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Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Spinning out of control: McKenzie’s formula for disaster

SA’s sport minister is speeding towards Formula One glory — never mind the potholes, power grid or the fiscal cliff

New teammate: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz pose for the Ferrari team photo at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in the United Arab Emirates, in November. Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images

A red-letter day for Hamilton

The rumours have been quashed and the cat’s among the pigeons — champion driver Lewis Hamilton will be wearing Ferrari’s scarlet racing suit for the 2025 Formula One season

Revved up: Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Jim Farley, Christian Horner and Daniel Ricciardo at the Oracle Red Bull racing season launch in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

Ford returns to Formula One

The motor manufacturer is back as Red Bull’s technical partner after being out of the race for two decades

Verstappen clinches a second title at a red-flagged Suzuka

Japanese GP: Suzuka was short but sweet

Verstappen clinches a second title at a red-flagged Suzuka

The time and logistics needed to host an event of Formula One’s stature mean patience may win us the race in the long run.  (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Why Kyalami’s 2023 F1 hopes were placed on ice

The time and logistics needed to host an event of Formula One’s stature mean patience may win us the race in the long run

Dutch Grand Prix Review: The Flying Dutchman

The Tifosi tested, Mercedes marched forward and Verstappen flew. The Dutch GP did not disappoint

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

Kyalami F1 2023 is a no-go

Dry your tears, it’s not happening this year, folks, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen …

Sebastian Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport

Farewell Sebastian Vettel, humanitarian extraordinaire

Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport

Max Verstappen of Netherland and Oracle Red Bull Racing driver goes during the race at French Lenovo Formula 1 Grand Prix on July 24, 2022 in Le Castellet, France. (Photo by Robert Szaniszló/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The French GP … He who blinks first …

Verstappen steals the flag, Mercedes closes the performance gap and Leclerc cracks under pressure. The Grand Prix at Paul Ricard had more drama than a French film

Flying low: Team Numbi’s Muzi Thubane teases the tar in a moved dubbed “the suicide” at the Vaal Spin Fest in Masiza Stadium in 2018. (Leelo Booysens/Sweet Life Media)

Spinning into control

Original Creative Breed’s new documentary tracks the trajectory of the underground automotive sport

Preventative measures: Paris Saint-Germain (right) and Dortmund line up in an empty Parc des Princes stadium in Paris stadium.  (Getty Images/UEFA/AFP)

Covid-19 red cards major events

Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt

Changing tracks: The Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix in 1993 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Kyalami drew the crowds. (Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images)

F1 flirts with a return to SA

Motosport’s top competition is dropping hints of coming back, but would we want this to happen?

‘No panic’: F1 testing took place in Barcelona this week while Ferrari took precautions against Codiv-19 at its headquarters in Maranello, Italy, an area affected by the coronavirus.  (Florent Gooden/DPPI)

Formula One faces testing times over coronavirus

The F1 world championship, which gets under way in Melbourne on March 15, had already lost the Chinese Grand Prix from its schedule

Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the F1 Brazil Grand Prix, but he’s not happy with F1 races being held in countries where motor racing isn’t a popular spectator sport. (EvaristoSa/AFP)

Hamilton: Keep F1 where it’s popular

The British racing driver said he would prefer to see more stops in countries with a genuine racing tradition

In a flash: Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has no intention of slowing down.

Hamilton won’t stop

The Billion Dollar Man refuses to let up, as he races to advance his winning streak

Hamilton cruises to victory to end Rosberg’s resurgence

Lewis Hamilton ended teammate Nico Rosberg’s run of two wins by claiming glory in the Canadian Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel also left Bernie Ecclestone with egg on his face after the sport’s chief executive criticised him for being too low-key as world champion.

Vettel finding his mojo could take fight to Mercedes

Goading from dominant Mercedes turned into a scarlet-faced affair as Vettel took his first win for Ferrari, but will the rivalry continue in Shanghai?

Ferrari’s Vettel breathes life into season with Malaysian win

Two days after being fairly criticised by Formula One’s chief executive, Sebastian Vettel made appropriate amends.

Formula One: Even Arnie can’t mask the troubled start

It says something about the state of Formula One when the highlight of the year’s first race is Arnold Schwarzenegger handing out prizes.

Formula One: Ricciardo sets sights on world title

After winning three races for Red Bull in a breakthrough session, Australian Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo says he believes he can win the title.