Formula 1
latest news & developmentsF1’s African Return via Rwanda Offers Hope, but South Africa Must Push Harder
Rwanda is closing in on a deal to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2030, raising questions about whether South Africa should push harder to bring F1 back to Kyalami.
Formula 1's luxury makeover is about more than champagne
Formula 1 is increasingly selling luxury, a shift prominently displayed at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix. Moët & Chandon, in its second year as title sponsor under LVMH's…
How Hamilton’s move to Ferrari will affect the sports betting market
Nobody is sure how he will cope with the Italian team and cars
Belgian F1 review: The untouchables
Red Bull exerted dominance, with Ferrari still scratching their heads over strategy calls, in an action-packed race. The holidays are over and we’ve missed F1 …
Formula 1 flashback: Hometown disadvantage at Austrian Grand Prix
A Ferrari on fire, a strickened Sainz and a possible chink in the Red Bull armour exposed
Beware: ‘The Wall of Champions’ awaits
Montreal is fast and flat but its tricky chicanes tempt drivers to try to obtain some form of advantage
Coronavirus and the virtual sports revolution
In a country with more than 35 000 Covid-19-related deaths at the time of writing and an economy staring into an uncertain abyss, the fate of an incomplete football season really…
F1 flirts with a return to SA
Motosport’s top competition is dropping hints of coming back, but would we want this to happen?
Formula One faces testing times over coronavirus
The F1 world championship, which gets under way in Melbourne on March 15, had already lost the Chinese Grand Prix from its schedule
Desiré Wilson: Fast but forgotten
The South African is the only woman to ever win an F1 race, but her career was slowed down by political and financial barriers
Hamilton stirs up social media storm with pro-vegan post
The five time world champion said that the only way to save the planet is to go vegan
Sporting world mourns death of ‘true legend’ Niki Lauda
The legendary formula one driver died at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland on Monday night surrounded by his closest family members
Ayrton Senna: Brazil mourns ‘superhero’ 25 years after his death
Apart from his exceptional driving skills, his attention to other elements of the sport set him apart from other drivers
No smoke without fire: Tobacco companies in quiet return to Formula One
Tobacco giants Philip Morris and British American Tobacco have formed partnerships with scientific research subsidiaries and Formula 1 teams
Brawn understands wall of secrecy around stricken Schumacher
Schumacher suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013 and has not been seen in public since