9:12 AM ET Formula One approved a small increase to its $140 million per team annual budget cap on Friday to help with the burden of inflation and rising energy and freight bills. The change was announced by the governing FIA after a meeting of the Formula One commission at the Austrian Grand Prix and
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4:28 PM ET Max Verstappen responded to Lewis Hamilton’s dig about not being a sensible driver by saying it is reassuring that even a 37 year old can learn how to take a corner properly. Hamilton battled cleanly with Charles Leclerc at the British Grand Prix and praised the Ferrari driver for being “sensible”, saying
9:46 AM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Zhou Guanyu was worried he would be trapped upside down in a burning car after his huge crash at the British Grand Prix last week. Zhou was flipped upside down and over a tyre barrier, where his Alfa Romeo then got stuck in a small gap next to a
7:40 AM ET Red Bull has clarified that Juri Vips has lost his test and reserve driver roles with its Formula One team but remains part of the driver programme despite using a racial slur on a livestream last month. Vips’ contract for those roles was terminated on June 28 after a week-long investigation into
4:42 AM ET Mercedes have narrowed the gap to Formula One leaders Red Bull and Ferrari and may not be too far from winning again, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said after Sunday’s British Grand Prix. Hamilton finished third at Silverstone, a record 13th time he has finished on the podium at his home race,
Jul 3, 2022 SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton praised Charles Leclerc after their epic fight for position at the British Grand Prix and said it was a lot more sensible than his battle with Max Verstappen in 2021. Hamilton and Leclerc fought wheel-to-wheel for third position over three incredible laps at the dramatic conclusion of
Jul 4, 2022 Max Verstappen’s loss of performance the British Grand Prix was due to a piece of debris from an AlphaTauri becoming lodged in the floor of his Red Bull. Verstappen was leading the race when he suddenly lost performance and conceded positions to both Ferraris. The sudden lack of grip was so bad
Jul 3, 2022 SILVERSTONE, England — Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has defended his team’s strategy at the British Grand Prix after giving multiple reasons for the decision not to pit Charles Leclerc under a late Safety Car. Leclerc was leading the British Grand Prix when a Safety Car was called on Lap 39 for
11:18 AM ET In the aftermath of his accident at the British Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou tweeted to say the Halo cockpit protection device on his car had saved his life. The Halo became mandatory on Formula One cars in 2018 after years of FIA research into ways of better protecting a
11:40 AM ET Sebastian Vettel said he was shouting for Mick Schumacher to pass Max Verstappen in the closing laps of the British Grand Prix. Schumacher finished eighth at Silverstone on Sunday, scoring the first points of his F1 career, and nearly passed world champion Verstappen as they raced to the finish line. Vettel, whose