7:02 AM ET Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes this year’s championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could still be decided by an on-track collision at the final race. Formula One’s history is littered with titles that have been decided by crashes, most famously between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna in 1989 and
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2:27 PM ET Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability for the rest of the season because any retirement would be “catastrophic” for their Formula One title hopes, chief strategist James Vowles said on Thursday. He added, however, that he was confident recent engine changes, with penalties, for both seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and teammate
5:37 AM ET Retired Formula One champion Nico Rosberg says motorsport has a positive role to play as the world seeks to combat climate change. The 36-year-old German, who spent much of his career flying around the world to race cars powered by fossil fuels before quitting in 2016, now promotes green technology and sustainability
8:02 AM ET Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali says the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin has earned its place on the sport’s schedule as contract talks continue with the venue over the future of the U.S. Grand Prix. COTA first hosted a race in 2012 but has now reached the end of its
1:55 PM ET Britain plans to spend a million pounds ($1.37m) on a proposed electric Extreme E off-road race in the Outer Hebrides next year, the series said on Wednesday. Finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday in the autumn budget statement to parliament that the government intended to fund the Hebrides X Prix. 1
12:09 PM ET Jamie Chadwick said her dream of competing in Formula One was a step closer after the British driver retained her W Series title last weekend. Chadwick, 23, won back-to-back races at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas and earned a $500,000 prize for the winner of the all-female single-seater series. The W Series
Oct 24, 2021 Britain’s Jamie Chadwick retained her W Series title on Sunday after winning back-to-back races at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. The 23-year-old earned a $500,000 prize for the winner of the all-female single-seater series and collected 15 points towards a Formula One super-licence. Drivers need 40 points to race in Formula One
Oct 21, 2021 Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday welcomed the sport’s expansion in the United States but called also for a return to South Africa. 1 Related Formula One last raced at the Kyalami circuit, north of Johannesburg, in 1993 but there have been talks about a return. Chloe Targett-Adams,
10:51 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Grand Prix was special. If there was any doubt before this weekend, Sunday’s race was proof that Formula One has finally arrived in America. And it could be here to stay for a long time. A record crowd and a carnival-like atmosphere saw the Circuit of the
11:24 AM ET Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a record eighth Formula One championship took a hit at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday and the Mercedes driver was braced for more tough days ahead. An eighth victory of the season for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sent the Dutch driver 12 points clear of his British