oscar Piastri

F1: George Russell puts Mercedes on pole for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

Briton secures first sprint pole of career as teammate Kimi Antonelli completes front-row lockout for Mercedes; Lando Norris happy with third.

Mercedes and George Russell were in dominant form at the Shanghai International Circuit. Photo: AP
Lewis Hamilton

F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Hamilton returns to scene of first and only Ferrari win

Seven-time world champion, who won the sprint in Shanghai last year, sounds optimistic after making a decent start last week in Melbourne.

Max Verstappen

Chinese Grand Prix: Shanghai sprint race presents ‘huge challenge’ in F1’s new era

Short race will need a different approach under new system, but the teams will have only one practice session to hone set-ups, strategies.

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