F1

The departure of Ron Dennis from McLaren marks the end of an era for the F1 team and a farewell to another of the sport's towering figures of yesteryear.

Lewis Hamilton's love affair with the Canadian Grand Prix reached new heights as he won the race for a sixth time and slashed Sebastian Vettel's F1 championship lead to 12 points.

F1 leader Sebastian Vettel looked a good bet for Ferrari's first Monaco Grand Prix victory since 2001 after recording the fastest lap in the first practice.

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took his first Formula One pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix and will share the front row with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fastest in the first day of practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix, comfortably quicker than his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton.

Jenson Button will stand in for Fernando Alonso at next month's Monaco F1 Grand Prix while the Spaniard competes in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Ferrari's Formula One engine may have overtaken the one used by previously dominant champions Mercedes.

U.S. Grand Prix promoter Bobby Epstein says it would make sense for Formula One's new owners to buy some circuits as part of their long-term strategic plans.

McLaren have aimed another swipe at their beleaguered engine supplier Honda by declaring they would be winning in Formula One if they were powered by Mercedes.

Formula One wrapped up pre-season testing with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen setting the pace with the fastest lap yet around the Circuit de Catalunya.

John Surtees, the only man to win world championships on two wheels and four, has died at the age of 83.

A frustrated Fernando Alonso let rip at McLaren's engine partners Honda after another difficult afternoon of F1 pre-season testing.

Valtteri Bottas lapped faster than any driver in the V6 turbo era as F1 champions Mercedes enjoyed another trouble-free day of pre-season testing.

Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari on top of the timesheets after the second day of Formula One's pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Lewis Hamilton set the pace for champions Mercedes on the opening day of Formula One's first pre-season test in Barcelona.

An Australian man who crashed a $20 million McLaren F1 supercar near Queenstown has avoided a conviction.

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has clarified comments about not wanting to share data with Formula One team mates and says he has "zero problems" with new Mercedes arrival Valtteri Bottas.

Retired F1 world champion Nico Rosberg has warned his Mercedes replacement Valtteri Bottas not to expect an "easy ride" from team mate Lewis Hamilton.

The Manor Formula One team has folded after going into administration and failing to find a buyer, leaving the sport with 10 teams for the new season.

F1 intends to put fans first in a new era likely to see a big push into the US while also protecting Europe's historic races.