5:46 AM ET Formula One has offered a glimpse of what Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen might look like in the Game of Thrones universe ahead of the popular TV show’s finale. The first episode of GoT’s eighth and final season aired in the U.S. on Sunday amid a huge wave of excitement among its
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4:59 AM ET ESPN staff Williams driver Robert Kubica had another weekend to forget at the Chinese Grand Prix. Kubica’s race in Shanghai started in bizarre circumstances, with the Polish driver spinning on the formation lap before the start of the race — something Red Bull’s Max Verstappen also did. Kubica was starting 18th and
7:19 AM ET SHANGHAI, China — Ferrari has confirmed Sebastian Vettel will continue receiving priority treatment, despite his underwhelming start to the season. The Scuderia’s driver policy has come into question in the wake of Leclerc’s stunning weekend last time out in Bahrain, where the 21-year-old proved he is more than capable of beating his
10:14 AM ET SHANGHAI, China — Daniil Kvyat was bemused after copping a drive-through penalty for his opening lap collision with Lando Norris at the Chinese Grand Prix. The pair tangled at Turn 6 in Shanghai after Kvyat had bumped into Norris’ McLaren teammate Carlos Sainz. While it initially looked like a racing incident, the
9:04 AM ET SHANGHAI — Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto defended his team’s controversial decision to enforce team orders on its drivers during the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Another race, another head-scratching performance from Ferrari. A look at how Ferrari bungled another Formula One race and whether it is fair to assume the team
10:48 PM ET SHANGHAI, China — At the conclusion of pre-season testing in Barcelona, the general consensus was that Ferrari had a significant pace advantage over the rest of the field. The SF-90 looked to be the benchmark car with both one-lap and long run pace, and with that, Ferrari became the clear favourites to
11:30 AM ET ESPN staff Lewis Hamilton has paid tribute to NBA legend Dwyane Wade, citing the retiring star as an inspiration for his own career. Wade has called time on a 16-year career, which was predominantly spent with the Miami Heat and included three championships. His decision has prompted a wave of tributes across
12:01 PM 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 Bernie Ecclestone may be 88 but he has lost none of his waspish sense of humour. That’s assuming, of course, that he
4:51 AM ET Ferrari came to the Chinese Grand Prix with raised expectations following a dominant performance in Bahrain and, despite being dubbed favourites by Mercedes, it was the reigning world champions who locked out the front row of the grid in Shanghai. We look at the reasons behind that result and the other major
5:13 AM ET ESPN staff Renault teammates Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg are among the drivers to have rolled back the years to commemorate Formula One’s 1000th world championship race this weekend. F1 is celebrating the milestone at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai this weekend and has given its driver’s permission to bring a