2:05 PM ET It wasn’t a classic by any stretch, but the Portuguese Grand Prix was confirmation of two things we’ve suspected for a while: Mercedes and Red Bull are incredibly closely matched, and the Hamilton-Verstappen battle has the potential to be a box office rivalry. The margin of Hamilton’s 29-second victory is misleading, masking
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2:19 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 After a disastrous Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago, Valtteri Bottas bounced back
6:58 PM ET Williams driver George Russell said his relationship with Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff remained strong despite a costly collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton is a Mercedes protege, racing for a team using Mercedes engines, and the high-speed crash with the Mercedes driver put both
12:58 PM ET Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he has moved on from the collision with Williams driver George Russell at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two weeks ago. 1 Related The two drivers collided midway through the race at Imola after Russell attempted to pass Bottas for ninth position and lost control of his
2:02 PM ET We could happily get used to this. For the third race weekend this season, it looks like a close battle is brewing between Mercedes and Red Bull. A familiar theme developed from Friday practice, with very little to pick between the top two teams on both single-lap pace and long runs. If
5:46 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and 11 other Formula One drivers will boycott social media for the next three days. The boycott is aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media from 3pm on Friday
5:46 AM ET Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has joined fellow British drivers Lando Norris and George Russell in boycotting social media for the next three days. The boycott is aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media
1:58 PM ET Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he planned to be in Formula One next season, was enjoying this year’s title battle and had already been laying the groundwork for 2022. The 36-year-old, who is out of contract with Mercedes at the end of this year, tested Pirelli’s 18-inch 2022 tyre
1:51 PM ET Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton is open to joining a three-day boycott of social media this weekend aimed at making a stand against discriminatory abuse online. Teams, players and the governing bodies of English football agreed last week to boycott social media from 3pm on Friday April 30 until 11:59pm on
11:28 AM ET Formula One has confirmed this year’s Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled and will be replaced by the Turkish Grand Prix on June 11-13. 1 Related Earlier this month, it was reported that the Canadian Grand Prix would be cancelled for the second year in a row after F1 was not granted