5:57 AM ET Formula One’s drivers opted against boycotting the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because government ministers assured them security measures were being “elevated to the maximum”, according to the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA). F1’s 20 drivers held a remarkable four hour meeting on Friday evening as they resisted F1’s calls to race on
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2:26 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — This weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is expected to go ahead as planned despite Formula One drivers raising concerns about a missile attack on a nearby oil facility Friday afternoon. Talks between drivers, team bosses and F1 executives over the security of the event continued until 2.30 a.m.
2:26 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Formula One has confirmed this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility. An Aramco oil depot 10km east of the Jeddah street circuit was in flames on Friday evening, with a large plume of black smoke visible
6:19 AM ET Red Bull has found a vacuum within its fuel system caused its dramatic double Bahrain Grand Prix retirement. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez dramatically encountered car issues in the final laps of the season’s opening race, both while running in a top three position. It meant Red Bull left the opening race
5:59 PM ET Las Vegas will host its first Formula One race in November 2023, according to Sports Business Journal. F1 has been in negotiations with Las Vegas and Nevada officials for months with an eye toward holding an annual race in and around the Las Vegas Strip. The race will be officially announced in
4:12 AM ET Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel has yet to test negative for COVID-19 and travel for this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, the team said on Thursday. Four-time world champion Vettel missed the season opener in Bahrain last weekend after testing positive for the coronavirus, with Nico Hulkenberg replacing him, who
4:53 AM ET Two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will defend her title in 2022 with Jenner Racing as the women’s-only series announced its line up for the eight-race season. The series has revised the format for season three to follow a team and sponsor-based set-up, however cars and equipment remain equal. Among the 17
7:33 AM ET Alpine will have no excuses for below-par performances in Formula One’s new era, where a radical rules overhaul and the introduction of a lower budget cap are aimed at producing closer racing, double world champion Fernando Alonso said. The 40-year-old Spaniard returned to Formula One last year with the British-based team who,
6:27 AM ET Formula One could have 30 races a season based on current demand, according to CEO Stefano Domenicali, with a race in Las Vegas expected to be announced in the coming weeks. F1 is experiencing a massive spike in interest globally and is seeing unprecedented interest from potential race hosts. This year features
1:24 PM ET The first race of the Formula One season always results in a series of sweeping generalisations about the year to come. Sometimes they hold true, but often they don’t. Now the dust has settled on the Bahrain Grand Prix, let’s have a look at some of the prevailing ones and whether they