11:04 AM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Sebastian Vettel believes Formula One could take a more common sense approach to the kind of technical infringement which saw him stripped of second position and disqualified from the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel finished second in Budapest but was thrown out of the race several hours later, as his
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10:33 AM ET Mick Schumacher will follow in his father Michael’s footsteps at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix when he races a Formula One car around Spa-Francorchamps for the first time, 30 years after the Ferrari great made his debut at the iconic track. The 22-year-old has raced at Spa before on his way up
8:09 AM ET Double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso hinted at an imminent “big news” announcement in a teasing Twitter message posted in code on Wednesday to the Alpine driver’s 2.8 million followers. “BTV vras nduvrg ddwa. Eno iw giadt gby awa, Q’z xwptbvrg ewqf mn ndlr!!!!,” wrote the Spaniard ahead of this weekend’s
6:55 AM ET Germany’s markets watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday it found no evidence to pursue an insider trading investigation in the shares of carmaker Daimler, including the purchase of a stake in the United Kingdom’s Aston Martin by Mercedes’ Formula One boss. BaFin looked into trading at Germany’s Daimler and passed information to counterparts
8:29 AM ET This year’s British Grand Prix was the first Formula One race since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to feature a full crowd, and by Sunday evening it showed. As 140,000 fans emptied the grandstands to join the long queue of traffic creeping out of the circuit, several tonnes of rubbish were
7:00 AM ET Formula E champions Mercedes will withdraw from the all-electric series at the end of the Gen2 era in 2022 to concentrate on Formula One, the carmaker said on Wednesday. The announcement comes three days after Dutch driver Nyck de Vries won the Formula E world championship title after finishing eighth in the
4:30 AM ET The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled to be held in October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday. The cancellation of the race, scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 8-10 at the Suzuka circuit, follows the abandonment of Singapore’s Oct. 1-3 night race. “Following ongoing
5:39 PM ET Dutch driver Nyck de Vries won the Formula E world championship as rivals crashed out of the season’s final race in Berlin on Sunday, with Mercedes also taking the teams’ title. De Vries finished eighth in a race at the capital’s old Tempelhof airport that was won by Frenchman Norman Nato for
6:59 AM ET It would be an understatement to say Daniel Ricciardo’s start with McLaren has been disappointing so far. A big understatement, in fact. Ricciardo is one of F1’s best overtakers, a winner of seven races since 2014 and a driver considered to be a title contender just waiting for a car to match.
1:36 PM ET Ferrari want Formula One rookie Mick Schumacher to stay at Haas next season and Italian Antonio Giovinazzi to remain with Alfa Romeo, team boss Mattia Binotto said. Both are Ferrari Academy graduates and Ferrari provides engines to both teams. 1 Related “Mick Schumacher’s first season is a learning one, without pressure, and