Formula 1

Hamilton had been due to start Sunday's race seventh before Mercedes installed a fifth engine of the season, above Hamilton's allowance, along with a new turbocharger and both components of the hybrid power system.

Bonnington will continue working with Hamilton until the end of the season when the 39-year-old British driver moves to Maranello and his third team in Formula One after starting with McLaren in 2007.

Famin also revealed that Renault was planning to stop its production of engines for its Alpine F1 team.

Magnussen admitted, however, that everything was on hold as teams wait to see the next move of Carlos Sainz, who will be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton.

Maini, who drives for Invicta Racing, finished the sprint race behind only Victor Martins of BWT Alpine. Juan Manuel Correa came in third behind the Indian.

Maini shared his experience of commandeering the powerful BWT Alpine F1 car recently, terming the automobile as the pinnacle of the sport. He also spoke about the future of the sport in India in a passionate and rational tone as the youngster cut a confid...

Hamilton said he isn't affected by the comments floating around pertainingto his switch to the Italian giants next year and added that he had to endure criticism before when he left McLaren to join Mercedes in 2012 too.

Max Verstappen posted the fastest lap-time during the first practice session ahead of the Japan Grand Prix. The second session was badly affected by rain.

The Western Australian's fastest lap of Q1 was deleted by stewards for exceeding track limits at turn five and he will start 18th of 19 cars on the grid in Sunday's race.

The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed by team disunity and allegations against Christian Horner.

The 26-year-old Dutchman, whose career has been overseen by Marko, was clear in outlining his feelings.

The FIA on Tuesday said that its compliance officer has received two complaints “detailing potential allegations involving certain members of its governing body”.

The Italy-based team formerly known as AlphaTauri, and before that Scuderia Toro Rosso and Minardi, start the season in Bahrain next week with new management, closer ties to champions Red Bull and a mouthful of fresh identity.

The Red Bull parent company said on Feb. 5 it was investigating allegations of misconduct toward a team employee. Horner denies any wrongdoing and has continued in his role as team principal during the investigation.

With Lewis Hamilton switching to Ferrari. the F1 transfer market is rife with speculations of potential movements including the return of Alex Albon to Red Bull Racing.

Lewis Hamilton is on his way out of Mercedes with the Formula One seven-time champion joining Ferrari.