9:50 AM ET Mercedes has revealed the huge chunk of Sebastian Vettel’s car which got stuck under Valtteri Bottas’ car during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, ruining his race. After leading away from pole position, Bottas suddenly struggled for pace after the second lap, when he had driven over the endplate of Vettel’s car. Vettel
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11:22 AM ET Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton led the praise of Imola, hosting its first Formula One race since 2006 at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The famous Italian circuit stepped in to help fill the F1 calendar after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a complete rewrite of the 2020 calendar. Before 2006 it
2:33 PM ET The Mongolian government has written to motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, to complain about F1 driver Max Verstappen’s “racist and derogatory remarks” during the Portuguese Grand Prix. Verstappen collided with rival driver Lance Stroll during Friday practice at the Portimao circuit. After the incident, a radio message from Verstappen to his
7:00 AM ET A proposed cap on Formula One driver salaries is under discussion but still some way away, although teams are supportive of the idea, bosses said on Friday. The idea has been bubbling away for some time and was put forward last Monday in a virtual meeting of the Formula One commission. It
1:55 PM ET The Racing Point Formula One team have had seven positive cases of COVID-19 this season, including both their drivers and team owner, principal Otmar Szafnauer said on Friday. Mexican Sergio Perez, who missed two races in August, and Canadian Lance Stroll, who was ruled out of the Eifel GP at the Nuerburgring
12:58 PM ET Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has backed Odell Beckham Jr. to achieve greatness despite seeing his 2020 season cut short with an ACL injury. The Cleveland Browns star wide receiver will miss the rest of the season after limping off during the Oct. 25 divisional matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.
9:10 AM ET Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of a record-equaling seventh Formula One world championship. Hamilton leads Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 77 points with five races to go, starting with this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Regardless of what happens, Hamilton cannot secure the championship at Imola. Should Bottas fail
12:31 PM ET For the past two years, the Red Bull drive alongside Max Verstappen has been a poisoned chalice. Had the team got its own way during contract negotiations in 2018, Daniel Ricciardo would still be occupying it, but instead Red Bull has burned through two promising junior drivers in as many years. Pierre
6:26 AM ET Nico Hulkenberg said he is relaxed about his prospects of a 2021 race seat after being linked to Red Bull for next season. Hulkenberg has appeared for Racing Point on two occasions as a stand-in this season, putting his name back into contention for the remaining 2021 seats. Red Bull’s Helmut Marko
8:55 AM ET Saudi Arabia is set to host a Formula One grand prix for the first time next year with a street race in Jeddah featuring on a record 23-round draft calendar presented to teams, F1 sources said on Wednesday. A second U.S. race in Miami appears on hold for at least another year,