Formula 1

11:43 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — For the first time in his Formula One career, Lewis Hamilton said he did not feel alone after receiving racist abuse online and has thanked rival teams and drivers for offering their support following the British Grand Prix. Hamilton was subjected to racist abuse on social media after colliding

11:03 AM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said Red Bull’s criticism of seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton in the aftermath of his collision with Formula One title rival Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix were below the belt and had crossed a line. The pair collided on the opening lap of the race around

11:26 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — F1’s top two teams, Mercedes and Red Bull, have been engaged in a war of words since their drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, clashed on track at the British Grand Prix earlier this month. Off track, tensions reached a boiling point on Thursday when Red Bull’s push for

Lewis Hamilton: First time in F1 I’ve not felt alone on racist abuse For the first time in his Formula One career, Lewis Hamilton said he did not feel alone after receiving racist abuse online and has thanked rival teams and drivers for offering their support following the British Grand Prix.

2:57 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Red Bull’s attempt to convince the FIA’s stewards to issue a harsher penalty against Lewis Hamilton for colliding with Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix has been rejected. Hamilton was found predominantly to blame for the incident on July 18 and was given a ten-second time penalty and

10:51 AM ET Max Verstappen said Mercedes “showed how they really are” by exuberantly celebrating Lewis Hamilton’s contentious victory at the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. Hamilton’s victory at Silverstone came after he had collided with Verstappen on lap one, sending the Dutch driver out of the race and eventually to hospital for precautionary

9:41 AM ET Red Bull has lodged a formal petition to review the penalty that Lewis Hamilton received at the British Grand Prix following his collision with Max Verstappen. 1 Related The contact between the two cars on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix resulted in Verstappen crashing out of the race at

5:40 AM ET Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has made a personal pledge of £20 million to a new charity aimed at empowering young people from under-represented groups in the U.K.. Hamilton’s new charity, Mission 44, was launched on Tuesday and is committed to creating opportunities for young people from under-represented backgrounds by “supporting

12:30 PM ET The promoter of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix has said he is happy to talk to Lewis Hamilton and any other Formula One driver if they have concerns about the nation’s human rights record. Saudi is hosting its first F1 race on Dec. 5 as the penultimate race of the season. Its

2:05 PM ET Max Verstappen’s crash at the British Grand Prix cost Red Bull approximately $1.8 million, according to team boss Christian Horner. The team is also still considering its sporting options over the “lenient” 10-second penalty handed to Lewis Hamilton for the incident. Verstappen and Hamilton collided on the opening lap of the race