1:37 PM ET IMOLA, Italy — Lewis Hamilton is hoping to salvage a result from this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after qualifying 13th on the grid ahead of Saturday’s sprint qualifying race. The seven-time champion failed to make the top-ten shootout in Friday’s qualifying session after struggling for performance in wet conditions. Saturday’s sprint
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8:05 AM ET Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc said he was fully focused on his Italian team’s Imola homecoming this weekend despite being robbed of a watch potentially worth millions. The 24-year-old Monegasque, winner of two of the first three races, had his exclusive Richard Mille timepiece stolen off his wrist in the
Apr 19, 2022 The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is the first of three Formula One races this year to feature a revised schedule to the usual. This weekend will see a third competitive session — the sprint qualifying race — added between the traditional qualifying session and the race. F1 introduced the sprint format last
4:53 AM ET Spaniard Carlos Sainz will race for Ferrari in Formula One until the end of the 2024 season at least, the former champions said on Thursday. The 27-year-old, who was fifth in the overall standings in 2021 in his debut season with Ferrari, has finished on the podium in the first two races
7:20 AM ET Carlos Sainz and Ferrari are close to confirming a two-year contract extension, according to a report in Spanish publication AS. Sainz is in the second year of his current Ferrari contract and has looked likely to stay beyond 2022 for a while, with the team showing little interest in shopping around for
11:54 AM ET Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc escaped unharmed after being robbed of his $320,000 Richard Mille watch in Italy on Monday night. Leclerc reportedly had the watch snatched while with friends and his trainer, Andrea Ferrari, in the Tuscan city of Viareggio. According to reports in Italian media, Ferrari driver Leclerc was
12:37 PM ET Formula One’s governing body defended the Aston Martin safety car on Thursday, reminding drivers that its top speed was of secondary importance, after world champion Max Verstappen compared it to a turtle. Aston Martin and Mercedes both provide safety and medical cars for grands prix, with the championship divided between the two
4:50 AM ET Formula One’s seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday he wanted to spend more time in Brazil and indicated his approval of a bid to make him an honorary citizen. The Briton, knighted by his own country, was in Sao Paulo to deliver a keynote speech at an event focused on
6:59 AM ET The Haas Formula One team has rejected former title sponsor Uralkali’s demand for a refund of $13 million and asked for compensation from the Russian company, according to a report by Motorsport.com. Haas split from Dmitry Mazepin’s company Uralkali and dropped his son Nikita as driver several weeks after Russia’s military invasion
6:59 AM ET The Haas Formula One team has rejected former title sponsor Uralkali’s demand for a refund of $13 million and asked for compensation from the Russian company, according to a report by Motorsport.com. Haas split from Dmitry Mazepin’s company Uralkali and dropped his son Nikita as driver several weeks after Russian’s military invasion