Live updates from the first race of the F1 season Giles Richards: Hamilton’s genius faces fresh test Qualifying: Verstappen takes pole to lay down early marker 3.41pm BST Sergio Perez’s Read more

The most-scrutinised rookie enters the F1 cauldron but sees only the positives in living up to the expectations of being Michael’s son “The moment we are in a race weekend Read more

Lewis Hamilton starts on front row, teammate Bottas third Charles Leclerc qualifies fourth, Gasly impresses in fifth Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull at the opening Grand Pix of Read more

Mercedes’s world champion begins his quest for a record eighth drivers’ title amid uncertainty about his future in F1 Even before his Formula One debut in 2007 there was a Read more

Dutch driver tops morning and evening sessions World champion comes in fourth and third Red Bull delivered definitive notice that they are genuine challengers for the Formula One world championship Read more

Champion’s stance puts F1 chief in awkward position ‘I have spent time speaking to human rights experts’ Lewis Hamilton has stated his belief that Formula One can no longer ignore Read more

Lewis Hamilton is aiming for an eighth title but faces a tough challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez Car W12 Engine Mercedes Principal Toto Wolff Debut France Read more

New season begins at Sakhir circuit this weekend Critics say F1’s presence amounts to sportswashing Formula One has been urged to carry out an independent inquiry into allegations of human Read more

Racing driver who won the Le Mans 24 Hours race but had his path to Formula One success blocked by Ayrton Senna It was Johnny Dumfries’s good fortune to be Read more

Former drivers impressed by Red Bull in winter testing Brundle: ‘Max looks as lean and as mean as I have seen him’ Martin Brundle believes Lewis Hamilton is going to Read more