Lucy Morson

Max Verstappen has labelled Charles Leclerc's driving in the Japanese Grand Prix as "irresponsible", saying that "doesn't understand" the decision not to penalise the Ferrari driver.

Valtteri Bottas believes the upgrade the Mercedes Formula 1 team has bought to Suzuka should represent a "decent step" as it seeks to catch Ferrari in the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Extreme E electric off-road SUV racing series has launched a drivers' programme to recruit competitors for its first season in 2021, which includes the likes of Sebastien Ogier, Andre Lotterer and Jamie Chadwick.

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says he 'doesn’t get' the continued criticism of W Series from high-profile sceptics of the championship.

While the maiden season of the W Series can be regarded as a success, it must now capitalise on its strong debut and make the most of its opportunity to cement a long-term future. Here's how it could do just that.

The driver selection process to set the grid for the second W Series season in 2020 will get underway next month, with inaugural champion Jamie Chadwick guaranteed a return.

Inaugural W Series champion Jamie Chadwick has described the Brands Hatch finale, in which she beat Beitske Visser to the title, as “probably the most stressful 30 minutes of my life.”

Jamie Chadwick sealed the inaugural W Series title by securing fourth place in the Brands Hatch season finale, which was won by Alice Powell.

Williams Formula 1 development driver Jamie Chadwick snatched pole for the inaugural W Series season finale at Brands Hatch, while her title rival Beitske Visser qualified fifth. 

Emma Kimilainen topped both free practice sessions for the inaugural W Series finale at Brands Hatch on Saturday.

Megan Gilkes narrowly took her maiden W Series victory over Alice Powell in a photo-finish to the non-championship race at Assen, leading the whole race from reverse-grid pole.

Emma Kimilainen took her maiden W Series victory at Assen, having missed two rounds of the 2019 season due to injury.

Emma Kimilainen claimed her first W Series pole in a disrupted qualifying session for the penultimate round of the season at Assen.

W Series has revealed the exact distribution of its 2019 prize fund, as well as giving detail on the initial plans for its second season in 2020.

Marta Garcia took her maiden W Series win in commanding style at the Norisring, ahead of championship contenders Beitske Visser and Jamie Chadwick.

Marta Garcia beat Williams Formula 1 development driver Jamie Chadwick to claim her first W Series pole in qualifying at the Norisring.

Alice Powell believes that her chances of winning the inaugural W Series title are now slim after crashing out on the first lap at Misano.

Jamie Chadwick took victory in the third round of the inaugural W Series season at Misano, extending her championship lead over second-placed Beitske Visser.

Fabienne Wohlwend claimed her maiden W Series pole for the third round at Misano ahead of championship leader Jamie Chadwick.

Miki Koyama ended the first day of W Series running at Misano fastest, having topped the second practice session with a time of 1m34.633 seconds.

Emma Kimilainen will miss her second W Series round in succession after pulling out of this weekend's Misano event on medical grounds.

Formula 1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton says that he can “definitely” see himself racing for many more years, with the goal of matching Michael Schumacher’s seven titles.

W Series Zolder winner Beitske Visser said that her "perfect" start was key to her dominant victory over Jamie Chadwick, despite detaching her steering wheel just moments before the race.

Beitske Visser took victory in the second-ever W Series race at Zolder with a commanding lead of almost eight and a half seconds over pole-sitter, and opening round winner, Jamie Chadwick.

Jamie Chadwick took her second consecutive W Series pole at Zolder, ahead of Beitske Visser and Alice Powell with a time of 1m28.681 seconds.

Reserve driver Sarah Bovy will make her W Series race debut at Zolder this weekend, joining the grid as an extra entry for the second round.

Beitske Visser ended Friday practice running for the second W Series weekend at Zolder fastest, ahead of inaugural Hockenheim winner Jamie Chadwick.

Inaugural W Series race winner Jamie Chadwick admitted to feeling extra pressure over the Hockenheim weekend as a result of the high-profile media interest in the series.

Since its launch last year, W Series has attracted much attention and debate. But with its first race, which took place at Hockenheim last weekend, what was pure speculation turned to fact. Here are the key takeaways from the event

W Series race winner Jamie Chadwick and second-placed Alice Powell both say they struggled with a gearbox problem when downshifting during the inaugural round of the all-female single-seater series at Hockenheim on Saturday.

Reigning MRF champion Jamie Chadwick took victory in the inaugural W Series race at Hockenheim, completing a clean sweep of a weekend in which she topped every session.

MRF Challenge champion Jamie Chadwick claimed pole for the inaugural W Series race at Hockenheim by a margin of almost two seconds in a wet qualifying session.

Jamie Chadwick ended the first day of the inaugural W Series weekend at Hockenheim fastest again, topping the timesheets in a wet second free practice session.

The W Series has effectively taken the place of the Formula 3 European Championship, but can it really be considered a junior single-seater series? The new category must now define its identity.

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz and pitlane reporter Lee McKenzie will lead Channel 4’s coverage of the new all-female W Series in 2019.

UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 will show the new all-female W Series live on television in 2019.

DS Techeetah drivers Jean-Eric Vergne and Andre Lotterer have questioned the current ABB Formula E championship qualifying format, suggesting that the “lottery” element risks dissuading manufacturers.

The new all-female W Series has revealed the 28 drivers through to the next stage of its selection process, after three-days of intensive assessment in Austria.

W Series' critics accuse it of promoting gender segregation in motorsport. But with such a massive disparity to address and decades of male dominance, waiting for change to happen organically isn't good enough.

Robert Kubica says he will be "more like a rookie" than a grand prix winner and veteran of five seasons on his return to the Formula 1 grid with Williams in 2019.

Daniel Ricciardo will not be fooled by 2019 Renault Formula 1 teammate Nico Hulkenberg's record without a podium because he believes the German is "not that level of driver".

Robert Kubica says it was "not easy" to say no to Ferrari’s offer of a Formula 1 development role in 2019.

Stoffel Vandoorne believes that "no one really noticed" his strongest races in Formula 1 and that there was "nothing more I could have done" amid McLaren's woes.

Kevin Magnussen says it is "a bit dull" to only be able to fight for best-of-the-rest honours in Formula 1, despite personally enjoying a strong 2018 season.

Five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is among the host of motorsport stars up for recognition at the Autosport Awards on Sunday evening, leading the way with nominations in two categories.

Lance Stroll believes that Formula 1 drivers make "easy targets" for blame, amid Williams' poor run of form in 2018.

Maximilian Buhk and Franck Perera made it two wins in a row for HTP Motorsport in the opening weekend of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup at Misano.

The #84 HTP Mercedes of Maximilian Buhk and Franck Perera claimed the victory in a dramatic Saturday qualifying race of the opening round of the 2017 Blancpain Sprint Series at Misano.