11:01 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said he is in the process of changing his name to include his mother’s maiden name, Larbalestier. The seven-time Formula One world champion revealed his decision in front of a crowd at the 2022 Dubai Expo, ahead of this weekend’s season-opening grand prix in Bahrain. 1 Related “It would
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SAKHIR, Bahrain — New regulations, new cars and possibly a new competitive order in Formula One. Don’t expect the tables to turn completely at the start of F1’s new era, but it’s clear at least one of the top teams is struggling while a number of the smaller outfits have made significant strides. Below is
2:47 PM ET Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz suggested Formula One champions Mercedes were playing “typical” games in talking up the Italian team’s prospects ahead of the season starting in Bahrain next week. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and new teammate George Russell pointed to Ferrari’s form in testing at Sakhir. “From what I can see, today
11:40 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain – Reigning world champion Max Verstappen sent a signal of intent to his rivals on the final day of preseason testing by setting the fastest lap time of the week by over half a second. Red Bull brought a significant upgrade package to its RB18 car for the final day
8:44 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Lewis Hamilton doubts he will be in the running for victories at the opening rounds of the new Formula One season after struggling for performance during preseason testing. His Mercedes team, which has won the last eight constructors’ championships, has not looked competitive during this week’s three-day test in
11:29 AM ET American driver Colton Herta will test a Formula One car with McLaren this season. Herta, the youngest race winner in IndyCar, will be able to drive old F1 machinery thanks to a part of the new regulations called “testing of previous cars”. According to Racer.com, Herta’s test is part of a wider
10:41 AM ET McLaren can choose from at least three drivers to replace COVID-stricken Daniel Ricciardo at the Bahrain Grand Prix, team principal Andreas Seidl said on Saturday, even though he expects the Australian to be fit in time for next weekend’s Formula One season-opener. The 32-year-old missed the opening two days of the final
2:50 AM ET Formula One needs an urgent discussion of its budget cap as teams are squeezed by inflation, high energy costs and rising interest rates, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said on Friday. The sport’s current cap is $140 million a year per team, with some items such as driver salaries not included, down
6:23 AM ET SAKHIR, Bahrain — Sergio Perez set the pace on the final morning of this week’s preseason test in Bahrain, making use of an updated version of the Red Bull RB18 to go 0.4s faster than any other driver so far. The Red Bull emerged on the final day of testing with reprofiled
1:50 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19, McLaren confirmed on Friday. Ricciardo missed two days of Formula One’s preseason test in Bahrain due to feeling unwell, and took a PCR test as a precaution which came back positive. The team said he is isolating as per local coronavirus regulations. The Australian will