Verstappen: Piquet was wrong but isn’t racist and shouldn’t be banned from F1 paddock
2022 British Grand Prix
Max Verstappen said Nelson Piquet is not racist despite his use of a “very offensive” word to describe Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton: Stop sharing views of ‘old voices’ like Ecclestone, Piquet and Stewart
2022 British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton has claimed the views of some older Formula 1 figures should not be shared when they promote discrimination.
Drivers back Hamilton’s call for teams to sign up to diversity charter
2022 F1 season
Several Formula 1 drivers backed Lewis Hamilton’s call for teams to support a charter to encourage greater diversity and inclusion of people from under-represented backgrounds in the sport.
Latifi won’t have updated Williams at next race either
2022 British Grand Prix
Alexander Albon will be the only Williams driver to run their new upgrade package this weekend and next, says his team mate.
Hamilton says jewellery dispute with FIA is no threat to him racing
2022 British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton says his dispute with the FIA over restrictions on drivers wearing jewellery won’t prevent him from competing in this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
Leclerc hoping for ‘first clean weekend since Miami’ at Silverstone
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Leclerc hopes for “clean weekend” • New cars should be “awesome” at Silverstone • Alfa Romeo “can’t afford” loss of track time
Williams’ new Red Bull-esque sidepod design is a “much-needed upgrade” – Albon
2022 British Grand Prix
Alexander Albon has high hopes for the improvement Williams will make from its first major upgrade of the season, but admits it may take a while to get the most out of.
Ricciardo’s TV series will be “like Ballers or Entourage in the world of F1”
2022 British Grand Prix
Daniel Ricciardo says the F1-based television series he’s developing is not intended to be a rival to Lewis Hamilton’s forthcoming feature.
FIA to set limit on ‘porpoising’ from French Grand Prix using new metric
2022 F1 season
The FIA has determined the metric it will use to measure and restrict the severity of porpoising on Formula 1 cars from the French Grand Prix.
Vettel to demonstrate his ex-Mansell 1992 Williams at Silverstone using sustainable fuel
2022 British Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel will demonstrate Nigel Mansell’s 1992 title winning Williams FW14B ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
First pictures from the 2022 British Grand Prix weekend
F1 Pictures
Pictures from the build-up to the 2022 British Grand Prix, where Sebastian Vettel will drive a Williams-Renault FW14B in a demonstration run.
Banned Cordeel replaced by Beckmann for Silverstone F2 weekend
Formula 2
Van Amersfoort racing has confirmed David Beckmann will partner Jake Hughes at the team for this weekend’s two races at Silverstone.
F1 criticises Ecclestone as he defends Piquet’s Hamilton comments and Putin’s war
2022 F1 season
Formula 1 has said comments made by the series’ former CEO Bernie Ecclestone “are in very stark contrast to position of the modern values of our sport.”
Hamilton and Mercedes partnership announces first diversity grants
2022 F1 season
A partnership set up by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to help promote diversity and inclusion in motorsport has announced its first grants.
Slight risk of rain for British Grand Prix qualifying session
2022 British Grand Prix weather
A relatively cool weekend awaits teams at Silverstone, with a small chance of rain hanging over Saturday’s qualifying session.
Russian F3 racer Smolyar to miss British round due to “visa issues”
Formula 3
Russian Formula 3 racer Alexander Smolyar will not compete at Silverstone this weekend due to problems with his visa, his team say.
How Haas sank from third to ninth in the championship after their strong start to 2022
News Focus
The 2022 season starting so promisingly for Haas, but at the last race they fell to ninth out of the 10 teams. What’s gone wrong?
Lotterer gains points as Porsche succeed in overturning his Jakarta EPrix penalty
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Lotterer gains points as Porsche succeed in overturning his Jakarta EPrix penalty • No F3 at Macau Grand Prix again • No change to Silverstone DRS zones
FIA tweaks 2022 F1 technical rules and sets target for deal on 2026 power unit
2022 F1 season
The FIA has approved a series of changes to F1’s technical regulations and set a target for agreement of its new engine rules for 2026.
F2 reacts with dismay as Hitech keep Vips in team after using racist language
Formula 2
Jüri Vips’ Formula 2 team will keep him in its line-up for this weekend’s round at Silverstone, despite the driver being dropped by Red Bull for using a racial slur on a live video stream.