1:18 PM ET Lewis Hamilton is delivering superhero performances because recent adversity has “woken up the lion” in the seven-time world champion, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Eight days ago Hamilton’s title chances appeared to have been dealt a severe blow at the Brazilian Grand Prix when his Mercedes’ rear wing failed a scrutineering
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Nov 21, 2021 Max Verstappen has lost his position on the front row of the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix as a punishment for not slowing for double-waved yellow flags in qualifying. Verstappen qualified behind title rival Lewis Hamilton on Saturday but was investigated for what happened at the end of his final lap.
12:18 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar – Lewis Hamilton says the rules around wheel-to-wheel racing in Formula One are no longer clear after the FIA opted against reviewing the incident in which Max Verstappen forced him off the track at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen and Hamilton both ended up in the run-off area at
5:08 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar – Momentum is a fickle force at this stage of a Formula One world championship. Rewind two weeks to the Monday after the Mexican Grand Prix and momentum promised to carry Max Verstappen to his first F1 title. Return to the present day, and it has swung behind Lewis Hamilton
2:20 PM ET Max Verstappen said he was not surprised to be handed a grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix as he “never gets presents” from F1’s race stewards. Verstappen qualified second in Qatar but dropped five places down the grid for failing to slow for yellow flags at the end of qualifying. Verstappen
11:06 AM ET Christian Horner has been issued an official warning by the FIA for suggesting motorsport’s governing body had no control over one of its circuit marshals at the Qatar Grand Prix. Horner was found to have breached two articles in the FIA’s International Sporting Code, one of which relates to “any words, deeds
6:32 AM ET Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix organisers say they can be proud of their record on construction safety and worker rights as they rush to ready the new Jeddah street circuit for a looming December debut. Neighbouring Qatar, which hosts F1 for the first time this weekend, has been accused of exploiting
12:46 PM ET Max Verstappen’s front-row starting position at the Qatar Grand Prix is under threat after he was summoned to the stewards for allegedly failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags at the end of qualifying. Verstappen exited the final corner and passed double yellow flags on the left of the circuit, which are
2:37 PM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Toto Wolff says Red Bull is seeing “ghosts” after rival team principal Christian Horner claimed scuff marks on the rear wing of the Mercedes were linked to flexing bodywork. On Friday, Red Bull circulated images to TV broadcasters of scuff marks on the rear wing endplate under the main
10:42 AM ET LUSAIL, Qatar — Formula One’s title battle spilled off the track and into the news conference room on Friday at the Qatar Grand Prix, as rival team principals Toto Wolff (Mercedes) and Christian Horner (Red Bull) were pitched against each other in a war of words ahead of this weekend’s race. The