Formula 1

The significance of the fastest lap was shown at last month's Singapore Grand Prix where RB's Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo pitted for new tyres to set the fastest lap in his final race.

George Russell added it was challenging for drivers in the heat of battle and talking over the team radio but recognised in a calmer environment "maybe we have a duty just to be conscious of our words."

The McLaren driver was .203 of a second ahead of Verstappen to start on pole, with Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes, .316 off Norris' time.

The scary incident occurred on the opening lap of the Formula 2 race as the 23-year-old Indian had nowhere to go at the race start after the engine of his car stopped working suddenly. That left fellow drivers Josep Maria Marti and Oliver Goethe unsighted...

Norris is 62 points behind three-time champion and series leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull with eight races, and three sprint races, remaining with the Dutchman qualifying in sixth place for Sunday's race.

Lewis Hamilton says Adrian Newey is the person he most wished to work with in Formula One.

Haas will see Oliver Bearman step in as a driver alongside Niko Hulkenberg after Kevin Magnussen was given a one-race ban after clashing with Pierre Gasly in the Italian GP.

Sainz will now race for the Williams team in 2025 and 2026, alongisde Alex Albon

McLaren are on top after the qualifiers with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri taking the top two spots in the grid after an intense qualifier.

With five different winners in the last seven races, it is clear that it is no longer a foregone conclusion that Red Bull will sweep up most of the victories.

Max Verstappen says Red Bull Racing need to step up the pace to boost their defence of both the drivers' and constructors' titles.

His previous results in the FIA World Championship status series included two retirements besides a 16th, 20th, 15th and 17th place finish.

Vettel said he was taken aback by Hamilton's decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari after winning six world championships with the German giants.

It was a sweet feeling for Sainz, who was informed before the start of the season that he would lose his race seat to seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2025.

Red Bull's Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz qualifying alongside on the front row.

The probe arose in December after a magazine report claimed that other team principals were concerned Toto Wolff was benefiting from information shared by his wife.