What happened in first French Grand Prix F1 practice

Charles Leclerc edged his Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen by 0.091s to top the opening practice session at the French Grand Prix

Sainz handed French GP grid penalty for new engine components

Carlos Sainz will have to serve a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Formula 1 French Grand Prix after his Ferrari team elected to take a third control electronics of the season so far on his car

‘Dead slow’ AlphaTauri’s badly needed F1 upgrade revealed

The upgrade that AlphaTauri’s Formula 1 drivers said its “dead slow” car “desperately” needed has broken cover at the French Grand Prix

French GP upgrade list includes major McLaren revisions

Major packages from McLaren and AlphaTauri headline a fairly packed list of upgrades disclosed by F1 teams ahead of the French GP

Will F1’s 300 race starts ‘curse’ hit Hamilton?

No driver has won a race after their 300th F1 start. Lewis Hamilton looks best-positioned to buck that trend – but there are no guarantees

MotoGP’s questionable early deal now looks genius

There didn’t seem much logic to KTM’s decision last year to tie Brad Binder down to a contract so long that Marc Marquez was the only other man on the MotoGP grid with such job security. But now everyone’s starting to see what KTM was thinking

Video: The endless F1 debate drivers are wrong about

Drivers argue Formula 1’s approach to track limits and their policing is making the championship look stupid. But do drivers just need to take more responsibility?

Three things that make Mercedes more of a threat in France

More upgrades, high temperatures and a favourable track layout should combine to make Mercedes more of a threat at the French Grand Prix as it chases its first win of the Formula 1 win season

What next for the duo sharing Foyt’s parked IndyCar entry?

Funding issues for the #11 AJ Foyt Enterprises car mean the IndyCar season is on hold for Tatiana Calderon and JR Hildebrand

Who Ricciardo was targeting with statement on his F1 future

Daniel Ricciardo has explained the full thinking behind his statement insisting he’ll be at the McLaren Formula 1 team in 2023. Edd Straw assesses Ricciardo’s stance

Stricter security and SOS phones in France after F1 fan abuse

Increased security and SOS assistance phone lines will be implemented at the French Grand Prix as part of an immediate reaction from Formula 1 over abusive fan behaviour in Austria

Verstappen fears street tracks will dominate F1 calendar

With Spa’s future on the Formula 1 calendar a hot topic again, Max Verstappen speaks out against the drift towards street circuits