Formula 1

Formula 1 is back after an off-season filled with news and drama. Here are five stories you may have missed to get you up to speed.

Pressure is mounting on Formula 1's world champions, as allegations of workplace misconduct hover over the new season.

Formula 1 champions Red Bull launches their 2024 challenger, overshadowed by an investigation into alleged misconduct by their team principal. 

Formula 1's most historic team has unveiled its challenger for 2024 after an off-season filled with drama.

Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has said his team is "no longer just a platform for Red Bull Racing".

Christian Horner, boss of Formula One team Red Bull, is being investigated by the team's parent company after an allegation of inappropriate behaviour from a colleague.

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has made his first comments following the announcement he will join Ferrari at the start of the 2025 season. 

F1's statistically greatest driver is joining F1's most successful team, a gamble both are taking to secure the world championship they desperately want, writes Michael Doyle.

After a teen's death at a western Victorian burnout event, the rivalry of regulators competing to represent Australian motorsport, and its safety, has returned to the spotlight.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will complete arguably the most sensational team switch in Formula 1 history at the end of the season, leaving Mercedes to sign with Ferrari.

Madrid has snatched the hosting rights for Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix away from Barcelona, signalling an uncertain future for the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in F1.

The story of Schumacher and his skiing accident is not fully known, with his family electing to keep the German's private life well out of public view. 

Despite being second in the championship, Sergio Perez will be under pressure to perform in 2024 as rumours about his future at Red Bull continue to swirl.

French Formula 1 team Alpine is set to undergo more management change, with Davide Brivio departing.

Oscar Piastri, who won the award in 2021 for his debut season in Formula 2, was sensational as a rookie F1 driver in 2023.

Oscar Piastri was a shining light in his rookie Formula 1 season, entering the year in controversy and ending it as a revelation.

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation's managing director says the partnership with McLaren will be vital for the organisation's efforts to restore the reef.

This F1 season has been filled with quirky facts that could come up at your next trivia night.

Mercedes has beaten Ferrari by three points in the battle for second in the Formula 1 constructors' championship, helped by a penalty to Red Bull and a chaotic last lap of the season.

Max Verstappen's year of domination concludes with another grand prix victory, cruising to his 19th win of 2023.

Max Verstappen has won the last three races around Yas Marina, but all drivers will be keen to end the season on a positive note.

Red Bull are guaranteed first, Alpine will finish sixth, but the finishing position of the other eight teams is undecided.

Mercedes-powered cars have won 114 of the 203 grands prix since the start of 2014, including eight constructors' championships for the factory-Mercedes team.

Max Verstappen survives a penalty and a damaged front wing to claim the maiden Las Vegas Grand Prix, Red Bull's 20th victory this season.

Max Verstappen has won the previous five races hosted in the United States, but Las Vegas provides a brand new test for the drivers.