3:45 AM ET Tony Brooks, the British ‘racing dentist’ who was Formula One’s last surviving grand prix winner from the 1950s and finished second in the 1959 world championship, has died aged 90. “I was saddened to hear the news that Tony Brooks has died,” Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali said in a statement.
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10:30 AM ET It’s been hard to find Kevin Magnussen without a big smile on his face since he made his sensational return to Formula One in March. The story of his comeback has been well told now. He was preparing for a family holiday in Miami with wife Louise and baby daughter Laura, having
9:19 AM ET Volkswagen’s premium brands Audi and Porsche will join Formula One after convincing the German automaking group that the move will bring in more money than it will cost, VW chief executive Herbert Diess said on Monday. Discussions by the board of directors about the two brands’ plans had created some divisions, Diess
Formula One’s momentum in America right now feels unstoppable, with Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix the next big step forward in a country that for so long felt closed off to Formula One. Last year’s U.S. Grand Prix saw a record 400,000 crowd and a carnival atmosphere unseen before at the Circuit of the Americas in
6:28 AM ET All-electric racing series Formula E has launched a new net carbon zero car to compete its 2022-23 season. The triangle-shaped ‘gen 3’ car will increase the top speed of Formula E’s racers to 200 m/ph (320 km/h). It will feature two different powertrains, one at the front and one at the rear,
3:56 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has downplayed speculation he is unhappy with Formula One, posting to Instagram that he will be the one to decide when his “masterpiece” is finished. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has endured a difficult start to the new season with Mercedes. After scoring a podium at the opening race in Bahrain,
4:10 AM ET Formula One race directors Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich have both tested positive for COVID-19, raising questions about who will take charge of next week’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix, British media reported on Wednesday. A well-placed source confirmed to Reuters that the news, first reported by the Daily Telegraph and Sky Sports
3:10 PM ET Formula One’s 46-year wait for a woman driver is likely to continue for some years but next week’s Miami Grand Prix could be a significant springboard for the all-female W Series, according to founder Catherine Bond Muir. The single-seater championship, which uses F3 cars and partnered with Formula One in 2021, has
7:05 AM ET McLaren boss Zak Brown has said next week’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix already feels like Formula One’s version of the Super Bowl with a huge buzz and celebrities clamouring for the hottest tickets in town. The American said his team were the biggest buyers of hospitality for the May 8 race around
3:26 PM ET Formula One teams agreed to double the number of sprint races to six in 2023 in a meeting on Tuesday, but formal approval was stalled by the FIA who called for a further evaluation. The world governing body said in a statement that the proposal was to use the same format as