6:29 AM ET Saudi Arabia will host Formula E’s first ever night race with a double-header in Diriyah next February, the all-electric series announced on Tuesday. Organisers said low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials. Formula E first raced in Saudi
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5:05 AM ET Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his achievements in 2020. 1 Related Hamilton, 35, has moved level with Michael Schumacher’s record tally of world titles — he had already surpassed the German driver for all-time race wins. He will
8:06 AM ET Associated Press MILAN — Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was transferred to a hospital in Padua on Saturday to continue his recovery, more than five months after he was seriously injured in a handbike crash. Zanardi underwent several surgeries at hospitals in Siena and later in Milan to stabilize
10:04 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez says he is more prepared for a top Formula One drive now than he was ahead of his unsuccessful stint at McLaren in 2013. Perez, who finished second at the Turkish Grand Prix, is currently without a race seat for next season but has been linked with Alex Albon’s
6:34 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has lost a three-year legal battle with a luxury Swiss watchmaker over the trademark ‘Hamilton’. 1 Related The seven-time F1 champion had been trying to prevent Hamilton International from registering its brand in Europe, according to the Daily Mail. Hamilton’s company, 44IP, had tried to void Hamilton International’s application as
8:27 AM ET Lewis Hamilton says he did not come close to signing a deal with Ferrari despite holding initial talks to understand what might be possible with the Italian team. 1 Related Hamilton is expected to continue at Mercedes next under a new contract, but a meeting with Ferrari chairman John Elkann at the
5:23 AM ET Sebastian Vettel says he has “zero tolerance” for a mistake made by FIA race director Michael Masi during qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, which saw the second session get underway while a recovery crane was still in one of the run-off areas. 1 Related The crane was recovering Nicholas Latifi’s Williams
6:46 AM ET Lewis Hamilton won a record-equalling seventh world title at the Turkish Grand Prix, but you won’t have seen a picture of him holding the championship trophy. It remains one of the most curious aspects of F1 that the champion does not get his prize when he wins the title, something which sets
6:35 AM ET Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has been named the most influential Black person from the UK. The Powerlist 2021 put the Mercedes driver, the only Black driver in F1 history, top of its list. Hamilton, 35, has been outspoken in support of the Black Lives Matter movement this year and
10:01 AM ET Mercedes expect to start contract talks with Lewis Hamilton in the next few days now that the Briton has clinched a record-equalling seventh Formula One world championship, team boss Toto Wolff has said. Hamilton’s current deal ends next month. “Flying back from a seventh drivers’ championship, you can’t talk about a contract.