2:46 PM ET Formula One has confirmed the Brazilian Grand Prix will remain at Interlagos until 2025, rebranded as the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The future of the race had been in doubt this year, the final one of its previous contract. This year’s event had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and speculation
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5:04 AM ET Japan’s Yuki’s Tsunoda will replace Daniil Kvyat at AlphaTauri in Formula One next season. Tsunoda, part of the young driver programmes of Red Bull and its engine supplier Honda, will partner Italian Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly. Tsunoda was F2’s rookie of the year in 2020, scoring three wins on his way
12:26 PM ET Former F1 team owner Sir Frank Williams has been admitted to hospital where he is currently in a stable condition. The news was confirmed by the Williams family via the team’s social media channels on Tuesday. A short statement added: “Frank’s medical condition is a private matter and therefore the family will
11:26 AM ET Fernando Alonso sent a warning to his rivals by setting the fastest lap time at Formula One’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. 1 Related The two-time world champion will return to the grid with the rebranded Alpine team (currently Renault) next season after two years away from the sport. His
6:36 AM ET McLaren is still years from closing the gap to Formula One champions Mercedes and runners-up Red Bull despite enjoying its best season since 2012, according to team principal Andreas Seidl. The former champions reclaimed third place overall at the Abu Dhabi season-ender on Sunday. “We need to stay realistic. Despite the good
12:16 PM ET In a Formula One season dominated by Mercedes, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was an anomaly. In a straight fight and on a track where Mercedes has won every grand prix since 2014, Red Bull not only took pole position but also a convincing victory. It was only the team’s second race
11:06 AM ET Lewis Hamilton said he feels “grateful to be alive” after returning from a positive COVID-19 test to race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished third. Hamilton, who sat out the Sakhir Grand Prix last week and was only cleared to race this weekend on Thursday, admitted to not being
2:25 PM ET Silverstone will rename its International Pits Straight after seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, the home of the British Grand Prix announced on Saturday. This year, Hamilton became the most successful Formula One driver of all time after beating Michael Schumacher’s wins record and equalling the retired Ferrari great’s seven championships.
12:30 PM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has confirmed Valtteri Bottas will remain at the team in 2021 and explained his radio message to the Finnish driver during qualifying is part of a new style of communication between the two. 1 Related Wolff opened his team radio ahead of Bottas’ final lap in qualifying
4:40 AM ET U.S.-based investment group MSP Sports Capital are taking a significant minority stake in the McLaren Formula One team, McLaren Racing said in a statement on Sunday. The deal, for an initial 15% holding that will rise to a maximum 33% by the end of 2022, will value the British racing outfit at