6:45 AM ET After it was confirmed he will not continue with Alfa Romeo next season, Antonio Giovinazzi said Formula One can be “ruthless” when decisions are dictated by money over talent. Giovinazzi will be replaced by the well-funded Guanyu Zhou, who will be China’s first ever Formula One driver. Giovinazzi burst into F1 contention
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4:35 AM ET ESPN and Reuters Guanyu Zhou will become the first Chinese Formula One race driver next season when he joins Alfa Romeo as Valtteri Bottas’ teammate. On Tuesday, Alfa Romeo confirmed Zhou will join the team for the 2022 season, meaning Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi will not be on the F1 grid next
12:15 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s heroics at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix narrowed Max Verstappen’s title lead to 14 points with three races to go. Verstappen still has the advantage, but it is tantalisingly close heading into the final two races. The run-in looks as follows: Nov. 21: Qatar Grand PrixDec. 5: Saudi Arabia Grand
8:08 AM ET The McLaren Group has categorically denied a news report which stated it has been subject of a takeover by Audi. On Monday Autocar reported Audi had purchased the McLaren Group and would take full control over the company’s road car and racing operations, including the McLaren F1 team. The McLaren Group put
4:27 AM ET Red Bull’s Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen described the setback of finishing second to Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix as ‘damage limitation’. The Dutch 24-year-old is now 14 points ahead of seven times world champion Hamilton with three races remaining. “We still have a good points
6:47 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lewis Hamilton keeps raising the bar. Maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise anymore. Hamilton had to wait a couple of months to score his 101st F1 victory but when it came, it came in a style Hamilton has turned into an art form. Give Hamilton an ordinary car
10:40 AM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil – Red Bull boss Christian Horner said Lewis Hamilton’s blistering charge through the field during Saturday’s sprint race is why his team has suspicions about Mercedes’ rear wing. The rear of the world champions’ car has received a lot of attention this week. After qualifying quickest on Friday, Hamilton
7:59 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil — Make no mistake about it. Lewis Hamilton can still beat Max Verstappen and win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. For that to be the case after Hamilton was disqualified from one session, sent to the back of the grid in the next, and has a five-place grid penalty
4:54 PM ET Max Verstappen joked that the stewards of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix can treat themselves to dinner and several bottles of expensive wine after they fined him €50,000 for touching Lewis Hamilton’s car in parc ferme after Friday qualifying. Verstappen was caught physically inspecting the rear wing of Hamilton’s car immediately after
5:07 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 An investigation into the legality of Lewis Hamilton’s car at the Sao Paulo Grand