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Christian Horner suggested that George Russell got away with cutting the second chicane as he went to the left side of the bollard and didn't lose any ground. The incident was noted, but not investigated as Russell was cleared of any wrongdoing. Rosberg says: "He definitely maximised the...

George Russell speaking to Sky Sports F1 about getting the rain confused with his own sweat "That was a bit of confusion. At the start of the race I knew my hair wasn't in my balaclava. So my hair was dangling out which was quite annoying. "The next thing is, I started to brake and I saw the...

Lewis Hamilton speaking to Sky Sports F1 about finishing on the podium "George did a fantastic job to come from 12th to third. I hope everybody at the factory and back at home feels proud of themselves for the amazing work they are doing. "The car felt great. We definitely have steps to...

Carlos Sainz speaking to Sky Sports F1 after finishing fifth at his home race "I put even harder work in today [than yesterday], it just doesn't show. Unfortunately this is our situation. "We know race pace and high speed corners is our weakness. Unfortunately, Barcelona has high degradation...

Charles Leclerc speaking to Sky Sports F1 after finishing 11th at the Spanish GP Asked if P11 was a decent result, Leclerc answered: "No. I don't understand what we are doing wrong but we are doing something wrong. "I went from a first hard to a second hard in the last stint, did the same...

Wolff: Let's keep our expectations real Mercedes' double podium in Spain saw them jump Aston Martin in the constructors' championship to move into second place by 18 points. Toto Wolff says Mercedes needed a "wake-up call" earlier in the season but that the W14 is now "a good car". "Let's keep...

However, they didn't have much success for the rest of the season as Hamilton went winless in an F1 campaign for the first time in his career. His last win came in December 2021 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and he hopes Mercedes can "lift the overall performance of the car" to narrow the...

Anthony Davidson analysed the incident on the SkyPad, comparing where Russell was versus Hulkenberg and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri just before he took the escape route. "It's close but I do believe he was just ahead of the McLaren before he decided to take avoiding action to go down the...

Hamilton controversially missed out on breaking Michael Schumacher's record of seven world titles when he was beaten by Max Verstappen at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the last lap. Sky Sports F1's Naomi Schiff feels a new contract is inevitable for the 38-year-old. "There was a lot of...

Wolff: Negotiations will take half an hour Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013 and has won six of his seven titles with them while becoming the most successful F1 driver in history with 103 pole positions and 103 wins, and has indicated that he is not done the the sport yet. Speaking to Sky Sports...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic said on Sunday he had decided to end his football career aged 41. The striker's AC Milan contract expires at the end of June and he had already announced he would not be renewing it following an injury-plagued season. But the Swedish legend announced on Sunday that "the time...

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz dug in to avoid a shock loss against Emil Ruusuvuori and reach the third round of the Madrid Open. The young Spaniard thrilled his home fans last year by defeating Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal on his way to the title, establishing himself as not just the...

The uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal says the 22-time Grand Slam winner plans to be back fit in time to play the French Open next month. Toni Nadal told Spain's Radio Marca on Friday his nephew will soon be ready to return from a hip injury that has sidelined him since January. Toni...

World number one Iga Swiatek eased into the third round of the Madrid Open after comfortably beating Julia Grabher in straight sets. The top seed dropped only five games to win 6-3 6-2 on her return to Madrid, with her last appearance in the tournament coming in 2021 after missing last year due...

Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open after beating qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4 6-3 on Saturday in the Russian's first match of the tournament. The third-ranked Medvedev leads the men's circuit with four titles won this season - all on hard courts -...

Coco Gauff suffered a third-round exit at the Madrid Open in straight sets by a dominant Paula Badosa. Gauff, the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated 6-3 6-0 by the Spanish home favourite. It continued Gauff's shaky start to the clay-court season following on from a second-round exit...

British No 1 Cameron Norrie was knocked out of the Madrid Open despite not facing a single break point, with China's Zhizhen Zhang battling back from a set down to advance. Norrie, seeded 11th for the tournament, looked to be cruising through to the fourth round when he won four games in a row...

Serena Williams confirmed she is expecting baby number two on Monday, telling reporters at the star-studded Met Gala in New York that there were "three of us" on the red carpet, where she arrived with husband Alexis Ohanian. The 23-times major winner announced last year she was "evolving away...

Carlos Alcaraz expects Rafa Nadal to perform at a "spectacular level" at the French Open if the 14-times champion can overcome his injury issues ahead of the year's second Grand Slam. Nadal skipped the ongoing Madrid Open after a setback in his recovery from a hip injury sustained at the...

Rafael Nadal has announced that he will miss this year's Rome Masters meaning he will - if he plays - arrive at the French Open more than four months after his last competitive match. "Hello everyone! I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be in Rome. You all know how much it...