2:16 PM ET Max Verstappen said championship rival Lewis Hamilton’s move at the British Grand Prix was dangerous and that the Mercedes driver’s post-race victory celebrations were disrespectful. Hamilton clipped Verstappen as the pair fought for the lead at Copse Corner on the opening lap. Hamilton was given a ten-second penalty but still won the
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5:15 PM ET Lewis Hamilton promised fans he would bring his ‘A-game’ to Sunday’s British Grand Prix after being beaten by Max Verstappen in Formula One’s first ever Saturday sprint race and falling further behind in the title battle. 1 Related Mercedes’ seven-times world champion, who has won his home race a record seven times
4:47 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — George Russell will drop to 12th place on the grid for Sunday’s British Grand Prix after picking up a three-place grid penalty for colliding with Carlos Sainz on the opening lap of Saturday’s sprint race. Russell started eighth on the grid for Formula One’s inaugural sprint race, which sets
2:22 PM ET SILVERSTONE, England — Judging by reactions on social media, the majority of Formula One fans either loved the inaugural sprint race at the British Grand Prix or hated it. The arguments for and against are varied, but we’ve done our best to split them into two camps while also getting the views
8:33 AM ET McLaren CEO Zak Brown has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix along with two other members of his team. McLaren confirmed all three individuals are now isolating in line with government guidelines and neither of McLaren’s drivers, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, were counted as close contacts
6:19 PM ET Formula One champions Mercedes are aiming to decide Lewis Hamilton’s 2022 team mate before the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa at the end of August, team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday. The choice is effectively between continuing with Finnish incumbent Valtteri Bottas or promoting 23-year-old Mercedes-contracted British driver George Russell from
9:20 AM ET Formula One champions Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel have criticised the decision to award pole position at the British Grand Prix to the winner of a new Saturday sprint race. 1 Related The new format, trialled for the first time at Silverstone this weekend, sees a qualifying session on Friday for the
1:35 PM ET Lando Norris said he’s going into the British Grand Prix still feeling the physical and mental toll of being mugged at Wembley after the Euro 2020 final. After the game, which saw Italy beat England on penalties, McLaren F1 driver Norris posted a picture to Instagram wearing a limited edition Richard Mille
12:55 PM ET Motorsport UK head David Richards said on Thursday he had been asked to stand for president of the International Automobile Federation, Formula One’s governing body, and had not ruled anything out. Frenchman Jean Todt, who has been FIA president since 2009, is standing down and an election for his replacement will be
11:23 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Formula One has launched its vision of what the next generation of race cars will look like. In an event at the Silverstone circuit ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix, F1 took the covers off a concept car based around a new set of regulations being introduced next year.