Motor Sport

The 2018 F1 season begins this weekend, with Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel et al ready to do battle for the championship.

If the man in your life loves cars and wants to drive a fast one, then there is no better place than Silverstone near Towcester.

Engineers have transformed a Nissan GT-R into the world’s ultimate radio controlled racer - capable of 196MPH - and raced it around Silverstone.

These dramatic images capture a 1,200bhp drag racing car being engulfed in flames as it performs a ‘burn out’ on the start line at Santa Pod in Northamptonshire.

Lewis Hamilton roared to glory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone - and then cast his future into doubt by dropping another hint that he could walk away from Formula One at the end of the season.

Silverstone welcomed more than 140,000 racing fans who saw Lewis Hamilton claim the fifth British Grand Prix of his career, and his fourth consecutive win at the Northamptonshire circuit, on an overcast but warm day.

Lewis Hamilton slashed the deficit to Sebastian Vettel at the summit of the Formula One championship after a crushing performance at Silverstone to win the British Grand Prix for a record-equalling fifth time.

Lewis Hamilton survived a stewards’ investigation to retain a quite brilliant pole position after he delivered a crushing performance in qualifying for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Home favourite Lewis Hamilton was beaten to top spot by his Brackley-based Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in both practice sessions for the British Grand Prix on Friday.

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has hit out at the owners of Silverstone after they threatened to quit hosting the British Grand Prix from 2020.

The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), owner of Silverstone racing circuit, has formally triggered the break clause in its contract with Formula 1 and its owners Liberty Media.

There were mixed emotions for the fans who gathered at Silverstone to watch the final F1 race of the 2016 season.

Lewis Hamilton said a fourth British Grand Prix triumph goes beyond his ‘wildest dreams’ after he moved to within a solitary point of championship rival Nico Rosberg.

Lewis Hamilton delighted his home crowd by completing a hat-trick of consecutive victories at the British Grand Prix.

Home favourite Lewis Hamilton admitted he revelled in the pressure of bouncing back from a qualifying scare to claim pole position for Sunday’s British Grand Prix (start 1pm).

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a near perfect start to his British Grand Prix weekend after soaring to the top of the timesheets while title rival Nico Rosberg’s troubled week took another turn for the worse.