8:32 AM ET Ahead of each race in 2019, ESPN is ranking every driver on the grid in our Formula One Power Rankings. In compiling these standings, we have taken out the car factor and focused solely on the drivers and how each has been performing. This is not a prediction for how the race
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6:32 AM ET Mercedes has given details on why one of Lewis Hamilton‘s pit stops took over 50 seconds to complete at the German Grand Prix last weekend. After qualifying first and third, the world champions had a disastrous home race at Hockenheim with Hamilton finishing ninth and Valtteri Bottas crashing out from fourth. The
6:50 AM ET The Mercedes F1 team has appointed a new non-executive chairman, a position previously held by Niki Lauda who died in May, and a new non-executive director to replace Ola Kallenius, who became chairman of parent company Daimler earlier this year. Markus Schafer, head of Damiler’s Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development, has
6:26 AM ET Laurence Edmonson A previously unheard radio message during the German Grand Prix has revealed Lewis Hamilton wanted to retire his car after spinning at Turn 1 late in the race. Hamilton’s car was carrying damage after a collision with the barrier on lap 29 — the same incident that cost him the
8:23 AM ET A thrilling German Grand Prix saw Red Bull take their second win of the season, Ferrari finish second with the fastest car and Toro Rosso make a surprise trip to the podium. From Mercedes’ fancy dress to Max Verstappen’s victory, ESPN’s F1 writers Kate Walker and Maurice Hamilton join editors Laurence Edmondson
11:27 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The German Grand Prix was one of the most exciting Formula One races in recent memory, not least because five drivers had a genuine shot at victory. Below, we look at the fine margins that made the difference and how Max Verstappen ultimately came out on top. Lewis Hamilton
9:43 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Sebastian Vettel is confident his thrilling drive from last to second position at the German Grand Prix can help trigger a turnaround in Ferrari‘s season. Ferrari had looked set for another bitter disappointment on Saturday when Vettel’s engine hit trouble ahead of qualifying, before teammate Charles Leclerc was ruled
7:48 AM ET A Renault Team truck has crashed on the way to next weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The truck came off the M1 motorway near the city of Gyor Monday morning, less than 24 hours after the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. Renault said the driver of the truck had not suffered any serious
5:24 AM ET HOCKENHEIM, Germany — Lewis Hamilton said he was angry with himself in the closing stages of the wild German Grand Prix, which he likened to an F1 version of the famous Snakes and Ladders board game. 1 Related Hamilton had been running comfortably until a pit-stop for dry tyres on Lap 28
Jul 25, 2019 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 HOCKENHEIM, Germany — The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a