Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 17, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur used the word “embarrassing” to sum up the saga surrounding the FIA’s recent compliance investigation into F1 power couple Susie and Toto Wolff. Last week, F1’s governing

Open Extended Reactions The Alfa Romeo Formula One team will race with the official name of Kick Sauber for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the entry list for the next F1 season has revealed. Alfa Romeo has been the title partner of Sauber’s long-established F1 team since 2019 in a deal which expired with the

Dec 15, 2023, 05:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull‘s world championship winning Formula One team has demonstrated its pit stop prowess by completing a stop in pitch black conditions in just 2.84 seconds. Until this year’s Qatar Grand Prix, Red Bull held the world record for the fastest ever F1 pit stop at

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 15, 2023, 05:33 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions George Russell’s 2023 season was a bit of an enigma. His qualifying record versus Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was incredibly evenly matched — 11-11 over 22 races — yet he finished 59

Open Extended Reactions Former FIA president Jean Todt has said he’s not surprised to have been criticised by his successor, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and has disputed some of the claims made by the current FIA president. Earlier this year, Ben Sulyaem claimed there were budget issues for the FIA, saying: “There was a financial issue

Open Extended Reactions Former Ferrari boss and FIA president Jean Todt said the result of the controversial 2008 Singapore Grand Prix should have been scratched out as soon as wrongdoing first emerged. That 2008 race became known as ‘Crashgate’ when, a year later, it emerged Renault had instructed Nelson Piquet Jr to crash, which helped

Dec 13, 2023, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Davide Brivio joined Alpine in 2021. Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team announced the departure of former racing director Davide Brivio on Tuesday, amid speculation the Italian was heading back to MotoGP. Brivio joined Alpine

Open Extended Reactions Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has suggested senior figures within the FIA are an obstacle to positive change in racing after an “unacceptable” investigation into Susie Wolff this week. In the space of three days, the FIA opened and then closed an inquiry into F1 Academy boss Susie Wolff and

Open Extended Reactions F1 Academy boss Susie Wolff has demanded to know who “misled the media” and prompted a brief investigation into the integrity of her and husband Mercedes principal Toto Wolff. On Tuesday, the governing FIA announced it had opened an ethics investigation into a potential conflict of interest between Wolff and her husband.

Dec 8, 2023, 05:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One’s governing body shelved a probe of F1 power couple Toto and Susie Wolff on Thursday, saying it was satisfied with existing compliance measures and was not investigating any individual. The FIA caused a stir on Tuesday when it announced it was looking into media