8 h. ago Epsom security stop Derby pub drinkers staging race over track

A group of 14 tried to stage an impromptu race over the Derby course after an afternoon spent in a local hostelry, a week before the big race

Events

5 d. ago 'F1 25 is a mix of realism and playability – almost like being on a real race track'

F1 25 is a near-perfect mix of realism and playability that offers much of the drama from the real-life sport and a sprinkling of fiction and, uh, Brad Pitt just because

Politics

5 d. ago See the moment a kangaroo comes within INCHES of causing a disastrous fall at horse race

A kangaroo came within inches of disaster after it bounded into the middle of the race track during Monday's meeting at Warren, New South Wales.

Events

1 week ago ‘We were almost doing Mario Kart’: Verstappen and Russell slate Monaco F1 GP pit stops

Mandatory pit stops imposed in bid to liven up raceRussell said crowd were ‘sipping champagne on a yacht’Max Verstappen and George Russell both issued a blunt disapproval of Formula One’s attempts to enliven the Monaco Grand Prix by imposing mandatory pit stops. Verstappen compared it unfavourably to Mario Kart, and Russell dismissed the ­policy as having failed and the race an ­irrelevance to an audience that were “sipping champagne on a yacht”.F1 had hoped that enforcing two pit stops would make for some ­jeopardy and create at least strategic interest in the 78-lap race through the narrow streets of Monte Carlo but it failed to do so. Nor did it address the fundamental problem which was once more painfully clear in the race on Sunday: that modern F1 cars are too big and too heavy to pass one another in Monaco. No overtakes on track were achieved in the entire race. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Silverstone's new F1 retreat is so close to the track you can feel the race cars rumble

A chequered history - Joe Hadden takes a thrilling ‘brake’ at a Grand Prix circuit which is historic in more ways than one and is now opened up to members of the public to stay

Politics

2 w. ago Shocking moment child is knocked over by sprinter after jumping onto the track during a race

The seven-second clip begins with three men running at full pace towards the camera from a distance, while a child is stood on an elevated block at trackside.

Sport