Formula 1

12:15 PM ET Formula One’s motorsport director Ross Brawn believes Sunday’s dramatic Italian Grand Prix offered a glimpse of how exciting reverse grid qualifying races could be. Before the season got underway, F1 wanted to shake up the qualifying format at certain grands prix this year by deciding the grid with a sprint race rather

5:52 AM ET Pierre Gasly had a lot of missed calls to get back to after his stunning win at the Italian Grand Prix, including one from French President Emmanuel Macron. How did Pierre Gasly win that race? Should Lance Stroll have won it? What on earth was Mercedes doing? An in-depth look a the

3:35 PM 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 The Italian Grand Prix was one of the most unexpected race results in Formula

1:12 PM ET Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said Pierre Gasly’s Italian Grand Prix victory proves the French driver deserves a second chance with the Red Bull team. Hamilton’s mid-race penalty blew the Monza race wide open and Gasly was the man to capitalise, passing Lance Stroll at the restart which followed the red-flag

5:12 AM ET Renault’s Formula One team will rebrand as Alpine for the 2021 season. The rebrand will involve a colour scheme change ahead of the next campaign. Renault has raced in its corporate colours of yellow and black since its return to F1 in 2016, but Alpine racing cars have traditionally carried blue paintwork.

1:43 PM 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 The front of the grid at the Italian Grand Prix looks like business as

12:10 PM ET Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael, won his first Formula 2 race of 2020 at Monza on Saturday, moving him three points off the lead of the championship. The Monza circuit, hosting this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, is synonymous, the team Michael won five of his world championships and

6:21 AM ET Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has admitted questioning his role while Formula One’s oldest and most successful team endure one of their worst seasons in decades. 1 Related Ferrari has not won a world championship since taking the constructors’ title in 2008 and is languishing in fifth place overall ahead of a home

3:02 PM ET Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes rival team Mercedes is clearly favouring Lewis Hamilton over Valtteri Bottas this year. Hamilton is on target to match Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles if he continues on his current trajectory this season and is also likely to beat Schumacher’s all-time career win

9:14 AM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris has been having fun with his race helmet designs this year — his latest is a pizza-inspired edition for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. Norris’ usual race helmet is a yellow and blue design but for the Monza race he has changed the colours. The predominant strip down the