1:31 PM ET Ahead of the rescheduled 2020 season, Formula One discussed the idea of running a reverse grid qualifying race at this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix, the name given to the second race at Austria’s Red Bull Ring. 2 Related The concept was fairly simple. To make back-to-back races at the same venue more
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1:29 PM ET Lewis Hamilton says the threat of “potential consequences” prompted him to opt against wearing a Colin Kaepernick tribute helmet at the 2017 U.S. Grand Prix. The reaction to Fernando Alonso’s sensational return to Formula One, set to take place in 2021 with Renault. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen also joins the show to
6:18 AM ET Fernando Alonso thinks he will return to Formula One in 2021 in the best form of his life thanks to the experience he has gained away from the championship. The reaction to Fernando Alonso’s sensational return to Formula One, set to take place in 2021 with Renault. Haas driver Kevin Magnussen also
11:11 AM ET Once you boil it down, Renault’s decision to sign Fernando Alonso for the next two years was simple: He was the best driver and the biggest name available to the team. 1 Related From Alonso’s side, it was just as straightforward: Renault was the highest-placed team willing to take him back and,
4:18 AM ET Renault has confirmed Fernando Alonso is making a shock return to partner Esteban Ocon at its Formula One team next year. 1 Related Alonso, 38, will replace Daniel Ricciardo, who signed a deal earlier this year to move to McLaren for 2021. The two-year deal will see Alonso return to the team
11:07 AM ET The Austrian Grand Prix was as wild as any Formula One opener we’ve seen in recent seasons. F1 came back in spectacular style at the Austrian Grand Prix. We unpack it all: Valtteri Bottas’ impressive win, Lando Norris’ popular podium and another gut-wrenching Lewis Hamilton-Alexander Albon collision. Listen to the latest episode
5:25 AM ET Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula One with Renault in 2021, with a deal expected to be announced on Wednesday. ESPN understands the Spaniard will replace McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo next year. The move will reunite Alonso with the Renault team he won championships with in 2005 and
12:56 PM ET The Austrian Grand Prix had a season’s worth of storylines in one weekend, not to mention being one of the best opening races in recent years. ESPN F1 editor Laurence Edmondson looks back at the three main talking points, starting with whether race-winner Valtteri Bottas has what it takes to mount a
7:55 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has clarified he did not put pressure on Formula One drivers to kneel at the Austrian Grand Prix, saying everyone is entitled to opt against doing so if they wish, as that gesture alone will not change the world. 1 Related Hamilton and 13 of his fellow drivers took the
1:52 PM ET Ferrari hopes it can introduce some of the upgrades it intended to bring to the Hungarian Grand Prix at Formula One’s second race in Austria this weekend. Despite Charles Leclerc’s second-place finish, the opening race confirmed fears that Ferrari’s car is off the pace of Mercedes and Red Bull. Instead, it spent