Williams driver George Russell replaces Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this weekend in what is being seen as the ultimate job interview for a full-time drive with the world champions in 2022. His first competitive track session went well, with second on the grid, but how close was it to being even better? When Formula One
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3:46 PM ET World champions Mercedes would be willing to organise a private test session for Romain Grosjean next year if his injuries rule him out of a return to the cockpit in time for next weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Grosjean escaped a horrifying accident at last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix in which his
1:13 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s stand-in George Russell is not in a straight shootout for a 2022 seat with Valtteri Bottas at the Sakhir Grand Prix, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. With Hamilton missing the penultimate race of the season having contracted COVID-19, Mercedes junior Russell has stepped up from the backmarking Williams team
9:14 AM ET Chassis engineering head Simone Resta is moving from Ferrari to the Haas Formula One team in a strengthening of technical ties after the U.S.-owned team signed Mick Schumacher for next season. 1 Related Schumacher, son of seven times world champion and Ferrari great Michael, is a Ferrari Academy driver and Haas use
4:33 PM ET Charles Leclerc says he feared Romain Grosjean was dead following the Frenchman’s fiery crash in Bahrain. Grosjean spent three nights in the hospital before being discharged on Wednesday morning after receiving treatment for burns on both hands Leclerc, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “I saw the crash in my mirrors, was aware
7:50 AM ET Warning — this story contains details that some readers may find distressing It took 28 seconds for Romain Grosjean to emerge from the flaming wreckage of his Haas Formula One car on Sunday night. 1 Related On impact with the crash barrier, Grosjean’s body was subjected to 53 times the force of
12:26 PM ET Valtteri Bottas has admitted it will not look good if he gets beaten by Mercedes’ substitute driver George Russell at this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. Russell was drafted in from Williams to race alongside Bottas when it emerged world champion Lewis Hamilton had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and would not
Nov 30, 2020 Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will make his Formula One debut next season with Haas. 1 Related He is likely to make up an all-rookie lineup with Mick Schumacher, who ESPN understands will be announced as his teammate later this week. Mazepin has been on the F1 radar for a few years, although
6:32 AM ET Ahead of Formula One’s return to the Bahrain International Circuit for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix, the FIA has modified the barrier where Romain Grosjean had his fiery accident, adding a wall of tyres to reduce the risk of a repeat. 1 Related F1 will race on Bahrain’s outer layout this weekend
2:08 AM ET Williams driver George Russell will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Williams, which is an engine customer of Mercedes, agreed to release the 22-year-old for this weekend’s race and has announced it will replace Russell with its reserve driver