Motor Sport

Vettel fumes after paying penalty in Hamilton win 

Lewis Hamilton was crowned the winner of a remarkable Canadian Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel's victory was chalked off following a five-second penalty.

WATCH: 'They are stealing the race from us' - Sebastian Vettel loses his cool as penalty hands Lewis Hamilton victory 

Lewis Hamilton was crowned the winner of a remarkable Canadian Grand Prix after Sebastian...

Stewart lives on as an enduring legend in a sport changed immeasurably 

In two days' time - hot on the heels of today's Canadian Grand Prix - Jackie Stewart, the driver who was instrumental in shaping modern...

Parents of Harry Shaw, the five-year-old who inspired Lewis Hamilton, speak of their sadness after his death 

Harry Shaw, the five-year-old boy with cancer whose fight inspired Lewis Hamilton to victory...

Fans queue to pay their respects to motor racing legend Niki Lauda 

Hundreds of fans queued in the rain to pay their last respects to motor racing great Niki Lauda as he lay in state in St Stephen's Cathedral in his home city of Vienna this morning.

Lewis Hamilton dedicates poignant Monaco Grand Prix victory to memory of Niki Lauda 

Lewis Hamilton survived a late collision with Max Verstappen to deliver the perfect tribute to Niki Lauda by winning an eventful Monaco Grand Prix.

David Kennedy: 'Vibrant Lauda stood defiant in face of trauma and tragedy' 

Formula One lost one of the sport's greatest heroes last week with the passing of Niki Lauda. He'd recently turned 70 but a double lung transplant...

Obituary: Niki Lauda 

NIKI Lauda, who has died aged 70, was a three-times Formula One world champion, winning two of his titles after surviving a near-fatal crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix; on retiring from motor racing he became an aviation entrepreneur, establishing commercial airline businesses in his...

Stewart urges Hamilton to park Lauda grief and win in Monaco 

Lewis Hamilton has been urged by Jackie Stewart to park his grief and win the Monaco Grand Prix as a tribute to Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.

Special tributes to be paid to the late Niki Lauda ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix 

Formula One will hold a minute's silence in memory of triple world champion Niki Lauda before Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, with a noisier salute to the...

Lewis Hamilton urged to win Monaco Grand Prix as a fitting tribute to the legendary Niki Lauda 

Lewis Hamilton has been urged to park his grief and win the Monaco Grand Prix as a fitting tribute to Mercedes' non-executive chairman Niki Lauda.

Oliver Brown: 'Lauda leaves great void in F1 but legend will endure' 

If Niki Lauda was at peace with the prospect of death, it was because he had been read the last rites once before. With his lungs scorched, his eyelids gone and his face all but unrecognisable...

'He was such a happy person' - Eddie Jordan pays tribute to 'total warrior' Niki Lauda 

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan has paid homage to the late Niki Lauda who has passed away aged 70.

Niki Lauda's sporting bravery will be forever remembered 

Niki Lauda will be remembered for arguably the most remarkable and courageous comeback in sport.

'His courage was an example for us all' - Niki Lauda, three times F1 champion, has died aged 70 

Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70.

Eddie Irvine's €2m Ferrari stolen during test drive, say German police 

A rare Ferrari once owned by Northern Ireland F1 star Eddie Irvine has been stolen.

Hamilton reigns in Spain to take back top spot 

Lewis Hamilton is back in charge of the world championship after a superb start fired him to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas blows away Lewis Hamilton to take pole position in Spain 

Valtteri Bottas delivered a statement of championship intent by blowing away Lewis Hamilton to secure pole position for the Spanish...

Hamilton wary of enemy within as Bottas begins to flex his muscles 

Lewis Hamilton has smoothed out many of his rougher edges as a five-time world champion, but he still retains a weakness as a conspiracy theorist.

'A fabulous driver and generous man' - Tributes paid to Ayrton Senna on 25th anniversary of his death 

Tributes have been paid to Ayrton Senna on the 25th anniversary of his death as motorsport fans remember the moment that changed the sport...

'I was in a pub and a complete stranger came up and said: 'Your dad is a murderer'' 

A quarter of a century after Ayrton Senna was killed in a car bearing her family's name, Claire Williams is reliving the tragedy of Formula One's...

Bottas edges battle in Azerbaijan 

Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix yesterday to retake the Formula One world championship lead from team-mate Lewis Hamilton after a stunning fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes.

Leclerc stews over team orders call 

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto insisted his team made "the right choice" in ordering Charles Leclerc to let team-mate Sebastian Vettel past even though it may have cost him fourth place following a disappointing Chinese Grand Prix for the pre-race favourites.

Bernie Ecclestone comes under fire for 'stupid' Schumacher comments 

Bernie Ecclestone has been criticised for making "stupid" comments about Michael Schumacher after claiming that the seven-time Formula One world champion's "problem was that he had no limits."

'It felt like home' - Mick Schumacher shines with Ferrari on Formula One testing debut 

Mick Schumacher clocked the second fastest time on his Formula One debut during post-race testing for Ferrari in Bahrain.

Hamilton capitalises on Leclerc's engine woes 

Lewis Hamilton was handed a dramatic victory in Bahrain after a cruel engine problem denied Ferrari's Charles Leclerc a maiden win.

Change afoot after Bottas strikes blow for the underdog 

There were several take-aways from the Australian Grand Prix, and 'never discount the underdog' was one of them. Valtteri 'Viktor' Bottas shook the world of automotive soothsayers by winning it. It was...

Bottas free of doing porridge in shadow of Hamilton after opening victory 

At this rate, Valtteri Bottas could do for porridge what Popeye did for spinach. After one modest portion of breakfast oats, the Finn drove here...

Breen turns up the heat 

For the second time in five weeks, Craig Breen and co-driver Paul Nagle were the crew to beat as they drove their Ford Fiesta to victory in the Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork International Rally.

Valtteri Bottas stuns team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the opening Grand Prix of the season in Melbourne 

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas pounced past Lewis Hamilton into the first corner as the Finn...

Hamilton focused on closing gap to Schumacher record 

Lewis Hamilton has swept into Melbourne looking every inch like Formula One's first e47m-a-year man. It is not just the extra diamond earrings, or the bulked-up frame borne of revised driver...

Tributes pour after death of 'irreplaceable' Formula One race director Charlie Whiting 

The death of "irreplaceable" Charlie Whiting has cast a shadow over the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

New boy Leclerc can usurp Hamilton and bring glory days back to Ferrari 

The collective roar of 20 Formula One V6 engines will be heard next weekend at the Albert Park in Melbourne for the first race of the 2019 season. There will be a superb carnival atmosphere...

Watch: 'That was my bad' - Driver apologises after crash wipes out 21 cars in the NASCAR Daytona 500 

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Daytona 500 in a race overshadowed by a massive 21-car pile-up in Florida on Sunday.

Former Irish F1 driver launches €22m defamation lawsuit against US TV station over alleged use of racial slur 

Former Irish Formula One driver, Derek Daly, has filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against the television station he spent 30 years broadcasting...

'Guess who's back' - Michael Dunlop confirms return to racing after death of brother William 

Michael Dunlop has revealed he will continue racing next year, after taking time out to consider his future following the death of his brother William.

'You've always been a fighter and you always will be' - Tributes paid to Michael Schumacher on his 50th birthday 

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher turned 50 on Thursday with Formula One and his...

Michael Schumacher’s condition remains as guarded as ever as the world stops to honour F1 great’s 50th birthday 

Against the backdrop of celebrations marking Michael Schumacher's 50th birthday on Thursday,...

'We are doing everything humanly possible' - Michael Schumacher's family release rare statement on eve of his 50th birthday 

The family of stricken seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher have...

Ross Brawn supports the decision of Michael Schumacher's family to conceal the stricken driver's condition 

Michael Schumacher's family are right to conceal his medical condition, Ross Brawn, one of only a...

Paul Kimmage meets Eddie Jordan: Motorsport's master of illusion sets record straight on his extraordinary life 

A Monday morning at the Kensington Hotel in London. He descends from a suite on the first...

Michael Schumacher special report: 'Those round him love him - and thank God keep the curious away' 

Beware the malevolence of mundanity. Michael Schumacher's skiing prowess was well known to Formula One journalists, who would watch him...

Lewis Hamilton admits he 'chose wrong words' after describing Stevenage as 'the slums' 

Five-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he "chose the wrong words" when he referred to his hometown of Stevenage as "the slums"...

Michael Schumacher's teenage son will race in Formula Two next season 

Michael Schumacher's 19-year-old son Mick has moved a step closer to following his father into Formula One after the Prema team announced that he will race for them in Formula Two next season.

Hamilton ends stellar season on a high with another victory in Abu Dhabi 

Lewis Hamilton won the 73rd grand prix of his career to move within 18 of all-time leader Michael Schumacher and finish his season in style, but...

Robert Kubica returns to Formula One eights years after crash left him with partially severed arm 

Robert Kubica has completed his remarkable return to Formula One racing after being announced as a Williams driver for next season.

German teenager vows to return to racing following horror Formula 3 crash 

GERMANY'S Sophia Florsch has vowed to return to racing following the horror crash that fractured the teenage Formula 3 driver's spine.

VIDEO: Five injured in Macau Grand Prix horror crash that leaves driver Sophia Floersch with 'spinal fracture' 

Five people have been injured following a huge crash at the Macau Grand Prix after an airborne Formula 3 car struck and cleared a perimeter...

F1 star Max Verstappen handed two days of community service after calling rival a 'f*****g idiot' 

Max Verstappen has been sentenced to two days of community service by Formula One's governing body after he sensationally shoved Esteban Ocon...

Verstappen fumes after crash with 'idiot' Ocon hands Hamilton victory in Brazil 

Max Verstappen labelled Esteban Ocon a "f****** idiot" after the Red Bull driver was robbed of a brilliant victory following a sensational collision...

WATCH: 'What a f****** idiot' - Max Verstappen gets physical with Esteban Ocon following Brazilian Grand Prix 

Max Verstappen labelled Esteban Ocon a "f****** idiot" after the Red Bull driver was robbed of a...