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.

McLaren's Lando Norris topped the times in Formula One pre-season testing on Wednesday, the first of three days in Bahrain punctured by a power outage that left the pitlane and circuit in darkness.

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.