7:28 AM ET Valtteri Bottas has been Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes since 2017, but in that time has won just eight races to Hamilton’s 35. He has yet to take a title challenge until the final round and it is looking increasingly unlikely that he will do so this year. So what’s it really
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6:05 PM ET Formula One managing director Ross Brawn has defended a controversial algorithm-based fastest driver ranking as a fascinating exercise that stands up to scrutiny, despite some social media scorn. The sport published a top 20 on Tuesday using machine learning technology from Formula One’s official partner Amazon Web Services (AWS) and analysing 40
4:47 AM ET French Formula One driver Pierre Gasly reported on Monday that his home had been ‘robbed and ransacked’ while he was racing in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona at the weekend. The 24-year-old AlphaTauri driver posted a message on Instagram asking anyone with information to get in touch on social media. Pierre
10:57 AM ET Sebastian Vettel has urged those outside Ferrari not to jump to conclusions about his relationship with the team based on his recent pit-to-car radio messages. 1 Related Ferrari has already decided to replace Vettel with Carlos Sainz in 2021 and a string of underwhelming performances this season has led to apparent tensions
9:21 AM ET Mercedes believes the upcoming ban on qualifying engine modes may actually help its overall competitiveness in races this season. 1 Related Ahead of the next race in Belgium, the FIA is expected to inform the teams via a technical directive that high-power engine modes for qualifying will effectively be banned. Technical directives
5:23 AM ET All ten Formula One teams have signed a new Concorde Agreement, which will define the governance and commercial aspects of the sport from 2021 to 2025. Ferrari, McLaren and Williams announced they had signed the deal on Tuesday before all ten teams F1 teams were confirmed on Wednesday. A press release issued
12:50 PM ET Ferrari, McLaren and Williams have committed their racing teams to Formula One until the end of 2025 after signing a new Concorde Agreement with the sport’s owners, Liberty Media, and its governing body, the FIA. The deal is made up of two parts, one that determines the governance of the sport and
4:32 AM ET Mercedes Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas is feeling the heat and suspects his team’s new black overalls have something to do with it. Mercedes changed their car and clothing livery this season from silver to black in support of the sport’s anti-racism campaign and to emphasise a team pledge to improve diversity.
5:46 AM ET An official Formula One study that used “machine learning” and “cloud technology” has ranked Ayrton Senna as the fastest driver of all time ahead of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. The study aims to compare drivers across four decades to name the fastest based on pure qualifying speed alone. F1 used technology
11:13 AM ET It’s days like Sunday that the rest of the Formula One field must realise what they are up against. It’s easy to pretend Lewis Hamilton’s success is simply the result of having the fastest car on the grid, but if you take the time to analyse his Spanish Grand Prix victory, you