Month: July 2023

Alain Prost has launched an scathing attack on Alpine’s faltering Formula One team, labelling recently departed CEO Laurent Rossi “incompetent” and an example of the corporate influence which has taken hold of the team. On Friday, Alpine confirmed the departure of team boss Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane after this weekend’s Belgian Grand

Jul 29, 2023, 02:20 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton felt the penalty he received for colliding with Sergio Perez during Saturday’s sprint was harsh. Hamilton made contact with Perez as he passed him at the Stavelot corner, six laps into the shortened race. The contact left Perez with big damage to the sidepod

Helmut Marko has given a remarkably frank assessment of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, saying the Mexican has finally “woken up” from his dream of becoming a Formula One champion. Perez’s horrid form since finishing second at the Miami Grand Prix in May has corresponded with teammate Max Verstappen’s run of seven straight wins, allowing

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz both suggested the other had been at fault for their collision at the Belgian Grand Prix. Piastri’s hopes of replicating his podium heroics from Saturday’s sprint were undone immediately when he was struck on the left-hand side by Sainz, who had locked up under braking on the

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJul 30, 2023, 02:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — In the early 1980s, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was given the nickname One Tough Customer. The nickname, which was also the advertising strapline of his sponsor Wrangler Jeans, stemmed from his reputation