Formula 1

DOHA, Qatar — Formula One’s drivers survived tortuous and, at times, dangerous heat at the Qatar Grand Prix. In a race weekend which crowned a world champion and saw a unique enforcement of maximum stint lengths for tyres due to concerns over safety, there was one major talking point after the race for every driver.

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 8, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has revealed he vomited after 15 laps of the Qatar Grand Prix but refused to give up as he battled on to finish seventh at the end of the 57-lap race.

DOHA, Qatar — Max Verstappen’s 2023 championship will go down as one of Formula One’s greatest ever. The sheer dominance the Dutchman has displayed this year has made the outcome of the championship seem like a foregone conclusion months before even the summer break. It’s seen him break one record for consecutive wins — he

Oct 7, 2023, 02:05 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — Max Verstappen wrapped up his third Formula One championship on Saturday with six races to spare. Verstappen secured the title as his nearest title rival and teammate Sergio Perez crashed out on lap 11 of the 23-lap sprint race after colliding with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and

DOHA, Qatar — Max Verstappen said his dominant 2023 championship is the most special of his three so far and warned his rivals he is no less hungry to keep on winning. Verstappen has utterly dominated this season, winning 13 of the 16 races so far, and wrapped the title up by finishing second in

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 7, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Concerns over the integrity of Pirelli’s tyres after Friday practice at the Qatar Grand Prix could see the FIA mandate a three-stop pit strategy in Sunday’s race. Analysis of tyres used for approximately 20 laps

DOHA, Qatar — Oscar Piastri found out he had been demoted to sixth on the grid midway through an interview he was doing to celebrate qualifying in the top three at the Qatar Grand Prix. Piastri exceeded track limits on the Q3 lap which had been quick enough for third fastest, something which results in

DOHA, Qatar — An angry Lance Stroll appeared to push his trainer out of the way after being eliminated in the first qualifying session at the Qatar Grand Prix. Stroll, who’s billionaire father Lawrence owns the Aston Martin team he drives for, continued his woeful form by failing to progress beyond Q1 for the fourth

LOSAIL, Qatar — Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One should embrace Andretti’s proposed entry to the sport as an 11th team due to the opportunities it would create and the added excitement it would bring to racing. This week the sport’s governing body, the FIA, formally approved Andretti’s bid to join the F1 grid in future,

Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll has questioned why Formula One would let Andretti join as an 11th team, saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. This week the governing FIA gave its approval for an Andretti-Cadillac bid to join F1 in 2025 or 2026, pending approval from the sport’s commercial rights holder, Liberty Media.