8:42 AM ET Red Bull is likely to hold a performance advantage over Mercedes at next weekend’s opening round of the Formula One season, according to senior engineers from the reigning champions. 1 Related Mercedes struggled for performance throughout last weekend’s test at the Bahrain International Circuit, which will also host the first race of
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5:06 AM ET The organisers of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix have released details of the street circuit that will host Saudi Arabia’s first Formula One race on December 5. The 6.175km circuit is located in the country’s second largest city, Jeddah, and is being billed as the fastest street race on the F1 calendar.
7:11 AM ET Racing driver Sabine Schmitz, known for her prowess on German circuit Nurburgring, has died aged 51 after a long battle with cancer. Schmitz became the first woman to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 1996. As the driver of the ‘Ring Taxi’, it is estimated she completed more than 30,000 laps of
1:35 PM ET If we learned one lesson from testing in Bahrain, it’s that three days is not long enough to get a proper reading of the competitive order. But, as is the tradition at this time of the year, it hasn’t stopped us trying. Trends started to develop over the three days in Bahrain
8:49 AM ET On the basis of three short days of preseason testing in Bahrain, Mercedes’ Formula One dominance is under threat. 1 Related Seven straight years of title success warn against making such statements at this time of the year, but if you focus purely on what happened on track in Bahrain, it’s hard
5:25 AM 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 Max Verstappen will go to the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest time
9:24 AM ET Red Bull is looking particularly strong and will be a “different animal” this season with Sergio Perez alongside Max Verstappen, seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Sunday. 1 Related Experienced Mexican Perez, a winner in Bahrain last December, has joined Red Bull from the team that was Racing
9:10 AM ET Mick Schumacher said he requested Formula One give him the ‘MSC’ timing screen abbreviation made famous by his father, Michael Schumacher. Mick Schumacher, the son of the seven-time world champion, is making his F1 debut with Haas this year. F1’s timing screen shows names shortened to three letters. In previous years, Schumacher
8:02 AM ET Sebastian Vettel said he will not publicly compare Aston Martin’s Mercedes engine to Ferrari’s out of respect to his former team. Vettel joined Aston Martin for its return F1 project this year, after his six-year stint with Ferrari came to an end. It is his first time driving a Mercedes power unit
5:30 AM ET Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren bosses, whose teams were the top- three in Formula One last year, have given their backing to proposed Saturday sprint qualifying races. 1 Related The sport is expected to confirm the experiment, which would award championship points on Saturday as well as in Sunday’s race, for a