9:56 AM ET Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has warned that in-race penalties like the ones given out at the Austrian Grand Prix to Lando Norris and Sergio Perez could encourage drivers to play the rulebook in order to get rivals penalised. 1 Related Three in-race penalties were issued for racing incidents during Sunday’s
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8:31 AM ET Formula One champions Mercedes are fighting against the odds now in their title battle with Red Bull, team boss Toto Wolff said after Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix dealt a fifth successive defeat. Once-dominant Mercedes started the season chasing their eighth consecutive constructors’ championship and with Lewis Hamilton seeking an unprecedented eighth drivers’
7:13 AM ET Lando Norris has cautioned against soaring expectations for his home British Grand Prix after putting McLaren back on the Formula One podium in Austria on Sunday. For the third time this season the 21-year-old finished third. He started on the front row for the first time in his career and was voted
Jul 4, 2021 Kimi Raikkonen has been given a 20-second penalty and two penalty points on his superlicence for a last-lap collision with Sebastian Vettel at the Austrian Grand Prix. Raikkonen made contact with Vettel as the pair drove out of Turn 4 on the final lap of the race at the Red Bull Ring.
3:40 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 SPIELBERG, Austria — The Austrian Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen dominate for the second
12:19 PM ET Lando Norris felt he was denied second position at the Austrian Grand Prix by the penalty handed to him after an early on-track fight with Sergio Perez. Norris was defending from Red Bull’s Perez at Turn 4 when the Mexican driver ran wide across the gravel. The stewards said Norris had forced
7:18 AM ET Formula One has confirmed hackers briefly got control of its app on Saturday evening, sending out two alerts in the process. Users of the app received two unexpected notifications in the hours after qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix. F1’s app first sent out a message saying: “Foo” That was followed up
9:08 AM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has said Lewis Hamilton discussed the possibility of retiring from Formula One before committing to a new two-year contract. Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, will stay at Mercedes until the end of the 2023 season after his new contract was signed on Friday and
12:01 PM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Lewis Hamilton has said Max Verstappen is well placed for an easy win at Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver took his second pole position in a row at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday. Verstappen, who won last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix at the same
4:30 AM ET SPIELBERG, Austria — Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will stay in Formula One for two more years after signing a deal to remain at Mercedes until the end of the 2023 season. 1 Related Hamilton initially committed to a one-year deal with Mercedes this year, leaving his future in doubt beyond the