Formula 1

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 8, 2023, 05:08 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Entirely subjective, often controversial and always tough to pick, ESPN’s end-of-season top ten ranking is back to mark the end of another year in F1. This list should not be read as

Dec 7, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One, governing body FIA and a rebranded Extreme H series announced on Thursday they are setting up a joint hydrogen working group to evaluate the technology’s future use in motorsport. Extreme H will be the new name of the existing Extreme E electric off-road series

Open Extended Reactions Red Bull boss Christian Horner and other Formula One teams have denied raising a complaint about Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and his wife Susie, head of the F1 Academy. On Tuesday the governing FIA confirmed it was launching an investigation into “the allegation of information of a confidential nature being passed to

Open Extended Reactions Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and wife Susie, head of the F1 Academy, are the subjects of an FIA investigation over an alleged conflict of interest. The FIA has acted on reported concerns raised by rival team bosses about whether the pair have been sharing information confidential to Formula One Management (FOM). Susie

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 5, 2023, 07:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Formula One has confirmed the locations of its six sprint races next year, with China and Miami both adding the shortened race format to their weekends. As was the case this year,

Dec 4, 2023, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Sainz’s Las Vegas Grand Prix grid penalty last month was wrong but unavoidable, according to Formula One race steward Derek Warwick who was on the panel that imposed it on the Ferrari driver. Spaniard Sainz was handed a 10-place grid penalty through no fault of

Dec 4, 2023, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Swiss-based Sauber could surprise with their new Formula One name for next season after the departure of Alfa Romeo as title sponsor, according to team representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi. The team’s deal to race as Stellantis-brand Alfa Romeo, after previously competing as Sauber, ended this year

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 1, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Open Extended Reactions Williams has announced that American driver Logan Sargeant will remain at the team next year as Alex Albon’s teammate. Sargeant was the only Formula One driver to finish the 2023 season without

Nov 30, 2023, 08:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has raised $150,000 for men’s health charity Movember after a ‘Bottass 2024’ calendar featuring photographs of him baring his backside sped off the shelves. An initial run of 10,000, with €5 ($5.46) from each going to prostate cancer research, swiftly sold

Nov 30, 2023, 05:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lewis Hamilton has admitted to moments of self doubt after the 38-year-old Mercedes driver’s second successive Formula One season without a win. Speaking to the BBC and others in an interview published on Wednesday, the seven-times world champion and most successful driver in the sport’s history