2:32 PM ET Ferrari has lodged a request for motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, to review the controversial penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory at the Canadian Grand Prix. 1 Related Vettel was issued a five-second time penalty after running wide and rejoining the track in what the stewards felt was an unsafe manner,
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10:13 AM ET Bernie Ecclestone is clearly having no trouble spicing up his life without Formula One. The former F1 boss attended a Spice Girls concert at the weekend along with the likes of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner — husband of Geri Horner, also known as Ginger Spice — and Max Verstappen. The
11:12 AM ET It only took 13 years, but Fernando Alonso finally claimed a third world championship at the weekend. It wasn’t the F1 title he so desperately craves, but the World Endurance Championship — the pinnacle of sports car racing — with the dominant Toyota team, capped off in style with a second career
5:48 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live In the wake of the controversial penalty which cost Sebastian Vettel the Canadian Grand Prix, Maurice Hamilton remembers the famous battle at
9:47 AM ET Fernando Alonso secured his second Le Mans 24 Hours victory in as many years alongside Toyota teammates Kazuki Nakajima and Sebastien Buemi on Sunday, as well as taking the World Endurance Championship title. Alonso, a two-time F1 world champion, joined the Toyota team for the full 2018-2019 WEC super season in the
10:22 AM ET Alfa Romeo F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi has been awarded this year’s Bandini Trophy, giving him the dubious honour of driving an F1 car on Italian public roads. The annual award is given in recognition of a significant improvement over the previous season’s racing and chosen by a jury of 12, including the
8:51 AM ET The Adrian Newey-designed Aston Martin Valkyrie is due to race at Le Mans under new regulations in 2021. The regulations for the top level of the World Endurance Championship are due to change for the 2020/2021 season to allow manufacturers to race cars derived from road-going hypercars. Aston Martin became the first
4:58 PM ET Formula One has decided to defer until the end of October its final presentation of the sporting regulations for 2021 after a meeting in Paris on Thursday that was also attended by world champion Lewis Hamilton. The rules were due to have been put forward for approval this month but some teams
3:42 PM ET Ferrari will not appeal the controversial penalty which cost Sebastian Vettel victory at the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday. Vettel crossed the line in first place in Canada but was penalised five seconds for an incident on lap 48, dropping him behind Lewis Hamilton in the final classification. After making a mistake
9:38 AM ET Valtteri Bottas insists he is not feeling the pressure of the title fight despite falling 29 points behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton after a below-par Canadian Grand Prix. 1 Related After a strong start to the season Bottas has lost momentum at the past two races — he was a victim of