Sebastian Vettel

JONATHAN McEVOY: Christian Horner has officially left Red Bull, with a blockbuster pay-off. An announcement has confirmed his departure is - and these are the full details of the split.

IAN HERBERT: To the very end, the vastly self-confident Christian Horner clearly considered himself cock of the walk, a big shot and master of all he surveyed.

The 49-year-old former F1 driver revealed last year he is in a relationship with French business manager Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne, after sharing a photo on social media.

Motorsport legends - including Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel - came together at the Race of Champions in Sydney , Australia, to pay tribute to Michael Schumacher.

For the first time ever, the iconic motorsport event will head Down Under for the ROC and will be hosted at the Accor Stadium in Sydney.

The NRL 's biggest ground has undergone an extraordinary transformation in the midst of footy's opening round for 2025, with Accor Stadium repurposed for a very different sport.

Schumacher is considered a leading contender to replace Sargeant should Williams make a change for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza this weekend.

The reigning world champions current driver line-up is led by three-time world champion, Max Verstappen , with the experienced Perez alongside him.

Newey (pictured) has spent nearly two decades with the team and is viewed as the mastermind behind the cars that have taken them to seven drivers' titles in two stints.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: It is understood that Newey, 65, is wanted by Ferrari to act as their 'super consultant'. He currently earns £15m a year and could double his salary.

The Silver Arrows chief has a blockbuster decision to make in coming months with Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes since 2013, moving to Ferrari for 2025.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Sebastian Vettel 's deeds stand for themselves. He has won as many championships as Alain Prost - four. Only Fangio, Hamilton, and Schumacher have more.

HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: Hamilton himself appeared to endorse Vettel as his successor, saying he would 'love' to see the former Red Bull driver back on the grid.

Lewis Hamilton says he would 'love' to see Sebastian Vettel return to Mercedes and claims his old rival would 'continue to take the team forward' following his departure.

Vettel, who won his four drivers' titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, left F1 at the end of the 2022 campaign after six years at Ferrari and two with Aston Martin.

Red Bull have been engulfed in scandal during the early weeks of the season, with Horner accused of 'coercive behaviour' towards a female colleague.

Daniel Ricciardo has experienced the highest of highs in F1 racing, but he has also plummeted to the lowest of lows - admitting ahead of the Australian F1 Grand Prix that he was robbed of his passion.

Oliver Bearman has revealed that a 'special' message from four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel ramped up the pressure ahead of his F1 debut in Saudi Arabia.

Superstar Hamilton shocked the world of motorsport after deciding to activate a break clause in his Mercedes contract, allowing him to leave and join the Scuderia.

EXCLUSIVE BY OLLIE LEWIS: It was Erling Haaland who, sat within these four wood-panelled walls, wrote 'the best pasta I've ever eaten' on a napkin addressed to Rossella.

A gap is set to open up at one of the top teams in racing from 2025, with Lewis Hamilton s bombshell move to Ferrari from Mercedes taking the sport by storm earlier this week.

After two challenging years at Mercedes Hamilton undoubtedly will be moving for a fresh start. And wins. Lots of them. But whether Hamilton will be able to achieve that at Ferrari is another matter.

Michael Schumacher fans have taken to social media to show their support for the F1 great on the 10th anniversary of his horror crash.

Sebastian Vettel has revealed the emotional last conversation he had with Michael Schumacher, shortly before the F1 icon's skiing accident 10 years ago.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Only Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Juan Manuel Fangio have reached Max Verstappen's total of three Formula One titles.

Around half of the grid tucked in to a meal at the same restaurant they visited after the end of last season, when Lewis Hamilton took them out to celebrate Sebastian Vettel's retirement .

For an event widely panned by Max Verstappen as a race that is an equivalent to the National League - the fifth tier of English football - the end result was one that stuck it to critics.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN LAS VEGAS: How ironic that this star-spangled gala was won by its biggest detractor, wearing Elvis-themed overalls and singing 'Viva Las Vegas' over the radio.

POLE POSITION: Toto Wolff wasn't going to do his published media routine after the sporting nightmare that unfolded in the Brazilian Grand Prix last weekend.

It was a day to forget for Australian drivers at the United States Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri forced to retire from the race and Daniel Ricciardo finishing dead last.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS: There was a point early on in the US Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton dared to dream he might finally win after a wait of 686 days.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTIN: Max Verstappen's quest for a potential 50th race win at the US Grand Prix was derailed when his pole lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.

AlphaTauri star Ricciardo, 34, broke his hand during a crash at the Dutch Grand Prix and was forced to miss the last five races as part of his recovery from surgery on the injury.

The 26-year-old Dutchman sealed a third successive drivers' title over the weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix, in a record breaking season where he has won 14 out of the 17 races to date.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen is only getting better after dominating in the opening practice sessions at the Suzuka circuit ahead of the Japanese GP.

OLLIE LEWIS IN SUZUKA: Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel paid a visit to former team-mates ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix getting underway.

JONATHAN McEVOY: I once got into awful trouble at the Writers' Bar in Raffles, and some may say I've been getting into it annually here ever since.

Speaking after the Italian Grand Prix, Marko said: 'Let's remember that he (Perez) is South American and so he is not as focused as Max Verstappen or Sebastian Vettel was.'

The four-time F1 world champion admitted that any potential return to the sport would 'depend on the challenge' at stake. In a career that spanned for 16 seasons, he claimed122 podiums and 53 wins.

Formula One legend Sebastian Vettel has backed fellow German driver Mick Schumacher to make a return to racing next year.

As such an iconic site of motorsport racing it is only fitting that Red Bull's Max Verstappen is on the cusp of history.

OLLIE LEWIS IN ZANDVOORT: On the sand dunes of Zandvoort an orange party is underway, and the bitter North Sea rain has done little to dampen the mood among the masses.

Vettel was an avid accumulator of statistical milestones during his four world championship-clinching years at Red Bull between 2010 and 2013.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lewis Hamilton has hinted that his supposedly agreed Mercedes contract contains an option allowing him to stay in F1 to the end of the 2026 season, close to his 42nd birthday.

The Red Bull driver has claimed the last two World Driver's Championships and looks to be on course for a third.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Max Verstappen hasn't merely dominated the season, he has totally obliterated the rest, and is poised to make a bonfire of the record books.

Sebastian Vettel has labelled Red Bull's decision to replace Nick De Vries with Daniel Ricciardo 'very harsh'.  Ricciardo is back in Formula One after Red Bull confirmed his return.

A sport superstar the Aussie once hailed as a 'true friend' checked in during Red Bull's tyre test at Silverstone during last weekend's British Grand Prix, kicking off a heart-warming reaction.

Racing legend Sebastian Vettel is set to return to the F1 track, with he and fellow Red Bull alum Daniel Ricciardo to do demonstration laps at the iconic Nordschleife track in Germany.

Vettel has partnered with double Olympic sailing bronze medallist Erik Heil and team owner Thomas Riedel in the sport often described as 'F1 on water.'

The 41-year-old battled Schumacher for the world title in 2005 and 2006, winning both titles in his Renault against the seven-time world champion's Ferrari.

Daniel Ricciardo may not be on the grid at Albert Park for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, but that hasn't stopped him from driving a Formula 1 car around his home country.

This is the moment a driver overtook 20 cars on a busy Bristol street after driving along a bus lane. In dash-cam footage shared on TikTok, the driver speeds along a bus lane past queuing cars.

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is adamant that the FIA's latest rule change to silence drivers raising certain issues won't stop him from speaking out throughout the season.

Lewis Hamilton has led the way, along with the now-retired Sebastian Vettel, in campaigning on issues such as minority rights and climate change. Their on-grid protests prompted the ban.

Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton is not the only driver that could challenge him for the Formula 1 title and admits he 'cannot afford to make big mistakes' during the 2023 season.

International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Mohammed Ben Sulayem warned drivers could face sanctions if they make such a statement without approval.

McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown is in support of the FIA's new rule that restricts drivers from making political statements and protests at races.

The chances of seeing Daniel Ricciardo driving at Bathurst have skyrocketed with Red Bull announcing they will take an F1 car to Mount Panorama during the Bathurst 12 hour weekend.

Wolff, however, was questioned on Mercedes' suffering similar fates after seeing a record-breaking run of eight straight championships come to an end.

The four-time world champion announced his retirement from the sport earlier in the season and the season finale at the Yas Marina circuit will bring down the curtain on a glorious career.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Lewis Hamilton's unique record of winning in each season of his career was consigned to history when a broken gearbox terminated his participation in the Abu Dhabi GP.

Aussie Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he is relieved to have made it to Q3 in one of the most challenging seasons of his career, as he prepares for his final drive in a McLaren and quite possibly F1.

The full F1 grid was pictured out for dinner in Abu Dhabi this week, as they celebrated Sebastian Vettel's retirement from the sport.

Lewis Hamilton will have to pass both Red Bulls and both Ferraris to maintain his record of winning in every season of his career after Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Russell beat Hamilton into second place - a result that almost condemns the seven-time champion to miss out on claiming a single victory during a season for the first time.

George Russell won the first prize of his Formula One career with victory in the Brazilian sprint race to claim pole position for today's grand prix in an all-Mercedes front row with Lewis Hamilton.

The 30-year-old Danish driver, in his 140th Grand Prix, took advantage of a rain-affected qualifying session at Interlagos to put his Haas on top of the time sheets to land his first pole.

Lewis Hamilton said it was 'awkward' to be booed by the Mexican Grand Prix crowd after he finished runner-up to Max Verstappen.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix, a tactical battle, the dullest race of the year, a triumph of strategy by Red Bull, a personal milestone.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MEXICO CITY: Mercedes had looked strong all day but you can never discount the Red Bull juggernaut and so it proved in the thin air of Mexico City.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Red Bull made tycoon Dietrich Mateschitz, who died aged 78, a £22 billion fortune, making him the 51st wealthiest man in the world, according to the Forbes rich list.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: At the end of a dramatic afternoon, the champion in the golden boots reigned supreme after passing Lewis Hamilton in the final moments.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN AUSTIN: It was a difficult day for Red Bull as they not only faced punishment for a 'minor' breach of the budget cap, but also lost their 78-year-old founder Dietrich Mateschitz.

NATHAN SALT IN SUZUKA: Max Verstappen won his second world drivers' championship title in dramatic fashion with a last lap penalty from Charles Leclerc declaring him champion in Japan.

NATHAN SALT IN SUZUKA: Here he was, race winner for the 12th time this season, stood for his trackside interview thinking the planned title party had been ruined. only, no.

Sebastian Vettel hinted that he may be retiring prematurely at the end of the season after a successful session of qualifying made him feel 'sad' at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday.

NATHAN SALT IN SUZUKA: Max Verstappen produced a performance that suggests no-one can stand between him and world title No 2 as he took pole position for the Japanese GP.

NATHAN SALT IN SUZUKA: The roll call is a who's who of F1 greats: Piquet, Prost, Senna, Hill, Schumacher, Hakkinen and Vettel. All champions to have been crowned here at Suzuka.