Mercedes hope for better fortunes in 2025 with George Russell now partnered by Andrea Kimi Antonelli following Lewis Hamilton's decision to quit for F1 rivals Ferrari

George Russell insists he will know “within five laps” of testing whether he can win the F1 world championship this year. The Mercedes driver, who is entering his fourth year with the team but first without Lewis Hamilton as a teammate,

Sepp Blatter, the former head of soccer's global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French footballing great Michel Platini.

Mercedes driver George Russell is convinced that McLaren will be “pretty strong” in F1 2025 after Lando Norris told him that the team have “found a lot” of lap time with the new MCL39 car. McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship in 26 years last season,

McLaren’s Lando Norris finished day one of Formula One’s pre-season test in Bahrain fastest. Fellow Briton George Russell was second for Mercedes, 0.157sec behind with defending champion Max Verstappen third for Red Bull.

Lando Norris headlined the opening day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, following an hour-long delay for a circuit-wide power cut. The session’s run-time was extended by an hour following the hiatus created by the lack of power two hours into the afternoon session,